महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-317, verse-26

शब्दे स्पर्शे च रूपे च गन्धेषु च रसेषु च ।
नोपभोगात्परं किंचिद्धनिनो वाधनस्य वा ॥२६॥

26. śabde sparśe ca rūpe ca gandheṣu ca raseṣu ca ,
nopabhogātparaṁ kiṁciddhanino vādhanasya vā.

26. śabde sparse ca rūpe ca gandheṣu ca raseṣu ca na
upabhogāt param kiñcit dhaninaḥ vā adhanasya vā

26. śabde ca sparse ca rūpe ca gandheṣu ca raseṣu ca
dhaninaḥ vā adhanasya vā upabhogāt param kiñcit na

26. Regarding sounds, touches, forms, smells, and tastes, there is nothing superior to enjoyment, whether one is wealthy or poor.

Words meanings summery:

• शब्दे (śabde) - in sound, in word

• स्पर्से (sparse) - in touch, in contact

• च (ca) - and, also

• रूपे (rūpe) - in form, in appearance

• च (ca) - and, also

• गन्धेषु (gandheṣu) - in smells, in fragrances

• च (ca) - and, also

• रसेषु (raseṣu) - in tastes, in essences, in juices

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• उपभोगात् (upabhogāt) - than enjoyment, than experience

• परम् (param) - superior, higher, beyond

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - of a rich person, by a rich person, than a rich person

• वा (vā) - or

• अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of a poor person, by a poor person, than a poor person

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दे (śabde) - in sound, in word

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

स्पर्से (sparse) - in touch, in contact

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch

from √spṛś 'to touch'

Root: spṛś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रूपे (rūpe) - in form, in appearance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गन्धेषु (gandheṣu) - in smells, in fragrances

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रसेषु (raseṣu) - in tastes, in essences, in juices

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - taste, flavor, essence, juice, sentiment

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपभोगात् (upabhogāt) - than enjoyment, than experience

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of upabhoga

upabhoga - enjoyment, experience, possession

from upa-bhuj 'to enjoy'

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

परम् (param) - superior, higher, beyond

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, ultimate, supreme, superior

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

from kim + cid

धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - of a rich person, by a rich person, than a rich person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanin

dhanin - wealthy, rich (person)

possessive suffix -in

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of a poor person, by a poor person, than a poor person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adhana

adhana - poor, without wealth, (a poor person)

from a- + dhana 'wealth'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)