महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-35

कृशत्वे न समं राजन्नाशाया विद्यते नृप ।
तस्या वै दुर्लभत्वात्तु प्रार्थिताः पार्थिवा मया ॥३५॥

35. kṛśatve na samaṁ rājannāśāyā vidyate nṛpa ,
tasyā vai durlabhatvāttu prārthitāḥ pārthivā mayā.

35. kṛśatve na samam rājan āśāyā vidyate nṛpa tasyāḥ
vai durlabhatvāt tu prārthitāḥ pārthivāḥ mayā

35. rājan nṛpa āśāyāḥ kṛśatve samam na vidyate tasyāḥ
durlabhatvāt vai tu mayā pārthivāḥ prārthitāḥ

35. O King, O ruler, nothing equals desire (āśā) in its inherent meagerness or insatiability. Indeed, it is precisely because of its elusive nature (durlabhatva) that I have entreated kings.

Words meanings summery:

• कृशत्वे (kṛśatve) - in its inherent lack or meagerness (in the state of being lean, poor, meager, thinness)

• न (na) - not

• समम् (samam) - equal, similar, same

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of desire (of desire, of hope, of expectation)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King, O ruler

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to desire, āśā) (of that (feminine))

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• दुर्लभत्वात् (durlabhatvāt) - because of its elusive nature (durlabhatva) (due to the difficulty of obtaining, because of its scarcity/rarity)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, and, however

• प्रार्थिताः (prārthitāḥ) - have been entreated (requested, entreated, petitioned)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

कृशत्वे (kṛśatve) - in its inherent lack or meagerness (in the state of being lean, poor, meager, thinness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛśatva

kṛśatva - state of being lean, thinness, poverty, meagerness

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - equal, similar, same

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar; equality

Note: Functions as a predicative adjective or adverbial here.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आशायाः (āśāyāḥ) - of desire (of desire, of hope, of expectation)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - desire, hope, expectation

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to desire, āśā) (of that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभत्वात् (durlabhatvāt) - because of its elusive nature (durlabhatva) (due to the difficulty of obtaining, because of its scarcity/rarity)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of durlabhatva

durlabhatva - difficulty of attainment, scarcity, rarity, elusiveness

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, and, however

(indeclinable)

प्रार्थिताः (prārthitāḥ) - have been entreated (requested, entreated, petitioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prārthita

prārthita - requested, prayed, entreated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'arth' (to seek, ask) with the prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 1)

Note: Functions as part of a passive verb construction.

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthly; a king, ruler

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me