महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-197, verse-6

तर्षच्छेदो न भवति पुरुषस्येह कल्मषात् ।
निवर्तते तथा तर्षः पापमन्तं गतं यथा ॥६॥

6. tarṣacchedo na bhavati puruṣasyeha kalmaṣāt ,
nivartate tathā tarṣaḥ pāpamantaṁ gataṁ yathā.

6. tarṣacchedaḥ na bhavati puruṣasya iha kalmaṣāt
nivartate tathā tarṣaḥ pāpam antam gatam yathā

6. puruṣasya iha kalmaṣāt tarṣacchedaḥ na bhavati
yathā pāpam antam gatam tathā tarṣaḥ nivartate

6. The cessation of craving does not occur for a person (puruṣa) in this world on account of impurity. Just as sin (pāpa) reaches its end, so too does craving cease.

Words meanings summery:

• तर्षच्छेदः (tarṣacchedaḥ) - cessation of craving, cutting off of thirst

• न (na) - not, no

• भवति (bhavati) - happens, occurs, becomes, is

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person (puruṣa), of a male

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• कल्मषात् (kalmaṣāt) - from impurity, from sin, due to defilement

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns away, ceases, withdraws

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तर्षः (tarṣaḥ) - craving, thirst, desire

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin (pāpa), evil, demerit

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, conclusion, limit

• गतम् (gatam) - reached, gone, attained

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

Words meanings and morphology

तर्षच्छेदः (tarṣacchedaḥ) - cessation of craving, cutting off of thirst

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarṣaccheda

tarṣaccheda - cessation of craving, cutting off of thirst

Compound of 'tarṣa' (thirst, craving) and 'cheda' (cutting, cessation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tarṣa+cheda)

• tarṣa – thirst, craving, desire, longing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tṛṣ' (to be thirsty).
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• cheda – cutting, breaking, cessation, removal
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'chid' (to cut, divide).
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

भवति (bhavati) - happens, occurs, becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present active, 3rd person singular. Root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person (puruṣa), of a male

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person (puruṣa), man, male, conscious being

Note: Implies 'for a person' or 'belonging to a person'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time.

कल्मषात् (kalmaṣāt) - from impurity, from sin, due to defilement

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kalmaṣa

kalmaṣa - impurity, sin, defilement, stain, vice

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns away, ceases, withdraws

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present middle, 3rd person singular. Root 'vṛt' (to turn) with prefix 'ni-'. The verb 'nivṛt' means to turn back, cease, abstain.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

तर्षः (tarṣaḥ) - craving, thirst, desire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarṣa

tarṣa - thirst, craving, desire, longing

From root 'tṛṣ' (to be thirsty).

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin (pāpa), evil, demerit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin (pāpa), evil, bad, demerit, wicked

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'reaches' or 'has gone'.

अन्तम् (antam) - end, conclusion, limit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, edge, vicinity

गतम् (gatam) - reached, gone, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, past

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root 'gam' (to go, move).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, agreeing with 'pāpam'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'tathā'.