महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-7

स्वादुकामुक कामानां वैतृष्ण्यं किं न गच्छसि ।
मधु पश्यसि दुर्बुद्धे प्रपातं नानुपश्यसि ॥७॥

7. svādukāmuka kāmānāṁ vaitṛṣṇyaṁ kiṁ na gacchasi ,
madhu paśyasi durbuddhe prapātaṁ nānupaśyasi.

7. svādukāmuka kāmānām vaitṛṣṇyam kim na gacchasi
madhu paśyasi durbuddhe prapātam na anupaśyasi

7. svādukāmuka,
kāmānām vaitṛṣṇyam kim na gacchasi? durbuddhe,
madhu paśyasi,
prapātam na anupaśyasi.

7. O you who desire pleasant things, why do you not attain dispassion for desires? O foolish-minded one, you see the honey (pleasure) but do not perceive the precipice (danger).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वादुकामुक (svādukāmuka) - O you who desire pleasant things (O you who desire sweet things, O pleasure-seeker)

• कामानाम् (kāmānām) - for desires (of desires, for desires)

• वैतृष्ण्यम् (vaitṛṣṇyam) - dispassion (freedom from thirst, dispassion, absence of desire)

• किम् (kim) - why? (what?, why?, whether)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• गच्छसि (gacchasi) - you attain (you go, you attain, you reach)

• मधु (madhu) - honey (pleasure) (honey, sweet, pleasant, spring)

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see (you see, you behold)

• दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - O foolish-minded one (O foolish-minded one, O dull-witted one)

• प्रपातम् (prapātam) - the precipice (danger) (a downfall, a precipice, a ruin, a descent)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you perceive (you perceive, you observe, you see after)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वादुकामुक (svādukāmuka) - O you who desire pleasant things (O you who desire sweet things, O pleasure-seeker)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of svādukāmuka

svādukāmuka - desiring sweet things, fond of pleasures

Compound of 'svādu' (sweet, pleasant) and 'kāmuka' (desirous).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādu+kāmuka)

• svādu – sweet, pleasant, delightful
  adjective
• kāmuka – desirous, lustful, eager
  adjective
  from root kam (to desire)
  Derived from root kam (to desire) with suffix -uka.
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Addressee.

कामानाम् (kāmānām) - for desires (of desires, for desires)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, pleasure

From root 'kam' (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Connected to 'vaitṛṣṇyam'.

वैतृष्ण्यम् (vaitṛṣṇyam) - dispassion (freedom from thirst, dispassion, absence of desire)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaitṛṣṇya

vaitṛṣṇya - freedom from thirst, dispassion, absence of desire or craving

Derived from 'tṛṣṇā' (thirst, craving) with 'vi' (absence of) and '-ya' suffix.

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of 'gacchasi'.

किम् (kim) - why? (what?, why?, whether)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'gacchasi'.

गच्छसि (gacchasi) - you attain (you go, you attain, you reach)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Active

From root 'gam' (to go), 2nd person singular present active.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

मधु (madhu) - honey (pleasure) (honey, sweet, pleasant, spring)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, pleasant, wine, spring season

Note: Object of 'paśyasi'.

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see (you see, you behold)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active

From root 'dṛś' (to see), present stem 'paśya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - O foolish-minded one (O foolish-minded one, O dull-witted one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - foolish, dull-witted, evil-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'buddhi' (intellect, mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix for negative or difficult sense.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, perception
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun (from budh)
  Derived from root budh (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Addressee, expressing mild rebuke.

प्रपातम् (prapātam) - the precipice (danger) (a downfall, a precipice, a ruin, a descent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prapāta

prapāta - a fall, downfall, precipice, ruin, descent

From root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anupaśyasi'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'anupaśyasi'.

अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you perceive (you perceive, you observe, you see after)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active

From root 'dṛś' (to see), with prefix 'anu'. Present stem 'paśya'.

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb.