महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-71

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच ।
नाविश्वासाच्चिन्वतेऽर्थान्नेहन्ते चापि किंचन ।
भयादेकतरान्नित्यं मृतकल्पा भवन्ति च ॥७१॥

71. brahmadatta uvāca ,
nāviśvāsāccinvate'rthānnehante cāpi kiṁcana ,
bhayādekatarānnityaṁ mṛtakalpā bhavanti ca.

71. brahmadattaḥ uvāca na aviśvāsāt cinvate arthān na ihante ca
api kiñcana bhayāt ekatarān nityam mṛtakalpāḥ bhavanti ca

71. brahmadattaḥ uvāca aviśvāsāt arthān na cinvate ca api kiñcana
na ihante ca bhayāt ekatarān nityam mṛtakalpāḥ bhavanti

71. Brahmadatta said: People do not acquire wealth or aims by being distrustful, nor do they strive for anything. And, constantly, out of fear of either side, they become like the dead.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मदत्तः (brahmadattaḥ) - Brahmadatta (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• अविश्वासात् (aviśvāsāt) - from distrust, due to lack of trust

• चिन्वते (cinvate) - they collect, they gather, they procure

• अर्थान् (arthān) - aims, objects, wealth, purposes

• न (na) - not, no

• इहन्ते (ihante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• एकतरान् (ekatarān) - (fearing) one of the two parties/options (trust or distrust) (of one of the two, either of the two)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• मृतकल्पाः (mṛtakalpāḥ) - like the dead, as if dead

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मदत्तः (brahmadattaḥ) - Brahmadatta (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmadatta

brahmadatta - Brahmadatta (a proper name)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+datta)

• brahman – Brahma, sacred word, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• datta – given, granted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अविश्वासात् (aviśvāsāt) - from distrust, due to lack of trust

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aviśvāsa

aviśvāsa - distrust, lack of confidence

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'viśvāsa' (trust).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśvāsa)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• viśvāsa – trust, faith, confidence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śvas (class 2)

चिन्वते (cinvate) - they collect, they gather, they procure

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ci

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Plural

Derived from root ci (to collect).

Root: ci (class 5)

अर्थान् (arthān) - aims, objects, wealth, purposes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - aim, object, purpose, meaning, wealth, substance

Note: Object of 'cinvate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इहन्ते (ihante) - they strive, they endeavor, they exert themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ih

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Plural

Derived from root ih (to strive).

Root: ih (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something

Formed by combining 'kim' (interrogative pronoun) and 'cana' (an indefinite particle).

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, dread

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

एकतरान् (ekatarān) - (fearing) one of the two parties/options (trust or distrust) (of one of the two, either of the two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ekatara

ekatara - one of two, either, one of the two sides

Derived from 'eka' (one) with the suffix '-tara' (comparative, indicating one of two).

Note: Object of implied fear, or referring to 'people fearing one of two sides'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

मृतकल्पाः (mṛtakalpāḥ) - like the dead, as if dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛtakalpa

mṛtakalpa - like the dead, resembling the dead

Compound of 'mṛta' (dead) and '-kalpa' (like, resembling).

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada karmadhāraya (mṛta+kalpa)

• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  suffix (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Plural

Derived from root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)