महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-220, verse-100

नश्यन्त्यर्थास्तथा भोगाः स्थानमैश्वर्यमेव च ।
अनित्यमध्रुवं सर्वं व्यवसायो हि दुष्करः ।
उच्छ्राया विनिपातान्ता भावोऽभावस्थ एव च ॥१००॥

100. naśyantyarthāstathā bhogāḥ sthānamaiśvaryameva ca ,
anityamadhruvaṁ sarvaṁ vyavasāyo hi duṣkaraḥ ,
ucchrāyā vinipātāntā bhāvo'bhāvastha eva ca.

100. naśyanti arthāḥ tathā bhogāḥ sthānam
aiśvaryam eva ca | anityam adhruvam sarvam
vyavasāyaḥ hi duṣkaraḥ | ucchrāyāḥ
vinipātāntāḥ bhāvaḥ abhāvasthaḥ eva ca

100. arthāḥ tathā bhogāḥ sthānam aiśvaryam
eva ca naśyanti sarvam anityam adhruvam
hi vyavasāyaḥ duṣkaraḥ ucchrāyāḥ
vinipātāntāḥ bhāvaḥ ca eva abhāvasthaḥ

100. Possessions (artha) perish, as do enjoyments, status, and sovereignty. Everything is impermanent and unstable. Indeed, (worldly) endeavor (vyavasāya) is difficult. Elevations (or rises) inevitably end in falls, and existence (bhāva) itself is in a state of non-existence (abhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - perish, are destroyed, disappear

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - possessions, wealth, objects, purposes

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, as also

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures, experiences

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - status, position, place

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, power, wealth

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनित्यम् (anityam) - impermanent, transient

• अध्रुवम् (adhruvam) - unstable, fleeting, not firm

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

• व्यवसायः (vyavasāyaḥ) - endeavor, effort, determination, business

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• दुष्करः (duṣkaraḥ) - difficult to do, arduous

• उच्छ्रायाः (ucchrāyāḥ) - rises, elevations, exaltations

• विनिपातान्ताः (vinipātāntāḥ) - ending in a fall/destruction, having fall as an end

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - existence, state, being, nature

• अभावस्थः (abhāvasthaḥ) - situated in non-existence, in a state of non-existence

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - perish, are destroyed, disappear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - possessions, wealth, objects, purposes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, possession, material prosperity

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, as also

(indeclinable)

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures, experiences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, food, possession

Root: bhuj (class 7)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - status, position, place

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, status, standing, condition

Root: sthā (class 1)

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, power, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, power, dominion, wealth, prosperity

Derived from 'īśvara' (lord) with suffix '-ya'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनित्यम् (anityam) - impermanent, transient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anitya

anitya - impermanent, transient, not eternal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nitya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective

अध्रुवम् (adhruvam) - unstable, fleeting, not firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhruva

adhruva - unstable, not fixed, unsteady, transient

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dhruva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dhruva – firm, constant, fixed, eternal
  adjective

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

व्यवसायः (vyavasāyaḥ) - endeavor, effort, determination, business

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - endeavor, effort, determination, resolution, business, occupation

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

दुष्करः (duṣkaraḥ) - difficult to do, arduous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, hard to accomplish, arduous

Compound formed with prefix 'dus' (difficult, bad) and 'kara' (doing, making).

Compound type : upasarga-kṛt (dus+kara)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  prefix
• kara – making, doing, causing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

उच्छ्रायाः (ucchrāyāḥ) - rises, elevations, exaltations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ucchrāya

ucchrāya - rise, elevation, exaltation, growth, height

Prefixes: ud+śri

Root: śri (class 1)

विनिपातान्ताः (vinipātāntāḥ) - ending in a fall/destruction, having fall as an end

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinipātānta

vinipātānta - ending in a fall, having ruin as its end

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vinipāta+anta)

• vinipāta – fall, ruin, destruction, calamity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: pat (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - existence, state, being, nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - existence, being, state, condition, nature, sentiment

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभावस्थः (abhāvasthaḥ) - situated in non-existence, in a state of non-existence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāvastha

abhāvastha - situated in non-existence, in a state of not being

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhāva+stha)

• abhāva – non-existence, annihilation, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• stha – standing, existing, situated, being in
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)