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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-35

या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्या न जीर्यति जीर्यतः ।
योऽसौ प्राणान्तिको रोगस्तां तृष्णां त्यजतः सुखम् ॥३५॥
35. yā dustyajā durmatibhiryā na jīryati jīryataḥ ,
yo'sau prāṇāntiko rogastāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ tyajataḥ sukham.
35. yā dustyajā durmatibhiḥ yā na jīryati jīryataḥ yaḥ
asau prāṇāntikaḥ rogaḥ tām tṛṣṇām tyajataḥ sukham
35. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is that which is difficult for the foolish to relinquish, and which does not decay even when a person is aging. That craving is a fatal disease (roga); for one who abandons it, there is true happiness.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • या (yā) - (feminine nominative singular, referring to `tṛṣṇā`) (which, who)
  • दुस्त्यजा (dustyajā) - difficult to abandon, hard to give up
  • दुर्मतिभिः (durmatibhiḥ) - by foolish people, by those with evil minds
  • या (yā) - (feminine nominative singular, referring to `tṛṣṇā`) (which, who)
  • (na) - not, no
  • जीर्यति (jīryati) - grows old, decays, wastes away
  • जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is growing old, of an aging person
  • यः (yaḥ) - (masculine nominative singular, referring to `rogaḥ`) (which, who)
  • असौ (asau) - that, yonder
  • प्राणान्तिकः (prāṇāntikaḥ) - fatal, deadly, ending in life
  • रोगः (rogaḥ) - disease, illness
  • ताम् (tām) - (feminine accusative singular, referring to `tṛṣṇā`) (that (feminine))
  • तृष्णाम् (tṛṣṇām) - craving, thirst, desire
  • त्यजतः (tyajataḥ) - of one who abandons, for one who abandons
  • सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - (feminine nominative singular, referring to `tṛṣṇā`) (which, who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
दुस्त्यजा (dustyajā) - difficult to abandon, hard to give up
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dustyaja
dustyaja - difficult to abandon, hard to give up
gerundive
from dus (bad, difficult) + root tyaj (to abandon) + suffix ya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+tyaja)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • tyaja – to be abandoned
    adjective (masculine)
    gerundive
    from root tyaj (to abandon) + suffix ya
    Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Refers to `tṛṣṇā`.
दुर्मतिभिः (durmatibhiḥ) - by foolish people, by those with evil minds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of durmati
durmati - foolish, dull-witted, evil-minded; folly, evil mind
from dus (bad) + mati (mind)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+mati)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • mati – mind, intelligence, thought
    noun (feminine)
    from root man (to think)
    Root: man (class 4)
या (yā) - (feminine nominative singular, referring to `tṛṣṇā`) (which, who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जीर्यति (jīryati) - grows old, decays, wastes away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīryati
Root: jṝ (class 9)
जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is growing old, of an aging person
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jīryat
jīryat - growing old, decaying (present participle)
Present Active Participle
from root jṝ (to grow old)
Root: jṝ (class 9)
यः (yaḥ) - (masculine nominative singular, referring to `rogaḥ`) (which, who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
असौ (asau) - that, yonder
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, yonder
प्राणान्तिकः (prāṇāntikaḥ) - fatal, deadly, ending in life
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇāntika
prāṇāntika - fatal, deadly, ending in life
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+antika)
  • prāṇa – breath, life-force
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: an (class 2)
  • antika – near, ending, close
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: anta
Note: Refers to `rogaḥ`.
रोगः (rogaḥ) - disease, illness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of roga
roga - disease, illness
from root ruj (to break, to be sick)
Root: ruj (class 6)
ताम् (tām) - (feminine accusative singular, referring to `tṛṣṇā`) (that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, this
तृष्णाम् (tṛṣṇām) - craving, thirst, desire
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā
tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing
from root tṛṣ (to thirst)
Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
त्यजतः (tyajataḥ) - of one who abandons, for one who abandons
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tyajat
tyajat - abandoning, renouncing (present participle)
Present Active Participle
from root tyaj (to abandon)
Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: This genitive singular can imply 'for' (dative sense) or 'of' (possessive). Here, it's 'for the one who abandons'.
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure
Note: Often used adverbially as 'happily', but here 'happiness' is the subject of the implied sentence.