महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-50, verse-18

असंतोषः श्रियो मूलं तस्मात्तं कामयाम्यहम् ।
समुच्छ्रये यो यतते स राजन्परमो नयी ॥१८॥

18. asaṁtoṣaḥ śriyo mūlaṁ tasmāttaṁ kāmayāmyaham ,
samucchraye yo yatate sa rājanparamo nayī.

18. asaṃtoṣaḥ śriyaḥ mūlam tasmāt tam kāmayāmi aham
samucchraye yaḥ yatate sa rājan paramaḥ nayī

18. Discontent is the root of prosperity, therefore I desire it. O king, he who strives for elevation is indeed the foremost leader.

18. חוסר הסתפקות הוא שורש השגשוג, ולכן אני חפץ בו. מי שמשתדל לעלות לגדולה, הו מלך, הוא המדינאי העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• असंतोषः (asaṁtoṣaḥ) - discontent, dissatisfaction, unpleasure

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of fortune, of glory

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason, from that

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• कामयामि (kāmayāmi) - I desire, I wish for, I love

• अहम् (aham) - I

• समुच्छ्रये (samucchraye) - in elevation, in rising up, in prosperity

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, attempts

• स (sa) - he, that

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

• नयी (nayī) - foremost leader / strategist (leader, guide, one who leads in policy/conduct, strategist)

Words meanings and morphology

असंतोषः (asaṁtoṣaḥ) - discontent, dissatisfaction, unpleasure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃtoṣa

asaṁtoṣa - discontent, dissatisfaction

Negative of saṃtoṣa (contentment)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃtoṣa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• saṃtoṣa – contentment, satisfaction
  noun (masculine)
  From saṃ-√tuṣ (to be pleased, content)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of fortune, of glory

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, glory, beauty, Lakshmi

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, base, foundation, origin, source

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, for that reason, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here as an indeclinable adverb meaning 'therefore'.

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'discontent' (asaṃtoṣa), which is masculine.

कामयामि (kāmayāmi) - I desire, I wish for, I love

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kāmay

Denominative verb from kāma (desire)

From the root kam with suffix -ya to form a denominative verb.

Root: kam (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

समुच्छ्रये (samucchraye) - in elevation, in rising up, in prosperity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samucchraya

samucchraya - elevation, rising up, prosperity, culmination

From sam-ud-√śrī (to rise, elevate)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: śrī (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

यतते (yatate) - strives, endeavors, attempts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, best

नयी (nayī) - foremost leader / strategist (leader, guide, one who leads in policy/conduct, strategist)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nayin

nayin - leader, guide, one skilled in policy (naya)

Derived from naya (policy, conduct) with suffix -in

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