महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-28

न खल्वप्यरसज्ञस्य कामः क्वचन जायते ।
संस्पर्शाद्दर्शनाद्वापि श्रवणाद्वापि जायते ॥२८॥

28. na khalvapyarasajñasya kāmaḥ kvacana jāyate ,
saṁsparśāddarśanādvāpi śravaṇādvāpi jāyate.

28. na khalu api arasajñasya kāmaḥ kvacana jāyate
saṃsparśāt darśanāt vā api śravaṇāt vā api jāyate

28. khalu api arasajñasya kāmaḥ kvacana na jāyate.
saṃsparśāt vā api darśanāt vā api śravaṇāt jāyate.

28. Indeed, desire (kāma) does not arise anywhere for one who lacks the capacity for enjoyment (arasajña). Rather, it arises from touch, or from sight, or from hearing.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अरसज्ञस्य (arasajñasya) - of one who does not know taste/enjoyment, of one without aesthetic sense

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, love, pleasure

• क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere, somewhere

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• संस्पर्शात् (saṁsparśāt) - from touch, from contact

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from sight, from seeing

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• श्रवणात् (śravaṇāt) - from hearing, from listening

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अरसज्ञस्य (arasajñasya) - of one who does not know taste/enjoyment, of one without aesthetic sense

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arasajña

arasajña - one who does not know taste/flavor/emotion/enjoyment, devoid of aesthetic sense

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rasajña)

• a – not, un- (negation prefix)
  prefix
• rasajña – knowing taste, connoisseur of feeling/enjoyment
  adjective (masculine)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, love, pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure (kāma)

क्वचन (kvacana) - anywhere, somewhere

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

संस्पर्शात् (saṁsparśāt) - from touch, from contact

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃsparśa

saṁsparśa - touch, contact

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from sight, from seeing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - sight, seeing, vision, perception

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

श्रवणात् (śravaṇāt) - from hearing, from listening

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa

śravaṇa - hearing, listening, the ear

Root: śru (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)