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12,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-18, verse-22

श्रिया निराशैरधनैस्त्यक्तमित्रैरकिंचनैः ।
सौखिकैः संभृतानर्थान्यः संत्यजसि किं नु तत् ॥२२॥
22. śriyā nirāśairadhanaistyaktamitrairakiṁcanaiḥ ,
saukhikaiḥ saṁbhṛtānarthānyaḥ saṁtyajasi kiṁ nu tat.
22. śriyā nirāśaiḥ adhanaiḥ tyaktamitraiḥ akiṃcanaiḥ
saukhikaiḥ sambhṛtān arthān yaḥ saṃtyajasi kim nu tat
22. yaḥ śriyā nirāśaiḥ,
adhanaiḥ,
tyaktamitraiḥ,
akiṃcanaiḥ saukhikaiḥ sambhṛtān arthān saṃtyajasi,
tat kim nu?
22. You who abandon wealth accumulated by those seeking comfort, wealth that is (also) desired by those who are devoid of splendor, without riches, deserted by friends, and utterly destitute—what indeed is such an act of abandonment?

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रिया (śriyā) - from glory/splendor (as in 'devoid of glory') (by glory, with splendor, from fortune)
  • निराशैः (nirāśaiḥ) - by those who are devoid of splendor or fortune (by those despairing, by those hopeless)
  • अधनैः (adhanaiḥ) - by those who are without wealth (by those without wealth, by the poor)
  • त्यक्तमित्रैः (tyaktamitraiḥ) - by those who are abandoned by friends (by those abandoned by friends)
  • अकिंचनैः (akiṁcanaiḥ) - by those who are utterly destitute (by those possessing nothing, by the destitute)
  • सौखिकैः (saukhikaiḥ) - by those who pursue comfort or pleasure (by those seeking comfort, by the comfortable)
  • सम्भृतान् (sambhṛtān) - accumulated (wealth) (accumulated, collected, procured)
  • अर्थान् (arthān) - riches, wealth (riches, wealth, objects, purposes)
  • यः (yaḥ) - You who (referring to the subject of 'saṃtyajasi') (who, which, he who)
  • संत्यजसि (saṁtyajasi) - you abandon (you abandon, you give up completely)
  • किम् (kim) - what (is that worth)? (what, why)
  • नु (nu) - indeed, really (emphasizing the question) (now, indeed, then (interrogative particle))
  • तत् (tat) - that (act of abandonment) (that, that action)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रिया (śriyā) - from glory/splendor (as in 'devoid of glory') (by glory, with splendor, from fortune)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - glory, splendor, prosperity, wealth, fortune
Note: Connects with 'nirāśaiḥ'
निराशैः (nirāśaiḥ) - by those who are devoid of splendor or fortune (by those despairing, by those hopeless)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirāśa
nirāśa - hopeless, despairing, having no desire
Compound of nis (without) + āśā (hope/desire)
Prefix: nis
Root: āś (class 5)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'people' or refers to the state of those who desire wealth.
अधनैः (adhanaiḥ) - by those who are without wealth (by those without wealth, by the poor)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of adhana
adhana - poor, without wealth
Compound of a (not) + dhana (wealth)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'people'
त्यक्तमित्रैः (tyaktamitraiḥ) - by those who are abandoned by friends (by those abandoned by friends)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tyaktamitra
tyaktamitra - abandoned by friends
Compound: tyakta (past passive participle of tyaj, abandoned) + mitra (friend)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+mitra)
  • tyakta – abandoned, forsaken
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root tyaj-
    Root: tyaj (class 1)
  • mitra – friend
    noun (masculine/neuter)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'people'
अकिंचनैः (akiṁcanaiḥ) - by those who are utterly destitute (by those possessing nothing, by the destitute)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of akiṃcana
akiṁcana - poor, destitute, possessing nothing
Compound of a (not) + kiṃcana (anything, something)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'people'
सौखिकैः (saukhikaiḥ) - by those who pursue comfort or pleasure (by those seeking comfort, by the comfortable)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saukhika
saukhika - seeking comfort, devoted to pleasure, comfortable
Derived from sukha (comfort, pleasure) with suffix -ika
Note: Agent of 'sambhṛtān'
सम्भृतान् (sambhṛtān) - accumulated (wealth) (accumulated, collected, procured)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sambhṛta
sambhṛta - accumulated, collected, maintained, procured
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhṛ- with upasarga sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'arthān'
अर्थान् (arthān) - riches, wealth (riches, wealth, objects, purposes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, affair
Note: Object of 'saṃtyajasi'
यः (yaḥ) - You who (referring to the subject of 'saṃtyajasi') (who, which, he who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Note: Relative pronoun referring to the implied 'tvam'
संत्यजसि (saṁtyajasi) - you abandon (you abandon, you give up completely)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃtyaj
present active
Root tyaj- (1st class, bhvādi) with upasarga sam-, second person singular, present tense.
Prefix: sam
Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the relative clause
किम् (kim) - what (is that worth)? (what, why)
(interrogative pronoun)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'tat'
नु (nu) - indeed, really (emphasizing the question) (now, indeed, then (interrogative particle))
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle
तत् (tat) - that (act of abandonment) (that, that action)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the action of abandoning wealth.