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).

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