महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-52, verse-26

कौमारं ब्रह्मचर्यं ते जानामि द्विजसत्तम ।
दुःखार्जितस्य तपसस्तस्मान्नेच्छामि ते व्ययम् ॥२६॥

26. kaumāraṁ brahmacaryaṁ te jānāmi dvijasattama ,
duḥkhārjitasya tapasastasmānnecchāmi te vyayam.

26. kaumāram brahmacaryam te jānāmi dvijasattama
duḥkhārjitasya tapasas tasmāt na icchāmi te vyayam

26. dvijasattama te kaumāram brahmacaryam jānāmi
duḥkhārjitasya tapasas te vyayam tasmāt na icchāmi

26. O best among the twice-born (dvija), I know your celibacy (brahmacarya) from childhood. Therefore, I do not wish for the loss of your asceticism (tapas), which was acquired with such difficulty.

Words meanings summery:

• कौमारम् (kaumāram) - referring to celibacy (brahmacarya) observed since childhood (of childhood, childish)

• ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy, religious studentship

• ते (te) - your

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - Addressed to Uttanika (O best among the twice-born)

• दुःखार्जितस्य (duḥkhārjitasya) - of the penance acquired with difficulty (of that acquired with difficulty)

• तपसस् (tapasas) - of the penance (tapas) acquired with difficulty (of asceticism, of penance)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• न (na) - not, no

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• ते (te) - your

• व्ययम् (vyayam) - loss, expenditure

Words meanings and morphology

कौमारम् (kaumāram) - referring to celibacy (brahmacarya) observed since childhood (of childhood, childish)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaumāra

kaumāra - relating to a boy or youth, childish, youthful, celibacy

Derived from kumāra (boy, youth)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmacaryam'.

ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - celibacy, religious studentship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - chaste and disciplined life, religious studentship, celibacy

Compound of brahman (Veda, sacred knowledge) and carya (conduct)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice, movement
  noun (neuter)
  From √car (to move, conduct)
  Root: √car (class 1)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternate form for genitive singular of yuṣmad

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √jñā

Root: √jñā (class 9)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - Addressed to Uttanika (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born

Compound of dvija (twice-born) and sattama (best, most excellent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (two) and √jan (to be born)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from sat (good, excellent)

दुःखार्जितस्य (duḥkhārjitasya) - of the penance acquired with difficulty (of that acquired with difficulty)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkhārjita

duḥkhārjita - acquired with difficulty, earned through hardship

compound involving a past passive participle

Compound of duḥkha (pain, difficulty) and arjita (acquired, earned)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+arjita)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, difficulty, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• arjita – acquired, earned, gained
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From √ṛj (to gain, acquire) with augment
  Root: √ṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tapasas'.

तपसस् (tapasas) - of the penance (tapas) acquired with difficulty (of asceticism, of penance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ

Root: √iṣ (class 6)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternate form for genitive singular of yuṣmad

व्ययम् (vyayam) - loss, expenditure

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyaya

vyaya - expenditure, expense, loss, destruction, waste

From vi (away) + √i (to go) + a (suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: √i (class 2)