महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-43

येन येन हि यस्यार्थः कारणेनेह कस्यचित् ।
तत्तदालम्बते द्रव्यं सर्वः स्वे स्वे परिग्रहे ॥४३॥

43. yena yena hi yasyārthaḥ kāraṇeneha kasyacit ,
tattadālambate dravyaṁ sarvaḥ sve sve parigrahe.

43. yena yena hi yasya arthaḥ kāraṇena iha kasyacit |
tat tat ālambate dravyaṃ sarvaḥ sve sve parigrahe

43. hi yena yena kāraṇena kasyacit yasya arthaḥ iha,
sarvaḥ sve sve parigrahe tat tat dravyaṃ ālambate.

43. Indeed, whatever purpose (artha) an individual (kasyacit) has here, and by whatever means (kāraṇena) it is to be achieved, everyone takes hold of that very object (dravya) for their own specific possession (parigraha).

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by whatever means (by which, by whom)

• येन (yena) - by whatever means (by which, by whom)

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

• यस्य (yasya) - for whom, of whatever individual (whose, of which)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object (of desire or need) (meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing)

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by whatever means (by reason, by cause, by means)

• इह (iha) - in this world (referring to earthly existence) (here, in this world, in this case)

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of any particular individual (of someone, of anyone)

• तत् (tat) - that very (object) (that, that very)

• तत् (tat) - that very (object) (that, that very)

• आलम्बते (ālambate) - takes hold of, relies upon (leans on, relies on, takes hold of, resorts to)

• द्रव्यं (dravyaṁ) - the material object or substance (substance, object, thing, wealth)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, every person (all, every, whole)

• स्वे (sve) - in their own respective (in one's own)

• स्वे (sve) - in their own respective (in one's own)

• परिग्रहे (parigrahe) - in their own act of acquiring or possessing (items) (in possession, in acquisition, in acceptance)

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by whatever means (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: In agreement with kāraṇena.

येन (yena) - by whatever means (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: In agreement with kāraṇena.

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

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - for whom, of whatever individual (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: In agreement with kasyacit.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, object (of desire or need) (meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

From root ṛ (to go, move)

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by whatever means (by reason, by cause, by means)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, means

From root kṛ (to do) + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Governed by yena yena.

इह (iha) - in this world (referring to earthly existence) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of any particular individual (of someone, of anyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - someone, something, any, a certain

ka (interrogative pronoun) + cit (indefinite suffix)

Note: Possessor of artha.

तत् (tat) - that very (object) (that, that very)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: In agreement with dravyaṃ.

तत् (tat) - that very (object) (that, that very)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: In agreement with dravyaṃ.

आलम्बते (ālambate) - takes hold of, relies upon (leans on, relies on, takes hold of, resorts to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ālambh

present indicative middle 3rd singular

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Verb for the main clause.

द्रव्यं (dravyaṁ) - the material object or substance (substance, object, thing, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dravya

dravya - substance, thing, object, wealth, material

From dru (to run) or drava (fluid) + ya suffix

Root: dru (class 1)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, every person (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

स्वे (sve) - in their own respective (in one's own)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: In agreement with parigrahe.

स्वे (sve) - in their own respective (in one's own)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: In agreement with parigrahe.

परिग्रहे (parigrahe) - in their own act of acquiring or possessing (items) (in possession, in acquisition, in acceptance)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parigraha

parigraha - taking, seizing, acquisition, possession, property, acceptance

From pari + root grah + a suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Describes the sphere of action for ālambate.