महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-200, verse-20

उपर्युपरि लोकस्य सर्वो गन्तुं समीहते ।
यतते च यथाशक्ति न च तद्वर्तते तथा ॥२०॥

20. uparyupari lokasya sarvo gantuṁ samīhate ,
yatate ca yathāśakti na ca tadvartate tathā.

20. uparyupari lokasya sarvaḥ gantum samīhate
yatate ca yathāśakti na ca tat vartate tathā

20. Everyone desires to rise higher and higher above the world, and they strive with all their might, but things do not unfold in that manner.

Words meanings summery:

• उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - higher and higher, above and beyond

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to reach

• समीहते (samīhate) - he/she/it desires, wishes, strives for

• यतते (yatate) - he/she/it strives, endeavors, tries

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's ability, to the best of one's power

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• वर्तते (vartate) - it happens, it exists, it proceeds

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

Words meanings and morphology

उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - higher and higher, above and beyond

(indeclinable)

Repetition of upari (above)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

Root: lok (class 10)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone, all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to reach

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

समीहते (samīhate) - he/she/it desires, wishes, strives for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of samīh

Present Middle

1st class verb, Present Middle 3rd singular

Prefix: sam

Root: īh (class 1)

यतते (yatate) - he/she/it strives, endeavors, tries

(verb)

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

Present Middle

1st class verb, Present Middle 3rd singular

Root: yat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's ability, to the best of one's power

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, strength, ability, energy, divine feminine power (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  From root śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

वर्तते (vartate) - it happens, it exists, it proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Present Middle

1st class verb, Present Middle 3rd singular

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

(indeclinable)