महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-49

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
नार्थोपभोगलिप्सार्थमियमर्थेप्सुता मम ।
भरणार्थं तु विप्राणां ब्रह्मन्काङ्क्षे न लोभतः ॥४९॥

49. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
nārthopabhogalipsārthamiyamarthepsutā mama ,
bharaṇārthaṁ tu viprāṇāṁ brahmankāṅkṣe na lobhataḥ.

49. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca na
artha-upabhoga-lipsā-artham iyam artha-īpsutā
mama bharaṇa-artham tu
viprāṇām brahman kāṅkṣe na lobhataḥ

49. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "This desire for wealth (artha) that I have is not for the sake of enjoying worldly possessions. Rather, O Brahmin, I wish for it only to support the brahmins, not out of greed."

49. יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה אמר, הו בְּרַהְמִין, השאיפה שלי לעושר איננה כדי ליהנות מהעושר. אני רוצה אותו כדי לפרנס את הבְּרַהְמִינִים, ולא מתוך חמדנות.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थ-उपभोग-लिप्सा-अर्थम् (artha-upabhoga-lipsā-artham) - for the sake of desiring enjoyment of wealth

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• अर्थ-ईप्सुता (artha-īpsutā) - desire for wealth, eagerness for gain

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भरण-अर्थम् (bharaṇa-artham) - for the sake of maintenance, for support

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the brahmins, of the learned

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• काङ्क्षे (kāṅkṣe) - I desire, I wish for

• न (na) - not, no

• लोभतः (lobhataḥ) - from greed, out of covetousness

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-उपभोग-लिप्सा-अर्थम् (artha-upabhoga-lipsā-artham) - for the sake of desiring enjoyment of wealth

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+upabhoga+lipsā+artha)

• artha – wealth, object, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• upabhoga – enjoyment, use, consumption
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun from bhuj with upa prefix
  Prefix: upa
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• lipsā – desire, wish to obtain, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  from desiderative stem of labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)
• artha – purpose, sake, reason
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose.

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अर्थ-ईप्सुता (artha-īpsutā) - desire for wealth, eagerness for gain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arthepsutā

arthepsutā - desire for wealth, eagerness for gain

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+īpsutā)

• artha – wealth, object, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• īpsutā – desire, eagerness, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  from desiderative stem of āp (to obtain), with suffix -tā
  Root: āp (class 5)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

भरण-अर्थम् (bharaṇa-artham) - for the sake of maintenance, for support

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharaṇa+artha)

• bharaṇa – maintenance, support, carrying, nourishing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, sake, reason
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of the brahmins, of the learned

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, learned person, wise man, inspired

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a brahmin, a priest, sacred knowledge

Root: bṛh (class 1)

काङ्क्षे (kāṅkṣe) - I desire, I wish for

(verb)

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

Present active

1st person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लोभतः (lobhataḥ) - from greed, out of covetousness

(indeclinable)

suffixed with -tas from lobha (greed)

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