महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-133

यो यस्मिञ्जीवति स्वार्थं पश्येत्तावत्स जीवति ।
स तस्य तावन्मित्रं स्याद्यावन्न स्याद्विपर्ययः ॥१३३॥

133. yo yasmiñjīvati svārthaṁ paśyettāvatsa jīvati ,
sa tasya tāvanmitraṁ syādyāvanna syādviparyayaḥ.

133. yaḥ yasmin jīvati svārtham paśyet tāvat saḥ jīvati
saḥ tasya tāvat mitram syāt yāvat na syāt viparyayaḥ

133. yaḥ yasmin jīvati svārtham paśyet tāvat saḥ jīvati
saḥ tasya tāvat mitram syāt yāvat viparyayaḥ na syāt

133. As long as one perceives their own self-interest (svārtha) in another's continued existence, so long does that connection remain active. Such a person remains a friend to the other only until circumstances are reversed.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, one who (whoever, who)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom (referring to another person) (in which, in whom)

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive (referring to someone's existence) (lives, exists)

• स्वार्थम् (svārtham) - one's own self-interest (svārtha) (self-interest, one's own purpose/gain)

• पश्येत् (paśyet) - perceives, sees (should see, may see)

• तावत् (tāvat) - for so long (so long, so much, for that much time)

• सः (saḥ) - that connection (or the person's engagement) (he, that)

• जीवति (jīvati) - endures, remains active (referring to the connection or relationship) (lives, exists)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (who sees his interest) (he, that)

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (the other person in whom interest is seen) (of him, to him, his)

• तावत् (tāvat) - for so long (so long, so much, for that much time)

• मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend (friend)

• स्यात् (syāt) - remains (a friend) (may be, let it be)

• यावत् (yāvat) - only until (as long as, until)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• स्यात् (syāt) - occurs, happens (may be, let it be)

• विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - circumstances are reversed, a change in situation (reversal, change, contrary state)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, one who (whoever, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Correlative to 'saḥ'.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom (referring to another person) (in which, in whom)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive (referring to someone's existence) (lives, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

स्वार्थम् (svārtham) - one's own self-interest (svārtha) (self-interest, one's own purpose/gain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svārtha

svārtha - one's own object, self-interest, selfishness, one's own affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+artha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, interest
  noun (masculine)

पश्येत् (paśyet) - perceives, sees (should see, may see)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

root 'dṛś' takes 'paśya' stem in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - for so long (so long, so much, for that much time)

(indeclinable)

adverbial form derived from tad

Note: Used as a correlative adverb with yāvat.

सः (saḥ) - that connection (or the person's engagement) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative to 'yaḥ'.

जीवति (jīvati) - endures, remains active (referring to the connection or relationship) (lives, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that person (who sees his interest) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - to him (the other person in whom interest is seen) (of him, to him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in a dative sense, 'to him'.

तावत् (tāvat) - for so long (so long, so much, for that much time)

(indeclinable)

adverbial form derived from tad

Note: Used as a correlative adverb with yāvat.

मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend (friend)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

Note: The word 'mitra' is neuter in classical Sanskrit.

स्यात् (syāt) - remains (a friend) (may be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यावत् (yāvat) - only until (as long as, until)

(indeclinable)

adverbial form derived from yad

Note: Used as a correlative adverb with tāvat.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - occurs, happens (may be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - circumstances are reversed, a change in situation (reversal, change, contrary state)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - reversal, contrary, inverted order, change

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)