महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-6

यश्चैव लब्ध्वा न स्मरामीत्युवाच दत्त्वा च यः कत्थति याच्यमानः ।
यश्चासतः सान्त्वमुपासतीह एतेऽनुयान्त्यनिलं पाशहस्ताः ॥६॥

6. yaścaiva labdhvā na smarāmītyuvāca; dattvā ca yaḥ katthati yācyamānaḥ ,
yaścāsataḥ sāntvamupāsatīha; ete'nuyāntyanilaṁ pāśahastāḥ.

6. yaḥ ca eva labdhvā na smarāmi iti
uvāca dattvā ca yaḥ katthati yācyamānaḥ
yaḥ ca asataḥ sāntvam upāsate
iha ete anuyānti anilam pāśahastāḥ

6. And whoever, after having received something, says 'I do not remember it'; and whoever, having given something, boasts about it when asked; and whoever here cultivates the appeasement of the wicked – these individuals, holding nooses in their hands, follow the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

• न (na) - not, no

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• च (ca) - and, also

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• कत्थति (katthati) - he boasts, he praises himself

• याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being asked, being begged, being importuned

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the wicked, of the non-existent, of the bad

• सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - conciliation, appeasement, comfort

• उपासते (upāsate) - he serves, he worships, he cultivates, he seeks to appease

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• एते (ete) - these

• अनुयान्ति (anuyānti) - they follow, they pursue

• अनिलम् (anilam) - the wind (implying futility or dissolution) (the wind, the air, empty space)

• पाशहस्ताः (pāśahastāḥ) - holding nooses in their hands, with nooses in hand

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

(indeclinable participle)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

irregular perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable participle)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

कत्थति (katthati) - he boasts, he praises himself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of katth

Root: katth (class 1)

याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being asked, being begged, being importuned

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāc

yāc - to ask, beg, solicit

Root: yāc (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the wicked, of the non-existent, of the bad

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, bad, wicked

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – existent, good, real, being
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - conciliation, appeasement, comfort

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, appeasement, comfort

उपासते (upāsate) - he serves, he worships, he cultivates, he seeks to appease

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of upās

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

अनुयान्ति (anuyānti) - they follow, they pursue

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of anuyā

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

अनिलम् (anilam) - the wind (implying futility or dissolution) (the wind, the air, empty space)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, Vayu (god of wind), vital breath

पाशहस्ताः (pāśahastāḥ) - holding nooses in their hands, with nooses in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāśahasta

pāśahasta - holding a noose in hand

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pāśa+hasta)

• pāśa – noose, snare, bond
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)