महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-49

प्रतिषिद्धा हि ते याच्ञा यया सिध्यति वै द्विजः ।
तेजसैवार्थलिप्सायां यतस्व पुरुषर्षभ ॥४९॥

49. pratiṣiddhā hi te yācñā yayā sidhyati vai dvijaḥ ,
tejasaivārthalipsāyāṁ yatasva puruṣarṣabha.

49. pratiṣiddhā hi te yācñā yayā sidhyati vai dvijaḥ
| tejasā eva arthalipsāyām yatasva puruṣarṣabha

49. Indeed, your begging is prohibited; it is by begging that a brahmin (dvija) thrives. O best among men, you must strive for wealth only through your own might and splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिषिद्धा (pratiṣiddhā) - forbidden, prohibited, prevented

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• ते (te) - your, to you

• याच्ञा (yācñā) - begging, entreaty, petition, request, seeking alms

• यया (yayā) - by which, with which

• सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished, is fulfilled

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power, by energy

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• अर्थलिप्सायाम् (arthalipsāyām) - in the desire for wealth/objects

• यतस्व (yatasva) - strive, endeavor, exert yourself

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O pre-eminent man

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिषिद्धा (pratiṣiddhā) - forbidden, prohibited, prevented

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣiddha

pratiṣiddha - forbidden, prohibited, prevented

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root ṣidh (to avert, prohibit) with the prefix prati (against, back).

Prefix: prati

Root: ṣidh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yācñā'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Context indicates genitive 'your begging'.

याच्ञा (yācñā) - begging, entreaty, petition, request, seeking alms

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yācñā

yācñā - begging, entreaty, petition, request, seeking alms

From the root yāc (to beg, ask).

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यया (yayā) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yat

yat - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'yācñā'.

सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished, is fulfilled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sidh

Present active

Root sidh belongs to class 4 (divādi).

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'dvijaḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, or metaphorically a bird or a snake)

Formed from dvi (twice) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From the root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'sidhyati'.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, light, power, energy, spiritual or moral energy

From the root tij (to be sharp, to shine).

Root: tij

Note: Indicates the means.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

अर्थलिप्सायाम् (arthalipsāyām) - in the desire for wealth/objects

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of arthalipsā

arthalipsā - desire for wealth, greed for gain, longing for objects

Compound of artha (wealth, object) and lipsā (desire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+lipsā)

• artha – object, purpose, wealth, meaning, affair
  noun (masculine)
• lipsā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun from the root labh (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Locative of purpose or context.

यतस्व (yatasva) - strive, endeavor, exert yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yat

Imperative middle

Root yat belongs to class 1 (bhvādi).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O pre-eminent man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, chief of men (literally 'bull among men')

Compound of puruṣa (man) and ṛṣabha (bull, best, chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)