महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-17

तत आयव्ययौ दृष्ट्वा समौ सममतिर्द्विजः ।
सर्वथा प्राणिनां पीडामुपादानादमन्यत ॥१७॥

17. tata āyavyayau dṛṣṭvā samau samamatirdvijaḥ ,
sarvathā prāṇināṁ pīḍāmupādānādamanyata.

17. tataḥ āyavyayau dṛṣṭvā samau samamatiḥ dvijaḥ
sarvathā prāṇinām pīḍām upādānāt amanyata

17. Then, the brahmin (dvijaḥ) with an impartial mind, observing that the income and expenditure were balanced, concluded that the acquisition [of wealth] always caused harm to living beings.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• आयव्ययौ (āyavyayau) - the income and expenditure (income and expenditure (dual))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having observed (having seen)

• समौ (samau) - equal, balanced (equal, same (dual))

• सममतिः (samamatiḥ) - one with an impartial mind (one with an impartial/equanimous mind)

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

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - always, in every way (in every way, always, by all means)

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings

• पीडाम् (pīḍām) - harm (harm, distress, pain)

• उपादानात् (upādānāt) - from the acquisition (of wealth) (from acquisition, from taking, from material cause)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he considered (he thought, considered)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' with suffix -tas

आयव्ययौ (āyavyayau) - the income and expenditure (income and expenditure (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of āyavyaya

āyavyaya - income and expenditure

Dvanda compound: āya (income) + vyaya (expenditure)

Compound type : dvandva (āya+vyaya)

• āya – income, revenue, coming in
  noun (masculine)
  From √i with ā prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: i (class 2)
• vyaya – expenditure, expense, going out
  noun (masculine)
  From √i with vi prefix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Also nominative dual.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having observed (having seen)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive/Gerund of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

समौ (samau) - equal, balanced (equal, same (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, impartial

nominative/accusative dual of 'sama'

Note: Also accusative dual.

सममतिः (samamatiḥ) - one with an impartial mind (one with an impartial/equanimous mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samamati

samamati - of equal mind, impartial, equanimous

Bahuvrihi compound: sama (equal) + mati (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+mati)

• sama – equal, same, impartial
  adjective (masculine)
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth

Compound: dvi (twice) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - always, in every way (in every way, always, by all means)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -thā from sarva

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate creature

n-stem noun from prāṇa (life-breath)

पीडाम् (pīḍām) - harm (harm, distress, pain)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pīḍā

pīḍā - pain, distress, harm, affliction

From √pīḍ (to oppress, distress)

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

उपादानात् (upādānāt) - from the acquisition (of wealth) (from acquisition, from taking, from material cause)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of upādāna

upādāna - taking, grasping, acquisition, material cause

From √dā with upa and ā prefixes, nominalized.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he considered (he thought, considered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

imperfect middle

3rd person singular imperfect middle (laṅ) of √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)