महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-171, verse-38

अतत्त्वज्ञोऽसि बालश्च दुस्तोषोऽपूरणोऽनलः ।
नैव त्वं वेत्थ सुलभं नैव त्वं वेत्थ दुर्लभम् ॥३८॥

38. atattvajño'si bālaśca dustoṣo'pūraṇo'nalaḥ ,
naiva tvaṁ vettha sulabhaṁ naiva tvaṁ vettha durlabham.

38. atattvajñaḥ asi bālaḥ ca dustoṣaḥ apūraṇaḥ analaḥ na
eva tvam vettha sulabham na eva tvam vettha durlabham

38. tvam atattvajñaḥ asi ca bālaḥ dustoṣaḥ apūraṇaḥ analaḥ.
tvam sulabham na eva vettha tvam durlabham na eva vettha

38. You are ignorant of the true nature (tattva) of things, and childish. You are hard to satisfy, insatiable like a fire. You do not know what is easily obtainable, nor do you know what is difficult to obtain.

Words meanings summery:

• अतत्त्वज्ञः (atattvajñaḥ) - ignorant of truth, not a knower of reality

• असि (asi) - you are

• बालः (bālaḥ) - child, ignorant one, foolish

• च (ca) - and, also

• दुस्तोषः (dustoṣaḥ) - hard to satisfy, difficult to please

• अपूरणः (apūraṇaḥ) - never filled, insatiable, incomplete

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire, the insatiable one

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

• सुलभम् (sulabham) - easy to obtain, easily acquired

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, hard to acquire

Words meanings and morphology

अतत्त्वज्ञः (atattvajñaḥ) - ignorant of truth, not a knower of reality

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atattvajña

atattvajña - not knowing the truth or reality

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+tattvajña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tattvajña – knower of truth/reality
  adjective (masculine)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

बालः (bālaḥ) - child, ignorant one, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, ignorant, foolish

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दुस्तोषः (dustoṣaḥ) - hard to satisfy, difficult to please

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dustoṣa

dustoṣa - hard to satisfy, difficult to please

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dus+toṣa)

• dus – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• toṣa – satisfaction, contentment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

अपूरणः (apūraṇaḥ) - never filled, insatiable, incomplete

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apūraṇa

apūraṇa - not filling, insatiable, incomplete

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+pūraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pūraṇa – filling, completing, satisfying
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire, the insatiable one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni; lit. 'not enough' (a + nala) thus 'insatiable'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (liṭ (used as laṭ)) of vid

Second class root 'vid', using perfect-like forms in present tense.

Root: vid (class 2)

सुलभम् (sulabham) - easy to obtain, easily acquired

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sulabha

sulabha - easy to obtain, easily acquired

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+labha)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• labha – obtaining, gaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (liṭ (used as laṭ)) of vid

Second class root 'vid', using perfect-like forms in present tense.

Root: vid (class 2)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, hard to acquire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, hard to acquire

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+labha)

• dur – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
• labha – obtaining, gaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: labh (class 1)