महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-37

बुद्धिः प्रभावस्तेजश्च सत्त्वमुत्थानमेव च ।
व्यवसायश्च यस्य स्यात्तस्यावृत्तिभयं कुतः ॥३७॥

37. buddhiḥ prabhāvastejaśca sattvamutthānameva ca ,
vyavasāyaśca yasya syāttasyāvṛttibhayaṁ kutaḥ.

37. buddhiḥ prabhāvaḥ tejaḥ ca sattvam utthānam eva ca
vyavasāyaḥ ca yasya syāt tasya āvṛtti bhayam kutaḥ

37. For one who possesses intelligence, power, brilliance, strength, initiative, and determination, from where could there be any fear regarding their livelihood?

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

• प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power, might, influence, dignity

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, splendor, energy, vigor, spiritual power

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - strength, courage, vitality, goodness, purity

• उत्थानम् (utthānam) - effort, exertion, initiative, rising, development

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

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• व्यवसायः (vyavasāyaḥ) - determination, resolution, endeavor, enterprise

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, exists

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• आवृत्ति (āvṛtti) - Refers to means of livelihood or subsistence. (livelihood, means of subsistence, return)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - Implies 'not at all', posing a rhetorical question. (from where? why? how?)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, discernment, perception

Derived from root `budh` (to awaken, perceive, understand) + `ktin` suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power, might, influence, dignity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, influence, dignity, majesty, origin, superhuman power

From `pra` + root `bhū` (to be, become).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, splendor, energy, vigor, spiritual power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, vigor, light, fire, spiritual power

Derived from root `tij` (to be sharp, keen).

Root: tij (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - strength, courage, vitality, goodness, purity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essence, existence, reality, goodness, purity (one of the three guṇas), strength, courage, being

From root `as` (to be) + `tva` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

उत्थानम् (utthānam) - effort, exertion, initiative, rising, development

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthāna

utthāna - rising, getting up, exertion, effort, initiative, enterprise, prosperity

From `ut` + root `sthā` (to stand).

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

व्यवसायः (vyavasāyaḥ) - determination, resolution, endeavor, enterprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - determination, resolution, endeavor, effort, enterprise, business

From `vi` + `ava` + root `so` (to end, destroy) or `si` (to bind), implying firm resolve.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so/si (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root `as`, optative, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

आवृत्ति (āvṛtti) - Refers to means of livelihood or subsistence. (livelihood, means of subsistence, return)

(noun)

feminine, singular of āvṛtti

āvṛtti - turning back, return, repetition, livelihood, occupation, means of subsistence

From `ā` + root `vṛt` (to turn, exist).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: First part of a tatpurusha compound `āvṛttibhayam`.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger, apprehension

From root `bhī` (to fear).

Compound type : tatpurusha (āvṛtti+bhaya)

• āvṛtti – livelihood, means of subsistence, return
  noun (feminine)
  From `ā` + root `vṛt`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root `bhī`.
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Compound word `āvṛttibhayam` (fear of livelihood) nominative singular.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - Implies 'not at all', posing a rhetorical question. (from where? why? how?)

(indeclinable)

From `kim` (what) + `tas` suffix (ablative sense).