महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-35, verse-20

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श्रियं च लोके लभते समग्रां मन्ये चास्मै शत्रवः संनमन्ते ।
मित्राणि चैनमतिरागाद्भजन्ते देवा इवेन्द्रमनुजीवन्ति चैनम् ॥२०॥

20. śriyaṁ ca loke labhate samagrāṁ; manye cāsmai śatravaḥ saṁnamante ,
mitrāṇi cainamatirāgādbhajante; devā ivendramanujīvanti cainam.

20. śriyam ca loke labhate samagrām
manye ca asmai śatravaḥ saṃnamante
mitrāṇi ca enam atirāgāt bhajante
devāḥ iva indram anujīvanti ca enam

20. And he obtains complete prosperity in the world. I believe his enemies bow down to him, and friends serve him with great affection. Just as the gods live depending on Indra, so too do others depend on him.

Words meanings summery:

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श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune

च (ca) - and, also

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gets, receives

समग्राम् (samagrām) - complete, entire, full

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

च (ca) - and, also

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for him

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

संनमन्ते (saṁnamante) - they bow down, they submit

मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

च (ca) - and, also

एनम् (enam) - him

अतिरागात् (atirāgāt) - out of great affection, with intense attachment

भजन्ते (bhajante) - they serve, they worship, they resort to

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

अनुजीवन्ति (anujīvanti) - they live depending on, they subsist by

च (ca) - and, also

एनम् (enam) - him

Words meanings and morphology

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gets, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

present tense

3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Root: labh (class 1)

समग्राम् (samagrām) - complete, entire, full

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samagra

samagra - complete, entire, full

Note: Adjective agreeing with śriyam

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

present tense

1st person singular, ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Dative singular of idam

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

संनमन्ते (saṁnamante) - they bow down, they submit

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃnam

present tense

3rd person plural, ātmanepada

Prefix: sam

Root: nam (class 1)

मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion

Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural. Here, likely nominative as subject of bhajante.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - him, her, it

अतिरागात् (atirāgāt) - out of great affection, with intense attachment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of atirāga

atirāga - great affection, intense attachment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+rāga)

ati – very, exceedingly
indeclinable
Used as an intensifying prefix.
rāga – affection, attachment, passion
noun (masculine)
From √rañj (रञ्ज्) 'to be dyed, to be pleased'
Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: ablative of cause/manner

भजन्ते (bhajante) - they serve, they worship, they resort to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhaj

present tense

3rd person plural, ātmanepada

Root: bhaj (class 1)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

इव (iva) - like, as, as if