महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-24

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
नैवाहं कामये यक्ष तव पूर्वपरिग्रहम् ।
कामं नैतत्प्रशंसन्ति सन्तो हि पुरुषाः सदा ॥२४॥

24. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
naivāhaṁ kāmaye yakṣa tava pūrvaparigraham ,
kāmaṁ naitatpraśaṁsanti santo hi puruṣāḥ sadā.

24. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | na eva aham kāmaye yakṣa tava pūrvaparigraham
| kāmam na etat praśaṃsanti santaḥ hi puruṣāḥ sadā

24. Yudhishthira said: "Indeed, O Yaksha, I do not desire your previous acquisition. Truly, good (santaḥ) persons (puruṣa) never praise such a desire."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas, known for his adherence to natural law (dharma). (Yudhishthira)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding negation 'na', meaning 'certainly not' or 'indeed not'. (indeed, only, just)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish for

• यक्ष (yakṣa) - Addressed to the specific Yaksha who is questioning Yudhishthira. (O Yaksha)

• तव (tava) - your

• पूर्वपरिग्रहम् (pūrvaparigraham) - What the Yaksha has already taken or claimed, specifically referring to the Pandava brothers' lives. (former acquisition, previous possession)

• कामम् (kāmam) - Used adverbially here to mean 'truly' or 'indeed', emphasizing the following statement. (desire, wish; indeed, truly)

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to 'such a desire' as mentioned in the previous phrase or implicitly, the act of desiring previous possessions. (this, such)

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - Refers to righteous and sagely individuals, contrasting with those who might desire previously acquired things. (good, virtuous, wise men)

• हि (hi) - Emphatic, meaning 'for it is a fact that' or 'truly'. (indeed, for, because)

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - Used generally to refer to human individuals. (persons, men, human beings)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas, known for his adherence to natural law (dharma). (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (lit. firm in battle)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding negation 'na', meaning 'certainly not' or 'indeed not'. (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish for

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kam

Denominal verb from 'kāma' or Dhātupāṭha root 1.1070.

Root: kam (class 10)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

यक्ष (yakṣa) - Addressed to the specific Yaksha who is questioning Yudhishthira. (O Yaksha)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yaksha (a class of benevolent but sometimes mischievous nature-spirits)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पूर्वपरिग्रहम् (pūrvaparigraham) - What the Yaksha has already taken or claimed, specifically referring to the Pandava brothers' lives. (former acquisition, previous possession)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrvaparigraha

pūrvaparigraha - previous possession, former acquisition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+parigraha)

• pūrva – former, prior, previous
  adjective (masculine)
• parigraha – seizing, taking possession, possession, acquisition, claim
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix pari + root grah.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

कामम् (kāmam) - Used adverbially here to mean 'truly' or 'indeed', emphasizing the following statement. (desire, wish; indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

Root: kam (class 10)

Note: Accusative singular of kāma, used adverbially.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to 'such a desire' as mentioned in the previous phrase or implicitly, the act of desiring previous possessions. (this, such)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - Refers to righteous and sagely individuals, contrasting with those who might desire previously acquired things. (good, virtuous, wise men)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - good, virtuous, wise; an existing being

present active participle

Present active participle of the root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

हि (hi) - Emphatic, meaning 'for it is a fact that' or 'truly'. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - Used generally to refer to human individuals. (persons, men, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)