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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-122, verse-22

यस्तु निःश्रेयसं श्रुत्वा प्राप्तमेवाभिपद्यते ।
आत्मनो मतमुत्सृज्य स लोके सुखमेधते ॥२२॥
22. yastu niḥśreyasaṁ śrutvā prāptamevābhipadyate ,
ātmano matamutsṛjya sa loke sukhamedhate.
22. yaḥ tu niḥśreyasam śrutvā prāptam eva abhipadyate
ātmanaḥ matam utsṛjya saḥ loke sukham edhate
22. But he who, having heard a statement conducive to supreme well-being, accepts it as if already obtained, abandoning the opinion of the self (ātman), he flourishes in happiness in the world.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, that)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
  • निःश्रेयसम् (niḥśreyasam) - a statement conducive to supreme well-being (supreme well-being, highest good, final liberation)
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened
  • प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - that which is obtained/achieved (obtained, achieved, arrived, received)
  • एव (eva) - as if (indeed, only, just, exactly, as if)
  • अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - obtains, reaches, approaches, understands, accepts
  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of one's own, spiritual essence)
  • मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine, belief)
  • उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having relinquished, having released
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • लोके (loke) - in the world, among people
  • सुखम् (sukham) - in happiness (adverbial) (happiness, pleasure, ease, joy)
  • एधते (edhate) - grows, prospers, flourishes, thrives

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, whichever
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
निःश्रेयसम् (niḥśreyasam) - a statement conducive to supreme well-being (supreme well-being, highest good, final liberation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of niḥśreyasa
niḥśreyasa - supreme good, ultimate well-being, final liberation
Compound type : Prādi-samāsa (niḥ+śreyas)
  • niḥ – out, away, without, completion, negation
    indeclinable
  • śreyas – good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good, excellence
    noun (neuter)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened
(indeclinable)
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.
प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - that which is obtained/achieved (obtained, achieved, arrived, received)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, achieved, acquired, reached, happened
Past Passive Participle
From prefix `pra` + root `āp` + `kta` suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Used substantively here, or as an adjective to an implied neuter noun.
एव (eva) - as if (indeed, only, just, exactly, as if)
(indeclinable)
अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - obtains, reaches, approaches, understands, accepts
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhipad
Prefix: abhi
Root: pad (class 4)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) (of the self, of one's own, spiritual essence)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life principle
मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine, belief)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mata
mata - thought, opinion, view, doctrine, belief, assent
Past Passive Participle
From root `man` (to think) + `kta` suffix
Root: man (class 4)
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having relinquished, having released
(indeclinable)
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
लोके (loke) - in the world, among people
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people, common folk
सुखम् (sukham) - in happiness (adverbial) (happiness, pleasure, ease, joy)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfort
Note: Used adverbially here.
एधते (edhate) - grows, prospers, flourishes, thrives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of edh
Root: edh (class 1)