महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-17, verse-18

अनन्तं बत मे वित्तं यस्य मे नास्ति किंचन ।
मिथिलायां प्रदीप्तायां न मे दह्यति किंचन ॥१८॥

18. anantaṁ bata me vittaṁ yasya me nāsti kiṁcana ,
mithilāyāṁ pradīptāyāṁ na me dahyati kiṁcana.

18. anantam bata me vittam yasya me na asti kiñcana
mithilāyām pradīptāyām na me dahyati kiñcana

18. bata me vittam anantam yasya me kiñcana na asti
mithilāyām pradīptāyām me kiñcana na dahyati

18. Alas, my true wealth is infinite, of which I possess absolutely nothing. Even when Mithila is completely engulfed in flames, nothing of mine is burnt.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - spiritual and indestructible wealth (endless, infinite, boundless)

• बत (bata) - exclamatory particle, expressing surprise or lament (oh!, alas!, indeed!)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• वित्तम् (vittam) - inner, spiritual wealth, as opposed to material possessions (wealth, property, possessions)

• यस्य (yasya) - referring to the 'infinite wealth' (whose, of which)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - absolutely nothing (when combined with 'na') (anything, whatsoever, nothing (with negation))

• मिथिलायाम् (mithilāyām) - in Mithila

• प्रदीप्तायाम् (pradīptāyām) - used in a locative absolute construction, indicating a concurrent event (when burning, when ablaze, when lit up)

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दह्यति (dahyati) - burns, is burnt

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - absolutely nothing (when combined with 'na') (anything, whatsoever, nothing (with negation))

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तम् (anantam) - spiritual and indestructible wealth (endless, infinite, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; the infinite, eternity; name of Viṣṇu, Śeṣa

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'vittam'.

बत (bata) - exclamatory particle, expressing surprise or lament (oh!, alas!, indeed!)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of 'mama'.

वित्तम् (vittam) - inner, spiritual wealth, as opposed to material possessions (wealth, property, possessions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - found, acquired; wealth, property, possessions

Past Passive Participle (from √vid 'to find')

Root: vid (class 6)

यस्य (yasya) - referring to the 'infinite wealth' (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'vittam'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of 'mama'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root class 2 (adā-di)

Root: as (class 2)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - absolutely nothing (when combined with 'na') (anything, whatsoever, nothing (with negation))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatsoever (often with negation for 'nothing')

Compound type : indefinite pronoun (kim+cana)

• kim – what? which? why?
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – ever, any (indefinite particle)
  indeclinable

मिथिलायाम् (mithilāyām) - in Mithila

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mithilā

mithilā - Mithila (the capital of Videha, a kingdom in ancient India, ruled by King Janaka)

प्रदीप्तायाम् (pradīptāyām) - used in a locative absolute construction, indicating a concurrent event (when burning, when ablaze, when lit up)

(participle)

Locative, feminine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - ablaze, burning, inflamed, radiant, shining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √dīp 'to shine' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'mithilāyām'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of 'mama'.

दह्यति (dahyati) - burns, is burnt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dah

Present Indicative

Root class 1 (bhū-ādi) or passive form of class 1/3 (dahyate)

Root: dah (class 1)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - absolutely nothing (when combined with 'na') (anything, whatsoever, nothing (with negation))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatsoever (often with negation for 'nothing')

Compound type : indefinite pronoun (kim+cana)

• kim – what? which? why?
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – ever, any (indefinite particle)
  indeclinable