महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-232, verse-27

नाभिष्वजेत्परं वाचा कर्मणा मनसापि वा ।
उपेक्षको यताहारो लब्धालब्धे समो भवेत् ॥२७॥

27. nābhiṣvajetparaṁ vācā karmaṇā manasāpi vā ,
upekṣako yatāhāro labdhālabdhe samo bhavet.

27. na abhiṣvajet param vācā karmaṇā manasā api vā
upekṣikaḥ yatāhāraḥ labdhālabdhe samaḥ bhavet

27. vācā karmaṇā manasā api vā param na abhiṣvajet
upekṣikaḥ yatāhāraḥ labdhālabdhe samaḥ bhavet

27. One should not become attached to others or to external things by speech, by action (karma), or even by thought (manas). One should be indifferent (upekṣaka), moderate in diet, and maintain equanimity whether there is gain or loss.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिष्वजेत् (abhiṣvajet) - one should not become attached to (one should attach oneself, one should cling to, one should embrace)

• परम् (param) - another (person or thing), external objects (another, supreme, highest, excellent)

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with words

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action (karma) (by action (karma), by deed)

• मनसा (manasā) - by thought (manas) (by mind, with thought)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or, either

• उपेक्षिकः (upekṣikaḥ) - indifferent, unconcerned, neglecting

• यताहारः (yatāhāraḥ) - one whose food is restrained, moderate in diet, abstemious

• लब्धालब्धे (labdhālabdhe) - in both gain and loss (in gain and non-gain, in what is obtained and not obtained)

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial

• भवेत् (bhavet) - one should be, it should be, may it be

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अभिष्वजेत् (abhiṣvajet) - one should not become attached to (one should attach oneself, one should cling to, one should embrace)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of abhiṣvaj

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

From root ṣvaj (1st class) with prefix abhi. Root svaj becomes ṣvaj due to ṣ from abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: svaj (class 1)

Note: The ṣ in abhiṣvaj is a sandhi effect. Original root is svaj.

परम् (param) - another (person or thing), external objects (another, supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, excellent, distant

Pronominal adjective.

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action (karma) (by action (karma), by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

From root kṛ + manin suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मनसा (manasā) - by thought (manas) (by mind, with thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought (manas)

Root: man (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

उपेक्षिकः (upekṣikaḥ) - indifferent, unconcerned, neglecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upekṣika

upekṣika - indifferent, unconcerned, neglecting, overlooking (upekṣaka)

From upa-īkṣ (to look at, to overlook) + ika suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

यताहारः (yatāhāraḥ) - one whose food is restrained, moderate in diet, abstemious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatāhāra

yatāhāra - one whose food is restrained, moderate in diet, abstemious

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yata+āhāra)

• yata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yam + kta suffix.
  Root: yam (class 1)
• āhāra – food, diet, consumption
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the practitioner.

लब्धालब्धे (labdhālabdhe) - in both gain and loss (in gain and non-gain, in what is obtained and not obtained)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of labdhālabdha

labdhālabdha - gain and non-gain, obtained and not obtained

Dvandva compound (labdha + alabdha).

Compound type : dvandva (labdha+alabdha)

• labdha – obtained, gained, received
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root labh + kta suffix.
  Root: labh (class 1)
• alabdha – not obtained, not gained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negative prefix a + labdha.
  Prefix: a
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: The dual indicates "in both gain AND loss".

समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, uniform, impartial, balanced

Note: Predicative adjective with bhavet.

भवेत् (bhavet) - one should be, it should be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

From root bhū (1st class).

Root: bhū (class 1)