महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-173

न त्वात्मनः संप्रदानं धनरत्नवदिष्यते ।
आत्मा तु सर्वतो रक्ष्यो दारैरपि धनैरपि ॥१७३॥

173. na tvātmanaḥ saṁpradānaṁ dhanaratnavadiṣyate ,
ātmā tu sarvato rakṣyo dārairapi dhanairapi.

173. na tu ātmanaḥ sampradānam dhanaratnavat iṣyate
ātmā tu sarvataḥ rakṣyaḥ dāraiḥ api dhanaiḥ api

173. ātmanaḥ sampradānam dhanaratnavat na tu iṣyate
ātmā tu sarvataḥ dāraiḥ api dhanaiḥ api rakṣyaḥ

173. The giving away of one's self (ātman) is not desired like wealth or jewels. Rather, the self (ātman) must be protected from all sides, even by means of one's spouse and wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

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

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own self (ātman) (of the self, of oneself)

• सम्प्रदानम् (sampradānam) - giving away, bestowal, donation, transfer

• धनरत्नवत् (dhanaratnavat) - like wealth and jewels, possessing wealth and jewels

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished

• आत्मा (ātmā) - one's own self (ātman) (the self, the soul)

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

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely, everywhere

• रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected, protectable

• दारैः (dāraiḥ) - by wives, by spouses

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own self (ātman) (of the self, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

सम्प्रदानम् (sampradānam) - giving away, bestowal, donation, transfer

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampradāna

sampradāna - giving away, donation, gift, transfer

from sam-pra-DA 'to give'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

धनरत्नवत् (dhanaratnavat) - like wealth and jewels, possessing wealth and jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of dhanaratnavat

dhanaratnavat - like wealth and jewels; possessing wealth and jewels

possessive suffix -vat added to dhanaratna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+ratna)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here as a predicate adjective

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Passive, 3rd Person Singular

Root: iṣ (class 4)

आत्मा (ātmā) - one's own self (ātman) (the self, the soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely, everywhere

(indeclinable)

from sarva + -tas (adverbial suffix)

रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected, protectable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, protectable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root rakṣ with suffix -ya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

दारैः (dāraiḥ) - by wives, by spouses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, spouse

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)