महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-97, verse-15

अल्पेनापि हि संयुक्तस्तुष्यत्येवापराधिकः ।
शुद्धं जीवितमेवापि तादृशो बहु मन्यते ॥१५॥

15. alpenāpi hi saṁyuktastuṣyatyevāparādhikaḥ ,
śuddhaṁ jīvitamevāpi tādṛśo bahu manyate.

15. alpena api hi saṃyuktaḥ tuṣyati eva aparādhikaḥ
śuddham jīvitam eva api tādṛśaḥ bahu manyate

15. aparādhikaḥ alpena api hi saṃyuktaḥ eva tuṣyati.
tādṛśaḥ śuddham jīvitam eva api bahu manyate.

15. Even with very little, an offender is indeed satisfied. Such a person considers even a pure life to be of great value.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पेन (alpena) - by little, with little, by few

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

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

• संयुक्तः (saṁyuktaḥ) - joined, united, endowed with, possessed of

• तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - becomes satisfied, is pleased, is content

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अपराधिकः (aparādhikaḥ) - an offender, a transgressor, a criminal

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, undefiled, innocent

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood, existence

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such, such a one, like that

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly, highly

• मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, considers, believes, regards

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पेन (alpena) - by little, with little, by few

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'dhanena' (by wealth) or 'vastunā' (by thing).

अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

संयुक्तः (saṁyuktaḥ) - joined, united, endowed with, possessed of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyukta

saṁyukta - joined, united, connected, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'aparādhikaḥ'

तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - becomes satisfied, is pleased, is content

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Present stem tuṣya- from root tuṣ (class 4)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अपराधिकः (aparādhikaḥ) - an offender, a transgressor, a criminal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparādhika

aparādhika - offender, criminal, transgressor

Derived from 'aparādha' (offense) + 'ika' (suffix for agent/belonging)

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'tuṣyati'

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, undefiled, innocent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, bright, white, innocent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'jīvitam'

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv, used as a noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'manyate'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

(indeclinable)

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such, such a one, like that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

Note: Refers to 'aparādhikaḥ'

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly, highly

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - thinks, considers, believes, regards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle Indicative

Present stem manya- from root man (class 4)

Root: man (class 4)