महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-277, verse-14

आहारसंचयाश्चैव तथा कीटपिपीलिकाः ।
असक्ताः सुखिनो लोके सक्ताश्चैव विनाशिनः ॥१४॥

14. āhārasaṁcayāścaiva tathā kīṭapipīlikāḥ ,
asaktāḥ sukhino loke saktāścaiva vināśinaḥ.

14. āhāraṣaṃcayāḥ ca eva tathā kīṭapipīlikāḥ
asaktāḥ sukhinaḥ loke saktāḥ ca eva vināśinaḥ

14. āhāraṣaṃcayāḥ ca eva tathā kīṭapipīlikāḥ loke
asaktāḥ sukhinaḥ saktāḥ ca eva vināśinaḥ

14. Those who accumulate food, and likewise, insects and ants, [demonstrate a kind of attachment]. In this world, the unattached (asaktaḥ) are happy, while the attached (saktaḥ) are certainly subject to destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• आहारषंचयाः (āhāraṣaṁcayāḥ) - food-hoarders, those who accumulate food

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus

• कीटपिपीलिकाः (kīṭapipīlikāḥ) - insects and ants

• असक्ताः (asaktāḥ) - unattached, not clinging

• सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - happy, joyous

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

• सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached, clinging

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• विनाशिनः (vināśinaḥ) - perishable, subject to destruction, destructive

Words meanings and morphology

आहारषंचयाः (āhāraṣaṁcayāḥ) - food-hoarders, those who accumulate food

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhāraṣaṃcaya

āhāraṣaṁcaya - food-hoarder, accumulation of food

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āhāra+saṃcaya)

• āhāra – food, nourishment, eating
  noun (masculine)
• saṃcaya – accumulation, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

कीटपिपीलिकाः (kīṭapipīlikāḥ) - insects and ants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīṭapipīlikā

kīṭapipīlikā - insects and ants

Compound type : Dvandva (kīṭa+pipīlikā)

• kīṭa – insect, worm
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pipīlikā – ant
  noun (feminine)

Note: Treated as masculine plural for consistency with other related plural subjects/adjectives in context.

असक्ताः (asaktāḥ) - unattached, not clinging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asakta

asakta - unattached, not clinging, not devoted to

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+sakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sakta – attached, clinging, connected
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: sañj (class 1)

सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - happy, joyous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyous, comfortable

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached, clinging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakta

sakta - attached, clinging, connected

Past Passive Participle

Root: sañj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

विनाशिनः (vināśinaḥ) - perishable, subject to destruction, destructive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vināśin

vināśin - perishable, destructive, subject to destruction

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)