महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-284, verse-32

इषुप्रपातमात्रं हि स्पर्शयोगे रतिः स्मृता ।
रसने दर्शने घ्राणे श्रवणे च विशां पते ॥३२॥

32. iṣuprapātamātraṁ hi sparśayoge ratiḥ smṛtā ,
rasane darśane ghrāṇe śravaṇe ca viśāṁ pate.

32. iṣuprāpātamātram hi sparśayoge ratiḥ smṛtā
rasane darśane ghrāṇe śravaṇe ca viśāṃ pate

32. viśāṃ pate sparśayoge ca rasane darśane ghrāṇe
śravaṇe ratiḥ hi iṣuprāpātamātram smṛtā

32. O lord of the people, pleasure (ratiḥ) associated with the senses — touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing — is indeed considered to last only for a short duration, as far as an arrow's fall.

Words meanings summery:

• इषुप्रापातमात्रम् (iṣuprāpātamātram) - lasting for a very short duration (like the distance an arrow travels) (merely the range of an arrow's fall, only as far as an arrow falls)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• स्पर्शयोगे (sparśayoge) - concerning the sense of touch (in the experience of touch, in the union of touch)

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - pleasure (from sensory experience) (pleasure, delight, enjoyment, attachment)

• स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered, is known (remembered, considered, traditional)

• रसने (rasane) - concerning the sense of taste (in taste, regarding taste)

• दर्शने (darśane) - concerning the sense of sight (in sight, regarding sight)

• घ्राणे (ghrāṇe) - concerning the sense of smell (in smell, regarding smell)

• श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - concerning the sense of hearing (in hearing, regarding hearing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of people, of subjects)

• पते (pate) - O lord (of the people) (O lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

इषुप्रापातमात्रम् (iṣuprāpātamātram) - lasting for a very short duration (like the distance an arrow travels) (merely the range of an arrow's fall, only as far as an arrow falls)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of iṣuprāpātamātra

iṣuprāpātamātra - merely the range of an arrow's fall, only as far as an arrow falls

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣu+prāpāta+mātra)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• prāpāta – fall, falling, range
  noun (masculine)
  derived from pra-pat (to fall)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, extent
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: agrees with ratiḥ in sense, but grammatically treated as an adverbial accusative or predicative nominative.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

स्पर्शयोगे (sparśayoge) - concerning the sense of touch (in the experience of touch, in the union of touch)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sparśayoga

sparśayoga - experience of touch, union with touch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sparśa+yoga)

• sparśa – touch, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  derived from spṛś (to touch)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• yoga – union, conjunction, application, practice, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  derived from yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: refers to the sphere of activity of the sense of touch.

रतिः (ratiḥ) - pleasure (from sensory experience) (pleasure, delight, enjoyment, attachment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, attachment, love

derived from ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered, is known (remembered, considered, traditional)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, mentioned, traditional, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with ratiḥ

रसने (rasane) - concerning the sense of taste (in taste, regarding taste)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rasana

rasana - tongue, sense of taste, act of tasting

derived from ras (to taste)

Root: ras (class 1)

Note: refers to the sphere of activity of the sense of taste.

दर्शने (darśane) - concerning the sense of sight (in sight, regarding sight)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, perception, philosophy, vision

derived from dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: refers to the sphere of activity of the sense of sight.

घ्राणे (ghrāṇe) - concerning the sense of smell (in smell, regarding smell)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - smell, nose, act of smelling

derived from ghrā (to smell)

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: refers to the sphere of activity of the sense of smell.

श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - concerning the sense of hearing (in hearing, regarding hearing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa

śravaṇa - hearing, ear, act of hearing

derived from śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: refers to the sphere of activity of the sense of hearing.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of people, of subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, inhabitants, subjects

पते (pate) - O lord (of the people) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner