महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-32

न हि कामेन कामोऽन्यः साध्यते फलमेव तत् ।
उपयोगात्फलस्येव काष्ठाद्भस्मेव पण्डितः ॥३२॥

32. na hi kāmena kāmo'nyaḥ sādhyate phalameva tat ,
upayogātphalasyeva kāṣṭhādbhasmeva paṇḍitaḥ.

32. na hi kāmena kāmaḥ anyaḥ sādhyate phalam eva tat |
upayogāt phalasya iva kāṣṭhāt bhasma iva paṇḍitaḥ

32. Indeed, one desire (kāma) is not truly satisfied by another; that is merely its outcome. O learned one, just as from the consumption of a fruit (phala), or from wood (kāṣṭha) turning to ash, so it is with desire (kāma).

32. אי אפשר להשיג הנאה אחת באמצעות הנאה אחרת, כי היא עצמה הפרי. כשם שפרי נגמר בעצם אכילתו, וכשם שנשאר אפר מן העץ.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• कामेन (kāmena) - by desire

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• साध्यते (sādhyate) - is fulfilled, is accomplished, is brought about

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• उपयोगात् (upayogāt) - from use, from consumption, from enjoyment

• फलस्य (phalasya) - of the fruit, of the result

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• काष्ठात् (kāṣṭhāt) - from wood

• भस्म (bhasma) - ash, ashes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - O learned one, wise person

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

कामेन (kāmena) - by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

from root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

from root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

साध्यते (sādhyate) - is fulfilled, is accomplished, is brought about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sādh

Root: sādh (class 5)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उपयोगात् (upayogāt) - from use, from consumption, from enjoyment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of upayoga

upayoga - use, employment, application, enjoyment, consumption

from prefix upa- + root yuj (to join, apply)

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

फलस्य (phalasya) - of the fruit, of the result

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

काष्ठात् (kāṣṭhāt) - from wood

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, piece of wood, timber

भस्म (bhasma) - ash, ashes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ashes, cinders

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - O learned one, wise person

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, pundit

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