महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-317, verse-21

अन्तो नास्ति पिपासायास्तुष्टिस्तु परमं सुखम् ।
तस्मात्संतोषमेवेह धनं पश्यन्ति पण्डिताः ॥२१॥

21. anto nāsti pipāsāyāstuṣṭistu paramaṁ sukham ,
tasmātsaṁtoṣameveha dhanaṁ paśyanti paṇḍitāḥ.

21. antaḥ na asti pipāsāyāḥ tuṣṭiḥ tu paramam sukham
tasmāt saṃtoṣam eva iha dhanam paśyanti paṇḍitāḥ

21. pipāsāyāḥ antaḥ na asti tuṣṭiḥ tu paramam sukham
tasmāt paṇḍitāḥ iha saṃtoṣam eva dhanam paśyanti

21. There is no end to desire, but contentment is the supreme happiness. Therefore, the wise in this world consider contentment itself to be true wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, boundary

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पिपासायाः (pipāsāyāḥ) - of thirst, of desire

• तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• संतोषम् (saṁtoṣam) - contentment, satisfaction

• एव (eva) - alone, exclusively (only, merely, indeed, just)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they consider, they regard (they see, they observe, they consider)

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise, scholars, learned persons

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, boundary

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, interior

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

पिपासायाः (pipāsāyāḥ) - of thirst, of desire

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pipāsā

pipāsā - thirst, desire for drink, longing, intense desire

desiderative from √pā (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

from √tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, best

superlative of para (other, distant)

Note: Agrees with `sukham`

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort, ease

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverbial ablative, meaning 'therefore'.

संतोषम् (saṁtoṣam) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa

saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, delight

from saṃ-√tuṣ (to be completely satisfied)

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

एव (eva) - alone, exclusively (only, merely, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money, prize

Note: Object of `paśyanti`.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they consider, they regard (they see, they observe, they consider)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

present indicative

3rd person plural present active, suppletive stem `paśya-`

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise, scholars, learned persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - wise, learned, scholar, expert

Note: Subject of `paśyanti`.