महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-44

असंतोषपरा मूढाः संतोषं यान्ति पण्डिताः ।
अन्तो नास्ति पिपासायाः संतोषः परमं सुखम् ॥४४॥

44. asaṁtoṣaparā mūḍhāḥ saṁtoṣaṁ yānti paṇḍitāḥ ,
anto nāsti pipāsāyāḥ saṁtoṣaḥ paramaṁ sukham.

44. asaṃtoṣaparāḥ mūḍhāḥ saṃtoṣam yānti paṇḍitāḥ
antaḥ na asti pipāsāyāḥ saṃtoṣaḥ paramam sukham

44. Fools are devoted to discontentment, but the wise attain contentment. There is no end to thirst or craving (pipāsā). Contentment is indeed the supreme happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• असंतोषपराः (asaṁtoṣaparāḥ) - devoted to discontentment (devoted to dissatisfaction, prone to discontent)

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - fools (fools, ignorant ones, deluded ones)

• संतोषम् (saṁtoṣam) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (they go, they move, they attain, they reach)

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise (the wise, learned ones, scholars)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end (end, limit, boundary, conclusion)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (exists) (is, exists)

• पिपासायाः (pipāsāyāḥ) - of thirst or craving (pipāsā) (of thirst, of desire, of craving)

• संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

Words meanings and morphology

असंतोषपराः (asaṁtoṣaparāḥ) - devoted to discontentment (devoted to dissatisfaction, prone to discontent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asaṃtoṣapara

asaṁtoṣapara - intent on dissatisfaction, devoted to discontent

Compound of 'asaṃtoṣa' (dissatisfaction) and 'para' (intent on, devoted to).

Compound type : tatpurusha (asaṃtoṣa+para)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃtoṣa – contentment, satisfaction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √tuṣ (to be pleased) with prefix sam-, and suffix -a.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• para – supreme, chief, intent on, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - fools (fools, ignorant ones, deluded ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, ignorant, deluded, bewildered; a fool, an ignorant person

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root √muh (to be bewildered, confused), used as a noun.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb (implied 'are').

संतोषम् (saṁtoṣam) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa

saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

Derived from the root √tuṣ (to be pleased) with prefix sam-, and suffix -a.

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of `yānti`.

यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (they go, they move, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present active 3rd plural

Root class 2 (adādi) verb.

Root: yā (class 2)

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise (the wise, learned ones, scholars)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, skilled; a scholar, a wise person

Derived from 'paṇḍā' (wisdom) with the suffix -ita, used as a noun.

Note: Subject of the verb `yānti`.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end (end, limit, boundary, conclusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion, termination

Note: Subject of `asti`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (exists) (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active 3rd singular

Root class 2 (adādi) verb.

Root: as (class 2)

पिपासायाः (pipāsāyāḥ) - of thirst or craving (pipāsā) (of thirst, of desire, of craving)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pipāsā

pipāsā - thirst, desire to drink, craving

Desiderative nominal derivative

Derived from the desiderative stem of √pā (to drink) with the suffix -ā.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Possessive case modifying `antaḥ`.

संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa

saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

Derived from the root √tuṣ (to be pleased) with prefix sam-, and suffix -a.

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, ultimate, excellent

Superlative form.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure, comfort)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, joy

Note: Predicate nominative.