महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-21

परार्थे वर्तमानस्तु स्वकार्यं योऽभिमन्यते ।
इन्द्रियार्थेषु सक्तः सन्स्वकार्यात्परिहीयते ॥२१॥

21. parārthe vartamānastu svakāryaṁ yo'bhimanyate ,
indriyārtheṣu saktaḥ sansvakāryātparihīyate.

21. parārthe vartamānaḥ tu svakāryam yaḥ abhimanyate
indriyārtheṣu saktaḥ san svakāryāt parihīyate

21. yaḥ tu parārthe vartamānaḥ svakāryam abhimanyate,
indriyārtheṣu saktaḥ san,
(saḥ) svakāryāt parihīyate

21. Indeed, one who, while engaged in the affairs of others, considers it his own personal task, and being attached to the objects of the senses, consequently deviates from his true intrinsic purpose (svakārya).

Words meanings summery:

• परार्थे (parārthe) - for the sake of others, for the purpose of others

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - existing, being, engaged in

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - one's true intrinsic purpose (one's own duty, one's own purpose)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - considers, regards, identifies with

• इन्द्रियार्थेषु (indriyārtheṣu) - in the objects of the senses, in sense-objects

• सक्तः (saktaḥ) - attached, clinging to, devoted to

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• स्वकार्यात् (svakāryāt) - from one's true intrinsic purpose (from one's own duty, from one's own purpose)

• परिहीयते (parihīyate) - is deprived, suffers loss, fails, deviates

Words meanings and morphology

परार्थे (parārthe) - for the sake of others, for the purpose of others

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parārtha

parārtha - the purpose of another, the welfare of another, for others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+artha)

• para – other, another, supreme
  adjective
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - existing, being, engaged in

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current, engaged in

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - one's true intrinsic purpose (one's own duty, one's own purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own business, one's own duty, one's own purpose, one's own affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• kārya – to be done, duty, work, purpose
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that (relative pronoun)

अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - considers, regards, identifies with

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhimanyate

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

इन्द्रियार्थेषु (indriyārtheṣu) - in the objects of the senses, in sense-objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of indriyārtha

indriyārtha - object of sense, sense-object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+artha)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• artha – object, meaning, purpose
  noun (masculine)

सक्तः (saktaḥ) - attached, clinging to, devoted to

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted to, clinging to, fond of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sañj (to cling to, be attached to)

Root: sañj (class 7)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

स्वकार्यात् (svakāryāt) - from one's true intrinsic purpose (from one's own duty, from one's own purpose)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own business, one's own duty, one's own purpose, one's own affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• kārya – to be done, duty, work, purpose
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

परिहीयते (parihīyate) - is deprived, suffers loss, fails, deviates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of parihīyate

Prefix: pari

Root: hā (class 3)