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6,23

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-32

न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ।
किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥३२॥
32. na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca ,
kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogairjīvitena vā.
32. na kāṅkṣe vijayam kṛṣṇa na ca rājyam sukhāni ca
kim naḥ rājyena govinda kim bhogaiḥ jīvitena vā
32. kṛṣṇa vijayam na kāṅkṣe na ca rājyam sukhāni
ca govinda naḥ rājyena kim bhogaiḥ jīvitena vā
32. O Krishna, I do not desire victory, nor a kingdom, nor pleasures. O Govinda, what use is a kingdom to us? What use are enjoyments or even life?

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • काङ्क्षे (kāṅkṣe) - I desire (I desire, I wish for)
  • विजयम् (vijayam) - victory (victory, triumph)
  • कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, realm)
  • सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures (pleasures, joys, comforts)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • किम् (kim) - what use (what, what for, of what use)
  • नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our, us)
  • राज्येन (rājyena) - by a kingdom (by a kingdom, with a kingdom)
  • गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda (O Govinda (an epithet of Krishna))
  • किम् (kim) - what use (what, what for, of what use)
  • भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments (by enjoyments, by pleasures)
  • जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life (by life, with life)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
काङ्क्षे (kāṅkṣe) - I desire (I desire, I wish for)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāṅkṣ
present middle indicative
Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)
विजयम् (vijayam) - victory (victory, triumph)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya
vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣe'.
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a proper name), dark, black
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, realm)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, royal power
Derived from rājan (king) + -ya suffix.
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Object of implied 'kāṅkṣe'.
सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures (pleasures, joys, comforts)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sukha
sukha - pleasure, joy, happiness
Note: Accusative object of implied 'kāṅkṣe'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what use (what, what for, of what use)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular).
नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our, us)
(pronoun)
Dative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
Note: Here, dative case 'to us'.
राज्येन (rājyena) - by a kingdom (by a kingdom, with a kingdom)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, royal power
Derived from rājan (king) + -ya suffix.
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Used with 'kim' to express 'what use is X'.
गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda (O Govinda (an epithet of Krishna))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of govinda
govinda - Cow-finder, name of Krishna
Derived from go (cow/earth) + vinda (finder).
Root: vid (class 6)
किम् (kim) - what use (what, what for, of what use)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular).
भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments (by enjoyments, by pleasures)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience
Derived from root bhuj 'to enjoy'.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Used with 'kim' to express 'what use is X'.
जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life (by life, with life)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, livelihood
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root jīv 'to live' + -ta suffix, functioning as a neuter noun.
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Used with 'kim' to express 'what use is X'.
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)