महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-94, verse-31

जमदग्निरुवाच ।
प्रतिग्रहे संयमो वै तपो धारयते ध्रुवम् ।
तद्धनं ब्राह्मणस्येह लुभ्यमानस्य विस्रवेत् ॥३१॥

31. jamadagniruvāca ,
pratigrahe saṁyamo vai tapo dhārayate dhruvam ,
taddhanaṁ brāhmaṇasyeha lubhyamānasya visravet.

31. jamadagniḥ uvāca pratigrahe saṃyamaḥ vai tapaḥ dhārayate
dhruvam tat dhanaṃ brāhmaṇasya iha lubhyamānasya visravet

31. jamadagniḥ uvāca pratigrahe saṃyamaḥ vai tapaḥ dhruvam
dhārayate iha lubhyamānasya brāhmaṇasya tat dhanaṃ visravet

31. Jamadagni said: Self-restraint (saṃyama) in accepting gifts indeed maintains one's austerity (tapas) steadfastly. But for a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) who becomes greedy in this world, that wealth will surely leak away.

Words meanings summery:

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रतिग्रहे (pratigrahe) - in accepting gifts (in accepting, in receiving gifts, in a gift)

• संयमः (saṁyamaḥ) - self-restraint (saṃyama) (self-restraint, control, discipline (saṃyama))

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, verily (an emphatic particle))

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas))

• धारयते (dhārayate) - maintains, sustains (holds, bears, maintains, sustains)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - steadfastly, surely (firmly, certainly, steadfastly)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'dhanaṃ') (that, this)

• धनं (dhanaṁ) - wealth (wealth, riches, property, money)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (of a Brahmin, of a priest)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, at this time)

• लुभ्यमानस्य (lubhyamānasya) - of one who is becoming greedy (of one who is greedy, desiring, covetous)

• विस्रवेत् (visravet) - would leak away, would disappear (would flow away, would leak out, would disappear)

Words meanings and morphology

जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jamadagni

jamadagni - Jamadagni (name of a Vedic sage, father of Parashurama)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रतिग्रहे (pratigrahe) - in accepting gifts (in accepting, in receiving gifts, in a gift)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratigraha

pratigraha - acceptance, receiving, a gift (especially from a Brahmin)

From prati + grah (to seize, to take).

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

संयमः (saṁyamaḥ) - self-restraint (saṃyama) (self-restraint, control, discipline (saṃyama))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyama

saṁyama - self-restraint, control, discipline, check (saṃyama)

From sam + yam (to restrain).

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, verily (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)

धारयते (dhārayate) - maintains, sustains (holds, bears, maintains, sustains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dhṛ

Present Indicative (Causative Ātmanepada)

3rd person singular present indicative Ātmanepada of the causative form dhāraya- of root dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

Note: Often takes an accusative object for what is maintained and a nominative subject for the one maintaining.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - steadfastly, surely (firmly, certainly, steadfastly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'firmly' or 'surely'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to 'dhanaṃ') (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'dhanaṃ'.

धनं (dhanaṁ) - wealth (wealth, riches, property, money)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Note: Subject of 'visravet'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (of a Brahmin, of a priest)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class (brāhmaṇa)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, at this time)

(indeclinable)

लुभ्यमानस्य (lubhyamānasya) - of one who is becoming greedy (of one who is greedy, desiring, covetous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lubhyamāna

lubhyamāna - being greedy, coveting, desiring

Present Passive Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from lubh (to covet, to desire) with the present participle suffix -māna.

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇasya'.

विस्रवेत् (visravet) - would leak away, would disappear (would flow away, would leak out, would disappear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of sru

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of root sru with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: sru (class 1)