महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-26, verse-15

कामचारी तु कामेन य इन्द्रियसुखे रतः ।
व्रतवारी सदैवैष य इन्द्रियजये रतः ॥१५॥

15. kāmacārī tu kāmena ya indriyasukhe rataḥ ,
vratavārī sadaivaiṣa ya indriyajaye rataḥ.

15. kāmacārī tu kāmena yaḥ indriyasukhe rataḥ
vratavārī sadā eva eṣaḥ yaḥ indriyajaye rataḥ

15. yaḥ indriyasukhe rataḥ kāmena tu kāmacārī
eṣaḥ yaḥ indriyajaye rataḥ sadā eva vratavārī

15. One who acts as they please, delighting in sensory pleasures, is driven by desire. But this person, who delights in the conquest of the senses, is always an observer of spiritual disciplines (vrata).

Words meanings summery:

• कामचारी (kāmacārī) - one who acts at will, free-moving, indulging in desires

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• कामेन (kāmena) - by desire, by lust, by pleasure

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• इन्द्रियसुखे (indriyasukhe) - in sensory pleasure, in the pleasure of the senses

• रतः (rataḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in

• व्रतवारी (vratavārī) - observer of vows, ascetic, one who keeps spiritual disciplines

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• इन्द्रियजये (indriyajaye) - in the conquest of the senses, in mastery over senses

• रतः (rataḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in

Words meanings and morphology

कामचारी (kāmacārī) - one who acts at will, free-moving, indulging in desires

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmacārin

kāmacārin - one who acts at will, free-moving, indulging in desires

Derived from kāma (desire) and cārin (moving, acting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+cārin)

• kāma – desire, will, pleasure, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• cārin – moving, acting, behaving, pursuing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

कामेन (kāmena) - by desire, by lust, by pleasure

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, lust, love, pleasure, wish

Root: kam (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

इन्द्रियसुखे (indriyasukhe) - in sensory pleasure, in the pleasure of the senses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of indriyasukha

indriyasukha - sensory pleasure

Compound of indriya (sense organ) and sukha (pleasure).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+sukha)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ind (class 7)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, joy, comfort
  noun (neuter)

रतः (rataḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'ram' (to delight, to enjoy).

Root: ram (class 1)

व्रतवारी (vratavārī) - observer of vows, ascetic, one who keeps spiritual disciplines

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vratavārin

vratavārin - observer of vows, ascetic, one who keeps spiritual disciplines

Derived from vrata (vow, discipline) and vārin (keeping, observing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vrata+vārin)

• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred rule, spiritual discipline
  noun (neuter)
• vārin – keeping, observing, having, containing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root vṛ (to cover, contain, choose)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

इन्द्रियजये (indriyajaye) - in the conquest of the senses, in mastery over senses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indriyajaya

indriyajaya - conquest of the senses, mastery over senses

Compound of indriya (sense organ) and jaya (victory, conquest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+jaya)

• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ind (class 7)
• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

रतः (rataḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'ram' (to delight, to enjoy).

Root: ram (class 1)