महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-161, verse-33

नास्ति नासीन्नाभविष्यद्भूतं कामात्मकात्परम् ।
एतत्सारं महाराज धर्मार्थावत्र संश्रितौ ॥३३॥

33. nāsti nāsīnnābhaviṣyadbhūtaṁ kāmātmakātparam ,
etatsāraṁ mahārāja dharmārthāvatra saṁśritau.

33. na asti na āsīt na abhaviṣyat bhūtam kāmātmakāt
param etat sāram mahārāja dharmārthau atra saṃśritau

33. mahārāja,
na asti na āsīt na abhaviṣyat bhūtam kāmātmakāt param etat sāram dharmārthau atra saṃśritau

33. There is nothing in existence, nor has there been, nor will there ever be, that is beyond the very essence of desire (kāmātmaka). This is the core truth, O great king: both natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) are founded upon this.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - will ever be (will be, would have been)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - anything in existence, any being (being, creature, existence, anything that has been)

• कामात्मकात् (kāmātmakāt) - beyond the very essence of desire (kāmātmaka) (from that whose nature is desire, from the essence of desire)

• परम् (param) - beyond (beyond, other than, supreme, highest)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सारम् (sāram) - core truth (essence, core, substance, strength)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (great king, emperor)

• धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) (natural law/virtue and material prosperity)

• अत्र (atra) - upon this (referring to the essence of desire) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• संश्रितौ (saṁśritau) - are founded upon (resorted to, dependent on, based on, established)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - will ever be (will be, would have been)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, conditional (lṛṅ) of bhū

Conditional

3rd person singular conditional active indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - anything in existence, any being (being, creature, existence, anything that has been)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past, being, creature, element

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

कामात्मकात् (kāmātmakāt) - beyond the very essence of desire (kāmātmaka) (from that whose nature is desire, from the essence of desire)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāmātmaka

kāmātmaka - having desire as its nature, consisting of desire, whose essence is desire

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  from root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Governs 'param'.

परम् (param) - beyond (beyond, other than, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, distant, superior, highest, supreme

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

सारम् (sāram) - core truth (essence, core, substance, strength)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, substance, strength, best part

Root: sṛ (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (great king, emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) (natural law/virtue and material prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmārtha

dharmārtha - natural law and material prosperity (a pair from the puruṣārthas)

Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to sustain, uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)

अत्र (atra) - upon this (referring to the essence of desire) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

संश्रितौ (saṁśritau) - are founded upon (resorted to, dependent on, based on, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - resorted to, dependent, based on, supported by

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śri (to resort to, rely on) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dharmārthau.