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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-263, verse-55

सुप्रसन्ना हि ते देवा यत्ते धर्मे रता मतिः ।
धने सुखकला काचिद्धर्मे तु परमं सुखम् ॥५५॥
55. suprasannā hi te devā yatte dharme ratā matiḥ ,
dhane sukhakalā kāciddharme tu paramaṁ sukham.
55. su-prasannā hi te devāḥ yat te dharme ratā matiḥ
| dhane sukha-kalā kācit dharme tu paramam sukham
55. hi te devāḥ su-prasannāḥ,
yat te matiḥ dharme ratā.
dhane kācit sukha-kalā (asti),
tu dharme paramam sukham (asti)
55. Indeed, those deities are very pleased because your mind (mati) is devoted to intrinsic nature (dharma). In material wealth, there is only a fraction of happiness, but in one's intrinsic nature (dharma), there is supreme happiness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सु-प्रसन्ना (su-prasannā) - very pleased (very pleased, very gracious, well-disposed)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
  • ते (te) - those (deities) (those, they)
  • देवाः (devāḥ) - deities (gods, deities)
  • यत् (yat) - because (that, which, because)
  • ते (te) - your
  • धर्मे (dharme) - in intrinsic nature (dharma) (in intrinsic nature, in righteousness, in duty)
  • रता (ratā) - devoted, engaged (devoted, absorbed in, engaged in, attached to)
  • मतिः (matiḥ) - mind (mati) (mind, thought, intention, understanding)
  • धने (dhane) - in material wealth (in wealth, in riches)
  • सुख-कला (sukha-kalā) - a fraction of happiness (a particle of happiness, a small part of joy)
  • काचित् (kācit) - some (fraction) (some, any (feminine))
  • धर्मे (dharme) - in one's intrinsic nature (dharma) (in intrinsic nature, in righteousness, in duty)
  • तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)
  • परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)
  • सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort)

Words meanings and morphology

सु-प्रसन्ना (su-prasannā) - very pleased (very pleased, very gracious, well-disposed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of su-prasanna
su-prasanna - very pleased, very clear, well-disposed, gracious
Compound type : tatpurusha (su+prasanna)
  • su – good, well, excellent, very
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'good, well'
  • prasanna – clear, bright, calm, pleased, gracious
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Ppp. of root 'sad' (to sit, to settle) with prefix 'pra'
    Prefix: pra
    Root: sad (class 1)
Note: Agrees with devāḥ.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - those (deities) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
Note: Masculine nominative plural, agrees with devāḥ.
देवाः (devāḥ) - deities (gods, deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
Root: div (class 4)
यत् (yat) - because (that, which, because)
(indeclinable)
Relative pronoun in neuter nominative/accusative singular, often used as a conjunction
ते (te) - your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Enclitic genitive singular of yuṣmad.
धर्मे (dharme) - in intrinsic nature (dharma) (in intrinsic nature, in righteousness, in duty)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - intrinsic nature, constitution, natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion
From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
रता (ratā) - devoted, engaged (devoted, absorbed in, engaged in, attached to)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rata
rata - devoted, engaged in, absorbed in, attached to, pleased
Past Passive Participle
Ppp. of root 'ram' (to delight, to be pleased)
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Feminine nominative singular, agrees with matiḥ.
मतिः (matiḥ) - mind (mati) (mind, thought, intention, understanding)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - mind, thought, understanding, intelligence, intention, devotion
Verbal noun
From root 'man' (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
धने (dhane) - in material wealth (in wealth, in riches)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, money, property
Root: dhā (class 3)
सुख-कला (sukha-kalā) - a fraction of happiness (a particle of happiness, a small part of joy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sukha-kalā
sukha-kalā - a small part or portion of happiness, a measure of happiness
Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+kalā)
  • sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort
    noun (neuter)
    Root: sukh (class 10)
  • kalā – a small part, a digit, an art, a skill
    noun (feminine)
    Root: kal (class 1)
Note: Compound noun.
काचित् (kācit) - some (fraction) (some, any (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - someone, something, any, some
Indeclinable form of 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (a particle of indefiniteness)
Note: Feminine nominative singular, agrees with sukha-kalā.
धर्मे (dharme) - in one's intrinsic nature (dharma) (in intrinsic nature, in righteousness, in duty)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - intrinsic nature, constitution, natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion
From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)
(indeclinable)
परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate
Note: Neuter nominative singular, agrees with sukham.
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease
Root: sukh (class 10)