महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-9

तांस्तु विप्रस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा शास्त्रैः शास्त्राभिनन्दिनः ।
स्वशास्त्रैः परितुष्टांश्च श्रेयो नोपलभामहे ॥९॥

9. tāṁstu viprasthitāndṛṣṭvā śāstraiḥ śāstrābhinandinaḥ ,
svaśāstraiḥ parituṣṭāṁśca śreyo nopalabhāmahe.

9. tān tu viprasthitān dṛṣṭvā śāstraiḥ śāstrābhinandinaḥ
svaśāstraiḥ parituṣṭān ca śreyaḥ na upalabhāmahe

9. tu tān viprasthitān śāstraiḥ śāstrābhinandinaḥ svaśāstraiḥ
parituṣṭān ca dṛṣṭvā (vayam) śreyaḥ na upalabhāmahe

9. However, observing those who are deeply engaged and delight in their various doctrines, and are content with their own scriptures, we do not find the true ultimate good (śreyas).

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• विप्रस्थितान् (viprasthitān) - deeply engaged, devoted, embarked

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed

• शास्त्रैः (śāstraiḥ) - by scriptures, by doctrines

• शास्त्राभिनन्दिनः (śāstrābhinandinaḥ) - delighting in scriptures

• स्वशास्त्रैः (svaśāstraiḥ) - by their own scriptures

• परितुष्टान् (parituṣṭān) - contented, satisfied

• च (ca) - and, also

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence

• न (na) - not

• उपलभामहे (upalabhāmahe) - we obtain, we find

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

विप्रस्थितान् (viprasthitān) - deeply engaged, devoted, embarked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viprasthita

viprasthita - deeply engaged, devoted, gone forth, embarked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand, to be, to go) with prefixes 'vi' and 'pra'

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tān'

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शास्त्रैः (śāstraiḥ) - by scriptures, by doctrines

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, doctrine, rule

शास्त्राभिनन्दिनः (śāstrābhinandinaḥ) - delighting in scriptures

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śāstrābhinandin

śāstrābhinandin - one who delights in scriptures, one who praises scriptures

Agent Noun (from present participle)

Compound of 'śāstra' and 'abhinandin'. 'Abhinandin' from root 'nand' (to delight) with prefix 'abhi'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+abhinandin)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
• abhinandin – one who delights in, one who praises
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (from present participle)
  From root 'nand' (to delight) with prefix 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tān'

स्वशास्त्रैः (svaśāstraiḥ) - by their own scriptures

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svaśāstra

svaśāstra - one's own scripture, own doctrine

Compound of 'sva' and 'śāstra'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śāstra)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, doctrine
  noun (neuter)

परितुष्टान् (parituṣṭān) - contented, satisfied

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - contented, satisfied, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased, satisfied) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'tān'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, ultimate good, excellence, better, superior

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपलभामहे (upalabhāmahe) - we obtain, we find

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upalabh

Derived from the root 'labh' (to obtain) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)