महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-32

पानीयं वा निरायासं स्वाद्वन्नं वा भयोत्तरम् ।
विचार्य खलु पश्यामि तत्सुखं यत्र निर्वृतिः ॥३२॥

32. pānīyaṁ vā nirāyāsaṁ svādvannaṁ vā bhayottaram ,
vicārya khalu paśyāmi tatsukhaṁ yatra nirvṛtiḥ.

32. pānīyam vā nirāyāsam svādu annam vā bhayottaram
vicārya khalu paśyāmi tat sukham yatra nirvṛtiḥ

32. nirāyāsam pānīyam vā bhayottaram svādu annam vā aham vicārya khalu paśyāmi yatra nirvṛtiḥ,
tat sukham

32. Whether it is water obtained without effort, or delicious food that brings much fear, I truly consider and find that happiness (sukha) lies only where there is contentment (nirvṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water, drinkable (liquid)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• निरायासम् (nirāyāsam) - effiortless, without exertion, easily obtained

• स्वादु (svādu) - delicious, sweet, palatable

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance, rice

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• भयोत्तरम् (bhayottaram) - followed by fear, full of fear, ending in fear

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected, deliberating

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive, I consider

• तत् (tat) - that, this, it

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, wherein

• निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - contentment, profound peace (contentment, peace, cessation, final bliss (nirvāṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water, drinkable (liquid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - water, drink, drinkable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root √pā (to drink) with suffix -anīya

Root: pā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

निरायासम् (nirāyāsam) - effiortless, without exertion, easily obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirāyāsa

nirāyāsa - without effort, effortless, ease, comfort

Compound of nir (without) + āyāsa (effort)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+āyāsa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• āyāsa – effort, exertion, trouble, fatigue
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yam (to restrain) with prefix ā- and suffix -a
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)

स्वादु (svādu) - delicious, sweet, palatable

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, delicious, palatable, pleasant

Note: Qualifies 'annam'.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance, rice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, sustenance, boiled rice

Past Passive Participle

From root √ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

भयोत्तरम् (bhayottaram) - followed by fear, full of fear, ending in fear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhayottara

bhayottara - having fear as its end, followed by fear, full of fear

Compound of bhaya (fear) + uttara (following, subsequent, supreme)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+uttara)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• uttara – later, subsequent, excellent, superior
  adjective (neuter)
  From root √tṛ (to cross) with prefix ut-
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having reflected, deliberating

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √car (to move) with prefix vi- and ā- (causal) and suffix -ya

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative, 1st person singular

From root √dṛś (class 1, often takes 'paśya' stem in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, this, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'sukham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, wherein

(indeclinable)

Locative of relative pronoun yad

निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - contentment, profound peace (contentment, peace, cessation, final bliss (nirvāṇa))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti

nirvṛti - contentment, peace, happiness, joy, liberation (nirvāṇa), cessation

From root √vṛt (to be) with prefix nir-, often implying cessation or profound peace.

Prefix: nis

Root: vṛt (class 1)