महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-11, verse-8

यश्चात्मनि प्रार्थयते न किंचिद्यश्च स्वभावोपहतान्तरात्मा ।
तेष्वल्पसंतोषरतेषु नित्यं नरेषु नाहं निवसामि देवि ॥८॥

8. yaścātmani prārthayate na kiṁci;dyaśca svabhāvopahatāntarātmā ,
teṣvalpasaṁtoṣarateṣu nityaṁ; nareṣu nāhaṁ nivasāmi devi.

8. yaḥ ca ātmani prārthayate na
kiñcit yaḥ ca svabhāvopahatāntarātman
teṣu alpasantoṣarateṣu nityaṃ
nareṣu na aham nivasāmi devi

8. O goddess, I do not reside among those men who desire nothing for themselves, whose inner self (antarātman) is impaired by their own disposition (svabhāva), and who are perpetually satisfied with very little.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, for oneself

• प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - he desires, he requests

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something, even a little)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and

• स्वभावोपहतान्तरात्मन् (svabhāvopahatāntarātman) - whose inner self is impaired by his own nature/disposition

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

• अल्पसन्तोषरतेषु (alpasantoṣarateṣu) - among those who delight in little contentment

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men, in men

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I reside, I dwell

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, for oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essential nature

Note: Locative form of 'ātman' (n-stem noun).

प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - he desires, he requests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prārth

present middle

10th class verb (Curādi) or denominative from 'prārthā', present tense, middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something, even a little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

indeclinable, or neuter nom./acc. singular of 'kiñcid' (from 'kim + cid')

Note: Used here as an indeclinable adverb to mean 'nothing' in conjunction with 'na'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वभावोपहतान्तरात्मन् (svabhāvopahatāntarātman) - whose inner self is impaired by his own nature/disposition

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvopahatāntarātman

svabhāvopahatāntarātman - one whose inner self is damaged/spoiled by their own intrinsic nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svabhāva+upahata+antarātman)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition, essential property
  noun (masculine)
• upahata – damaged, impaired, struck, afflicted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'han' (to strike, slay) with prefix 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• antarātman – inner self, individual soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is an adjective modifying 'yaḥ'.

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the men described in the previous clauses.

अल्पसन्तोषरतेषु (alpasantoṣarateṣu) - among those who delight in little contentment

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of alpasantoṣarata

alpasantoṣarata - one who is devoted to or delights in little contentment

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+santoṣa+rata)

• alpa – small, little, few, insignificant
  adjective
• santoṣa – contentment, satisfaction, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• rata – delighted, engaged in, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'ram' (to delight, to sport)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Describes 'nareṣu'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'always'.

नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men, in men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

Note: The location where the speaker does not reside.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I reside, I dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vas

present active

1st class verb (Bhvādi), present tense, active voice, with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The root is 'vas' (to dwell).

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

Note: Vocative form of 'devī'.