महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-105, verse-42

जीवितं संत्यजन्त्येके धनलोभपरा नराः ।
न जीवितार्थं मन्यन्ते पुरुषा हि धनादृते ॥४२॥

42. jīvitaṁ saṁtyajantyeke dhanalobhaparā narāḥ ,
na jīvitārthaṁ manyante puruṣā hi dhanādṛte.

42. jīvitam saṃtyajanti eke dhanalobhaparā narāḥ
na jīvitārtham manyante puruṣāḥ hi dhanāt ṛte

42. eke dhanalobhaparā narāḥ jīvitaṃ saṃtyajanti
hi puruṣāḥ dhanāt ṛte jīvitārthaṃ na manyante

42. Some individuals, driven by greed for wealth, sacrifice their lives. Indeed, men do not consider life to be of value without wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, existence, livelihood)

• संत्यजन्ति (saṁtyajanti) - they sacrifice, they give up (they give up, they abandon, they renounce)

• एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

• धनलोभपरा (dhanalobhaparā) - driven by greed for wealth (intent on greed for wealth, devoted to greed for wealth)

• नराः (narāḥ) - individuals (men, people, human beings)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जीवितार्थम् (jīvitārtham) - the value of life (the purpose of life, the value of life, for the sake of life)

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider (they think, they consider, they believe)

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men (human beings) (men, individuals, persons, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

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

• धनात् (dhanāt) - from wealth (from wealth, than wealth)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except)

Words meanings and morphology

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, existence, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

past passive participle (nominalized)

from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

संत्यजन्ति (saṁtyajanti) - they sacrifice, they give up (they give up, they abandon, they renounce)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of saṃtyaj

present indicative

from prefix 'sam' + root 'tyaj'

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, some, alone, unique

धनलोभपरा (dhanalobhaparā) - driven by greed for wealth (intent on greed for wealth, devoted to greed for wealth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanalobhapara

dhanalobhapara - intent on greed for wealth, devoted to avarice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+lobha+para)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• lobha – greed, avarice, desire
  noun (masculine)
• para – supreme, ultimate, next, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.

नराः (narāḥ) - individuals (men, people, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जीवितार्थम् (jīvitārtham) - the value of life (the purpose of life, the value of life, for the sake of life)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvitārtha

jīvitārtha - purpose of life, meaning of life, value of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+artha)

• jīvita – life, existence
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, value
  noun (masculine)

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider (they think, they consider, they believe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (lat) of man

present indicative

root man

Root: man (class 4)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men (human beings) (men, individuals, persons, the cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the cosmic person

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

(indeclinable)

धनात् (dhanāt) - from wealth (from wealth, than wealth)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Note: Always takes ablative case.