महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-105, verse-38

अर्थायैव हि केषांचिद्धननाशो भवत्युत ।
अनन्त्यं तं सुखं मत्वा श्रियमन्यः परीक्षते ॥३८॥

38. arthāyaiva hi keṣāṁciddhananāśo bhavatyuta ,
anantyaṁ taṁ sukhaṁ matvā śriyamanyaḥ parīkṣate.

38. arthāya eva hi keṣāṃcit dhananāśaḥ bhavati uta
anantyam tam sukham matvā śriyam anyaḥ parīkṣate

38. hi keṣāṃcit arthāya eva dhananāśaḥ bhavati uta
anyaḥ tam anantyam sukham matvā śriyam parīkṣate

38. Indeed, for some, the very loss of wealth occurs for the sake of future gain. Another person, considering that (anticipated) gain to be endless happiness, strives to attain prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of gain, for the purpose

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• केषांचित् (keṣāṁcit) - for some, of some people

• धननाशः (dhananāśaḥ) - loss of wealth, destruction of riches

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, happens

• उत (uta) - even, furthermore (and, moreover, indeed, also)

• अनन्त्यम् (anantyam) - endless, infinite, eternal

• तम् (tam) - that (happiness) (that, him, it)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, ease

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person)

• परीक्षते (parīkṣate) - strives to attain (examines, tests, tries to obtain, strives for)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of gain, for the purpose

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, benefit, object

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'arthāya'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

केषांचित् (keṣāṁcit) - for some, of some people

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, a certain

Combination of 'kim' and 'cid'.

Note: Indicates 'for some' (dative equivalent) or 'belonging to some'.

धननाशः (dhananāśaḥ) - loss of wealth, destruction of riches

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhananāśa

dhananāśa - loss of wealth, ruin of property

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+nāśa)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• nāśa – loss, destruction, ruin
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, occurs, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

उत (uta) - even, furthermore (and, moreover, indeed, also)

(indeclinable)

अनन्त्यम् (anantyam) - endless, infinite, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantya

anantya - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+antya)

• na – not, non-
  indeclinable
• antya – last, final, end
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sukham'.

तम् (tam) - that (happiness) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sukham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, ease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

Note: Object of 'matvā'.

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle formed from root 'man' (to think) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: man (class 4)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, well-being

Note: Object of 'parīkṣate'.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Subject of 'parīkṣate'.

परीक्षते (parīkṣate) - strives to attain (examines, tests, tries to obtain, strives for)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of parīkṣ

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)