महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-18

एतावतापि लाभेन तोष्टुमर्हसि काश्यप ।
किं पुनर्योऽसि सत्त्वानां सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणोत्तमः ॥१८॥

18. etāvatāpi lābhena toṣṭumarhasi kāśyapa ,
kiṁ punaryo'si sattvānāṁ sarveṣāṁ brāhmaṇottamaḥ.

18. etāvatā api lābhena toṣṭum arhasi kāśyapa kim
punaḥ yaḥ asi sattvānām sarveṣām brāhmaṇottamaḥ

18. kāśyapa etāvatā api lābhena toṣṭum arhasi.
kim punaḥ yaḥ tvam sarveṣām sattvānām brāhmaṇottamaḥ asi.

18. Even with just this much gain (lābha), you should be content, Kaśyapa. What more, considering that you are the excellent Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) among all beings?

Words meanings summery:

• एतावता (etāvatā) - by this much, with so much

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• लाभेन (lābhena) - by gain, with benefit

• तोष्टुम् (toṣṭum) - to be content, to be satisfied

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy, you ought, you should

• काश्यप (kāśyapa) - O Kaśyapa

• किम् (kim) - what, how much, why

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

• असि (asi) - you are

• सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) - of beings, of creatures, of entities

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• ब्राह्मणोत्तमः (brāhmaṇottamaḥ) - excellent Brahmin, best among Brahmins

Words meanings and morphology

एतावता (etāvatā) - by this much, with so much

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so great

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

लाभेन (lābhena) - by gain, with benefit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, benefit, profit

तोष्टुम् (toṣṭum) - to be content, to be satisfied

(verbal derivative)

Note: infinitive form

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy, you ought, you should

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

काश्यप (kāśyapa) - O Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - a proper name, name of a celebrated Vedic sage

किम् (kim) - what, how much, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here idiomatically in 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'what more, how much more'

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here idiomatically in 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'what more, how much more'

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सत्त्वानाम् (sattvānām) - of beings, of creatures, of entities

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, existence

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Can be masculine or neuter plural genitive

ब्राह्मणोत्तमः (brāhmaṇottamaḥ) - excellent Brahmin, best among Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇottama

brāhmaṇottama - excellent Brahmin, best among Brahmins, supreme Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+uttama)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest, foremost
  adjective (masculine)