महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-240, verse-16

यथा वारिचरः पक्षी न लिप्यति जले चरन् ।
एवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो न दोषैर्विषयांश्चरन् ।
असज्जमानः सर्वेषु न कथंचन लिप्यते ॥१६॥

16. yathā vāricaraḥ pakṣī na lipyati jale caran ,
evameva kṛtaprajño na doṣairviṣayāṁścaran ,
asajjamānaḥ sarveṣu na kathaṁcana lipyate.

16. yathā vāricaraḥ pakṣī na lipyati
jale caran evam eva kṛtaprajñaḥ
na doṣaiḥ viṣayān caran asajjamānaḥ
sarveṣu na kathañcana lipyate

16. yathā vāricaraḥ pakṣī jale caran na lipyati,
evam eva kṛtaprajñaḥ viṣayān caran doṣaiḥ na lipyate.
asajjamānaḥ sarveṣu na kathañcana lipyate

16. Just as a water-bird (vāricara) moving in water is not stained, even so, a person of perfected wisdom (kṛtaprajña), moving among sense-objects (viṣaya), is not stained by their flaws. Not becoming attached to anything, he is in no way stained.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• वारिचरः (vāricaraḥ) - water-dweller, aquatic

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - a bird

• न (na) - not, no

• लिप्यति (lipyati) - he/she/it is stained, is smeared, clings

• जले (jale) - in water

• चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming, acting

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कृतप्रज्ञः (kṛtaprajñaḥ) - a person of perfected wisdom (one who has accomplished wisdom, perfected in wisdom)

• न (na) - not, no

• दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by faults, by defects

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - sense-objects (viṣaya) (sense-objects, objects of perception)

• चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming, acting

• असज्जमानः (asajjamānaḥ) - not clinging, not adhering, not attached

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (things/objects) (in all, among all)

• न (na) - not, no

• कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in no way (with 'na') (in any way, by any means, ever)

• लिप्यते (lipyate) - he/she/it is stained, is smeared, clings

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

वारिचरः (vāricaraḥ) - water-dweller, aquatic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāricara

vāricara - water-dweller, moving in water

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāri+cara)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car with suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

पक्षी (pakṣī) - a bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लिप्यति (lipyati) - he/she/it is stained, is smeared, clings

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of lip

root verb

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Often used in passive sense or with middle voice for 'is stained'.

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming, acting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of car

car - to move, to go, to roam, to act

Present Active Participle

From root car (1P), suffix -at

Root: car (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कृतप्रज्ञः (kṛtaprajñaḥ) - a person of perfected wisdom (one who has accomplished wisdom, perfected in wisdom)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaprajña

kṛtaprajña - one whose wisdom (prajñā) is accomplished/perfected

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+prajñā)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prajñā – wisdom, insight, understanding
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by faults, by defects

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, blame

विषयान् (viṣayān) - sense-objects (viṣaya) (sense-objects, objects of perception)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject

चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming, acting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of car

car - to move, to go, to roam, to act

Present Active Participle

From root car (1P), suffix -at

Root: car (class 1)

असज्जमानः (asajjamānaḥ) - not clinging, not adhering, not attached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of a-sañj

sañj - to cling, to adhere, to be attached

Present Middle Participle (negative)

From root sañj (1A), with negative prefix a-

Root: sañj (class 1)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (things/objects) (in all, among all)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can also be neuter plural locative.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in no way (with 'na') (in any way, by any means, ever)

(indeclinable)

लिप्यते (lipyate) - he/she/it is stained, is smeared, clings

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of lip

root verb

Root: lip (class 4)

Note: Often used for passive sense 'is stained'.