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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-200, verse-46

शब्दं स्पर्शं तथा रूपं गन्धानिष्टांश्च सत्तम ।
प्रभुत्वं लभते चापि धर्मस्यैतत्फलं विदुः ॥४६॥
46. śabdaṁ sparśaṁ tathā rūpaṁ gandhāniṣṭāṁśca sattama ,
prabhutvaṁ labhate cāpi dharmasyaitatphalaṁ viduḥ.
46. śabdam sparśam tathā rūpam gandhān aniṣṭān ca sattama
prabhutvam labhate ca api dharmasya etat phalam viduḥ
46. O best of men, one obtains (mastery over) sound, touch, form, and even undesirable smells, and also attains sovereignty. This, they know, is the fruit of righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, word
  • स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, contact
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty
  • गन्धान् (gandhān) - smells, odors
  • अनिष्टान् (aniṣṭān) - undesirable, unpleasant, unpalatable
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सत्तम (sattama) - O best one, O best of beings
  • प्रभुत्वम् (prabhutvam) - sovereignty, power, mastery, lordship
  • लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness, of duty, of natural law
  • एतत् (etat) - this, that
  • फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward
  • विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, word
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, word, speech
Root: śabd (class 1)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch, contact
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sparśa
sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
(indeclinable)
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, phenomenon
Root: rūp (class 10)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
गन्धान् (gandhān) - smells, odors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance
Root: gandh (class 10)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
अनिष्टान् (aniṣṭān) - undesirable, unpleasant, unpalatable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aniṣṭa
aniṣṭa - undesirable, unpleasant, disliked, unpropitious
Negation of iṣṭa (desired)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+iṣṭa)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • iṣṭa – desired, wished for, agreeable
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root iṣ (to wish, to desire)
    Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'gandhān'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सत्तम (sattama) - O best one, O best of beings
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama
sattama - best, excellent, noblest
Superlative of sat (good, existing)
Root: as (class 2)
प्रभुत्वम् (prabhutvam) - sovereignty, power, mastery, lordship
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prabhutva
prabhutva - sovereignty, supremacy, lordship, mastery, power
From prabhu + -tva suffix for abstract noun
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of 'labhate'.
लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Present Middle
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, indicative mood
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: The implied subject is 'one who follows dharma'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Particle
धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness, of duty, of natural law
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Possessive, 'of dharma'.
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Agrees with 'phalam'.
फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
Root: phal (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative.
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Active
3rd person plural, present tense, active voice, indicative mood
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: The implied subject is 'wise people' or 'people in general'.