महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-268, verse-9

न कामाननुरुध्येत दुःखं कामेषु वै रतिः ।
प्राप्यार्थमुपयुञ्जीत धर्मे कामं विवर्जयेत् ॥९॥

9. na kāmānanurudhyeta duḥkhaṁ kāmeṣu vai ratiḥ ,
prāpyārthamupayuñjīta dharme kāmaṁ vivarjayet.

9. na kāmān anurudhyeta duḥkham kāmeṣu vai ratiḥ
prāpya artham upayunjīta dharme kāmam vivarjayet

9. kāmān na anurudhyeta kāmeṣu ratiḥ vai duḥkham
artham prāpya upayunjīta dharme kāmam vivarjayet

9. One should not indulge in desires (kāma), for attachment to desires is indeed sorrow. Having obtained a practical object (artha), one should utilize it. One should renounce (excessive) desire (kāma) when it pertains to one's natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• कामान् (kāmān) - desires, pleasures

• अनुरुध्येत (anurudhyeta) - one should pursue, one should indulge in

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, misery

• कामेषु (kāmeṣu) - in desires, in pleasures

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - attachment, delight, pleasure

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having acquired

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, wealth, practical matter

• उपयुञ्जीत (upayuñjīta) - one should use, employ, utilize

• धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law, in duty

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, sensual pleasure

• विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - one should abandon, avoid, renounce

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कामान् (kāmān) - desires, pleasures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual gratification

अनुरुध्येत (anurudhyeta) - one should pursue, one should indulge in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of anurudh

Prefix: anu

Root: rudh (class 7)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, suffering, sorrow, misery

कामेषु (kāmeṣu) - in desires, in pleasures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual gratification

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - attachment, delight, pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - attachment, delight, pleasure, love

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having acquired

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra and suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, wealth, practical matter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

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

उपयुञ्जीत (upayuñjīta) - one should use, employ, utilize

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of upayuñj

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law, in duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, social order

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, sensual pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual gratification

विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - one should abandon, avoid, renounce

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vivarj

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛj (class 10)