महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-313, verse-47

भवांश्चोत्पन्नविज्ञानः स्थिरबुद्धिरलोलुपः ।
व्यवसायादृते ब्रह्मन्नासादयति तत्परम् ॥४७॥

47. bhavāṁścotpannavijñānaḥ sthirabuddhiralolupaḥ ,
vyavasāyādṛte brahmannāsādayati tatparam.

47. bhavān ca utpannavijñānaḥ sthirabuddhiḥ alolupaḥ
vyavasāyāt ṛte brahman āsādayati tat param

47. brahman bhavān ca utpannavijñānaḥ sthirabuddhiḥ
alolupaḥ vyavasāyāt ṛte tat param āsādayati

47. And you, O Brahmin, though endowed with awakened knowledge (vijñāna), a steady intellect, and freedom from eagerness, will not attain that supreme (tatparam) without firm resolve (vyavasāya).

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्पन्नविज्ञानः (utpannavijñānaḥ) - one with arisen knowledge, having awakened knowledge

• स्थिरबुद्धिः (sthirabuddhiḥ) - one with steady intellect, firm-minded

• अलोलुपः (alolupaḥ) - not greedy, not eager, free from covetousness

• व्यवसायात् (vyavasāyāt) - from resolve, from determination

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• आसादयति (āsādayati) - Given the 'without resolve' (vyavasāyāt ṛte) and the preceding verse's positive assertion when resolve is present, this verb implicitly conveys 'does not attain' or 'can one attain?' as a rhetorical question. (attains, reaches, obtains)

• तत् (tat) - that, that supreme

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, sir

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्पन्नविज्ञानः (utpannavijñānaḥ) - one with arisen knowledge, having awakened knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpannavijñāna

utpannavijñāna - one whose knowledge has arisen; having awakened knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrihi (utpanna+vijñāna)

• utpanna – arisen, produced, born
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, comprehension
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

स्थिरबुद्धिः (sthirabuddhiḥ) - one with steady intellect, firm-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthirabuddhi

sthirabuddhi - one whose intellect is steady; firm-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sthira+buddhi)

• sthira – steady, firm, constant, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

अलोलुपः (alolupaḥ) - not greedy, not eager, free from covetousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alolupa

alolupa - not greedy, not eager, uncovetous

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+lolupa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix
• lolupa – greedy, eager, covetous, intensely desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Intensive form from root 'lup' (to be confused, to break)
  Root: lup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

व्यवसायात् (vyavasāyāt) - from resolve, from determination

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - determination, resolve, effort, undertaking

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (neuter)

आसादयति (āsādayati) - Given the 'without resolve' (vyavasāyāt ṛte) and the preceding verse's positive assertion when resolve is present, this verb implicitly conveys 'does not attain' or 'can one attain?' as a rhetorical question. (attains, reaches, obtains)

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular (causative of sad, or a root āsād)

Prefixes: ā+sad

Root: sad (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that, that supreme

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality or state.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, other

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.