महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-58, verse-13

आशिषं ये न देवेषु न मर्त्येषु च कुर्वते ।
अर्हन्तो नित्यसत्त्वस्था यथालब्धोपजीविनः ॥१३॥

13. āśiṣaṁ ye na deveṣu na martyeṣu ca kurvate ,
arhanto nityasattvasthā yathālabdhopajīvinaḥ.

13. āśiṣam ye na deveṣu na martyeṣu ca kurvate
arhantaḥ nityasattvasthāḥ yathālabdhopajīvinaḥ

13. ye arhantaḥ nityasattvasthāḥ yathālabdhopajīvinaḥ
na deveṣu na ca martyeṣu āśiṣam kurvate

13. Those worthy individuals, who are ever-established in a state of pure being (sattva) and live content with whatever they obtain, do not seek blessings or boons from either gods or mortals.

Words meanings summery:

• आशिषम् (āśiṣam) - blessing, wish, desire, prayer

• ये (ye) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among gods, to gods

• न (na) - not, no

• मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals, to men

• च (ca) - and

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they seek (blessings) (they make, they perform)

• अर्हन्तः (arhantaḥ) - worthy ones, deserving ones, possessing merit

• नित्यसत्त्वस्थाः (nityasattvasthāḥ) - abiding in eternal goodness/essence, fixed in pure being

• यथालब्धोपजीविनः (yathālabdhopajīvinaḥ) - living upon what is obtained, content with what they get

Words meanings and morphology

आशिषम् (āśiṣam) - blessing, wish, desire, prayer

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āśis

āśis - blessing, wish, desire, prayer, benediction

From root √śās 'to praise, command' with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kurvate'.

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'kurvate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: 'neither...nor'.

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among gods, to gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

Note: Indicates the sphere of action or source of blessings.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the 'na...na ca' construction.

मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals, to men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being, man

From root √mṛ 'to die'.

Root: mṛ

Note: Indicates the sphere of action or source of blessings.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they seek (blessings) (they make, they perform)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of √kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

From root √kṛ 'to do, make' (8th class).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हन्तः (arhantaḥ) - worthy ones, deserving ones, possessing merit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arhant

arhant - worthy, deserving, venerable, possessing merit

Present Active Participle

From root √arh 'to deserve, be worthy'.

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ye'.

नित्यसत्त्वस्थाः (nityasattvasthāḥ) - abiding in eternal goodness/essence, fixed in pure being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityasattvastha

nityasattvastha - established in eternal goodness, fixed in permanent reality/being

Compound of 'nitya' (eternal) + 'sattva' (goodness, essence, reality, (sattva)) + 'stha' (standing, abiding).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+sattva+stha)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• sattva – goodness (sattva), essence, reality, existence, being, strength
  noun (neuter)
  From root √as 'to be'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from √sthā
  From root √sthā 'to stand'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ye'.

यथालब्धोपजीविनः (yathālabdhopajīvinaḥ) - living upon what is obtained, content with what they get

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathālabdhopajīvin

yathālabdhopajīvin - living upon what is obtained, subsisting on whatever is acquired, content with little

Compound of 'yathālabdha' (as obtained) + 'upajīvin' (living upon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathālabdha+upajīvin)

• yathālabdha – as obtained, according to what is obtained
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of 'yathā' (as, according to) and 'labdha' (obtained, past passive participle of √labh).
• upajīvin – living upon, subsisting on
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from √jīv
  From root √jīv 'to live' with prefix 'upa-'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ye'.