महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-149, verse-7

यदि विद्यामुपाश्रित्य नरः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ।
न विद्वान्विद्यया हीनं वृत्त्यर्थमुपसंश्रयेत् ॥७॥

7. yadi vidyāmupāśritya naraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt ,
na vidvānvidyayā hīnaṁ vṛttyarthamupasaṁśrayet.

7. yadi vidyām upāśritya naraḥ sukham avāpnuyāt na
vidvān vidyayā hīnam vṛttyartham upasaṃśrayet

7. yadi naraḥ vidyām upāśritya sukham avāpnuyāt,
na vidvān vidyayā hīnam vṛttyartham upasaṃśrayet

7. If a person were to truly attain happiness by resorting to knowledge (vidyā), then a learned person would not have to depend for a livelihood on one who is devoid of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning, science

• उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, depending upon, having taken refuge in

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, ease

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - would obtain, should attain, might obtain

• न (na) - not

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - a learned person, scholar

• विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge, through learning

• हीनम् (hīnam) - deprived of, devoid of, inferior, mean

• वृत्त्यर्थम् (vṛttyartham) - for livelihood, for the sake of maintenance

• उपसंश्रयेत् (upasaṁśrayet) - would resort to, should seek refuge

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning, science

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning

Root: vid (class 2)

उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, depending upon, having taken refuge in

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix 'upa' + 'ā' + √śri (to resort to) with suffix -tya

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, ease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, ease

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - would obtain, should attain, might obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of avāp

Root āp with prefix 'ava', optative ending -uyāt

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - a learned person, scholar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - knowing, learned, scholar

Perfect Active Participle

From √vid (to know) + perfect active participle suffix -vas

Root: vid (class 2)

विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge, through learning

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning

Root: vid (class 2)

हीनम् (hīnam) - deprived of, devoid of, inferior, mean

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - left, abandoned, deficient, low, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √hā (to abandon)

Root: hā (class 3)

वृत्त्यर्थम् (vṛttyartham) - for livelihood, for the sake of maintenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛttyartha

vṛttyartha - purpose of livelihood

Compound of vṛtti (livelihood) and artha (purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtti+artha)

• vṛtti – livelihood, profession, conduct
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √vṛt (to be, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

उपसंश्रयेत् (upasaṁśrayet) - would resort to, should seek refuge

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of upasaṃśri

Root √śri with prefixes 'upa' and 'sam', optative ending -et

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: śri (class 1)