महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-18

अप्राप्तस्याभिमर्शं तु कुर्वन्तो मनुजास्ततः ।
कामो नामापरस्तत्र समपद्यत वै प्रभो ॥१८॥

18. aprāptasyābhimarśaṁ tu kurvanto manujāstataḥ ,
kāmo nāmāparastatra samapadyata vai prabho.

18. aprāptasya abhimarśaṃ tu kurvantaḥ manujāḥ tataḥ
kāmaḥ nāma aparaḥ tatra samapadyata vai prabho

18. prabho tu manujāḥ aprāptasya abhimarśaṃ kurvantaḥ
tataḥ tatra nāma aparaḥ kāmaḥ vai samapadyata

18. O Lord, when humans were engaged in desiring what they had not yet obtained, then another, named desire (kāma), certainly arose there.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्राप्तस्य (aprāptasya) - of what is not obtained, of the unacquired

• अभिमर्शं (abhimarśaṁ) - desire, contact, touching, seeking

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing, making

• मनुजाः (manujāḥ) - humans, men

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, lust, love

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, second

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - arose, appeared, occurred, was produced

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord! O master!

Words meanings and morphology

अप्राप्तस्य (aprāptasya) - of what is not obtained, of the unacquired

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of aprāpta

aprāpta - unobtained, not achieved, not acquired

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'prāpta', which is from root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāpta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• prāpta – obtained, reached, achieved
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to something not yet obtained, acting as a possessive.

अभिमर्शं (abhimarśaṁ) - desire, contact, touching, seeking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimarśa

abhimarśa - touch, contact, consideration, desire, seeking

From root 'mṛś' (to touch, to consider) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing, making

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मनुजाः (manujāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manu-ja

manu-ja - man, human being (lit. 'born of Manu')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (manu+ja)

• manu – Manu, man, human
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, lust, love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, Kama (the god of love)

From root 'kam' (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, inferior, posterior

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - arose, appeared, occurred, was produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Root 'pad' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord! O master!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful