महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-229, verse-4

येषां चैकान्तभावेन स्वभावः कारणं मतम् ।
पूत्वा तृणबुसीकां वै ते लभन्ते न किंचन ॥४॥

4. yeṣāṁ caikāntabhāvena svabhāvaḥ kāraṇaṁ matam ,
pūtvā tṛṇabusīkāṁ vai te labhante na kiṁcana.

4. yeṣām ca ekāntabhāvena svabhāvaḥ kāraṇam matam
pūtvā tṛṇabusīkām vai te labhante na kiñcana

4. ca yeṣām ekāntabhāvena svabhāvaḥ kāraṇam matam,
te tṛṇabusīkām pūtvā vai kiñcana na labhante.

4. And for those for whom their intrinsic nature (svabhāva) is considered the sole cause – by treating even mere straw and chaff as pure – they certainly obtain nothing whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom, whose

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एकान्तभावेन (ekāntabhāvena) - by exclusive devotion, with singleness of purpose, by an exclusive attitude

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - one's own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), self-existence

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, believed, opinion

• पूत्वा (pūtvā) - having purified, having cleansed, having honored (by extension)

• तृणबुसीकाम् (tṛṇabusīkām) - straw and chaff, worthless things

• वै (vai) - emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, verily)

• ते (te) - they, those

• लभन्ते (labhante) - they obtain, they gain, they acquire

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever, nothing (when combined with 'na')

Words meanings and morphology

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एकान्तभावेन (ekāntabhāvena) - by exclusive devotion, with singleness of purpose, by an exclusive attitude

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekāntabhāva

ekāntabhāva - exclusive devotion, singleness of purpose, exclusive attitude

Compound type : tatpurusha (ekānta+bhāva)

• ekānta – sole, exclusive, absolute
  adjective
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, feeling, attitude
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - one's own intrinsic nature (svabhāva), self-existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, self-existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, feeling, attitude
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

derived from root kṛ with suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as predicate nominative here.

मतम् (matam) - considered, thought, believed, opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, believed, opinion

Past Passive Participle

from root man (to think) with suffix -ta

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with "kāraṇam".

पूत्वा (pūtvā) - having purified, having cleansed, having honored (by extension)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root pū (to purify) with suffix -tvā

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Relates to the action of "te".

तृणबुसीकाम् (tṛṇabusīkām) - straw and chaff, worthless things

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṇabusīkā

tṛṇabusīkā - straw and chaff, worthless things

Compound type : dvandva (tṛṇa+busīkā)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• busīkā – chaff, husk
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of "pūtvā".

वै (vai) - emphatic particle (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to "yeṣām".

लभन्ते (labhante) - they obtain, they gain, they acquire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever, nothing (when combined with 'na')

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, whatsoever