महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-3, verse-31

स्थानेऽस्मिन्वस राजेन्द्र कर्मभिर्निर्जिते शुभैः ।
किं त्वं मानुष्यकं स्नेहमद्यापि परिकर्षसि ॥३१॥

31. sthāne'sminvasa rājendra karmabhirnirjite śubhaiḥ ,
kiṁ tvaṁ mānuṣyakaṁ snehamadyāpi parikarṣasi.

31. sthāne asmin vasa rājendra karmabhiḥ nirjite śubhaiḥ
kim tvam mānuṣyakam sneham adya api parikarṣasi

31. rājendra! asmin śubhaiḥ karmabhiḥ nirjite sthāne vasa.
kim tvam adya api mānuṣyakam sneham parikarṣasi?

31. O king (rājendra), reside in this realm, which has been won through virtuous deeds (karma). Why do you still cling to human affection even now?

Words meanings summery:

• स्थाने (sthāne) - in this heavenly realm (in the place, in the abode)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (specific) place (in this, in this one)

• वस (vasa) - reside (here) (dwell, reside, live)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as the best of kings) (O king of kings, O best of kings)

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by good actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)

• निर्जिते (nirjite) - won by your actions (conquered, won, subdued)

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious/virtuous (actions) (by auspicious, by good)

• किम् (kim) - why? (what? why? whether?)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (you)

• मानुष्यकम् (mānuṣyakam) - human (affection) (human, related to humans)

• स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection (for human relations) (affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat)

• अद्य (adya) - currently, at this moment in the afterlife (today, now, at this time)

• अपि (api) - even now, still (also, even, too)

• परिकर्षसि (parikarṣasi) - you still cling to, you drag along (you drag along, you attract, you cling to)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थाने (sthāne) - in this heavenly realm (in the place, in the abode)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode, residence, state, condition

From root sthā "to stand" + ana suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative singular.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (specific) place (in this, in this one)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/neuter locative singular.

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with sthāne.

वस (vasa) - reside (here) (dwell, reside, live)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vas

imperative active

Root vas (class 1).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Second person singular imperative.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as the best of kings) (O king of kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, best of kings, an emperor (compound of rāja + indra)

Compound rāja (king) + indra (chief/lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj
• indra – Indra (name of the Vedic deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira.

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by good actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (as result of actions)

From root kṛ 'to do' + man suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Instrumental plural, indicates the means.

निर्जिते (nirjite) - won by your actions (conquered, won, subdued)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, subdued, won

Past Passive Participle

From root ji 'to conquer' with prefix nir.

Prefix: nis

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with sthāne.

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by auspicious/virtuous (actions) (by auspicious, by good)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, propitious, beautiful

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with karmabhiḥ.

किम् (kim) - why? (what? why? whether?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle.

Note: Functions as an interrogative adverb here.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Nominative singular, subject of parikarṣasi.

मानुष्यकम् (mānuṣyakam) - human (affection) (human, related to humans)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣyaka

mānuṣyaka - human, pertaining to man, human condition

Derived from manuṣya (man) + ka (suffix).

Note: Adjective agreeing with sneham.

स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection (for human relations) (affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, attachment, oil, fat, anointing

From root snih "to be sticky, to love".

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Accusative singular, object of parikarṣasi.

अद्य (adya) - currently, at this moment in the afterlife (today, now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Note: An adverb of time.

अपि (api) - even now, still (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

परिकर्षसि (parikarṣasi) - you still cling to, you drag along (you drag along, you attract, you cling to)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pari + kṛṣ

present active

Root kṛṣ (class 1 or 6) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Second person singular present active.