महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-1

पराशर उवाच ।
मनोरथरथं प्राप्य इन्द्रियार्थहयं नरः ।
रश्मिभिर्ज्ञानसंभूतैर्यो गच्छति स बुद्धिमान् ॥१॥

1. parāśara uvāca ,
manoratharathaṁ prāpya indriyārthahayaṁ naraḥ ,
raśmibhirjñānasaṁbhūtairyo gacchati sa buddhimān.

1. parāśara uvāca manoratharatham prāpya indriyārthahayam
naraḥ raśmibhiḥ jñānasaṃbhūtaiḥ yaḥ gacchati sa buddhimān

1. parāśara uvāca yaḥ naraḥ manoratharatham indriyārthahayam
prāpya jñānasaṃbhūtaiḥ raśmibhiḥ gacchati sa buddhimān

1. Parāśara said: The person who, having taken hold of the chariot of desires, with the objects of the senses as its horses, proceeds by means of reins born of spiritual knowledge (jñāna), he is truly wise.

Words meanings summery:

• पराशर (parāśara) - Parāśara

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मनोरथरथम् (manoratharatham) - chariot of desires

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• इन्द्रियार्थहयम् (indriyārthahayam) - whose horses are the objects of the senses

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ) - with reins (of a chariot) (with reins, by means of rays/cords)

• ज्ञानसंभूतैः (jñānasaṁbhūtaiḥ) - born of knowledge, arisen from knowledge

• यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds, moves

• स (sa) - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise

Words meanings and morphology

पराशर (parāśara) - Parāśara

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - a celebrated ancient sage, author of Viṣṇu Purāṇa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मनोरथरथम् (manoratharatham) - chariot of desires

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manoratharatha

manoratharatha - chariot of desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manoratha+ratha)

• manoratha – desire, wish, intention, imagination
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

prefix pra + root āp + suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

इन्द्रियार्थहयम् (indriyārthahayam) - whose horses are the objects of the senses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indriyārthahaya

indriyārthahaya - whose horses are the objects of the senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indriya+artha+haya)

• indriya – sense organ
  noun (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ) - with reins (of a chariot) (with reins, by means of rays/cords)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of raśmi

raśmi - rein, cord, ray of light, bridle

ज्ञानसंभूतैः (jñānasaṁbhūtaiḥ) - born of knowledge, arisen from knowledge

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jñānasaṃbhūta

jñānasaṁbhūta - born of knowledge, arisen from knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+saṃbhūta)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding (jñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• saṃbhūta – born, produced, arisen, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  prefix sam + root bhū
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds, moves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect