महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-66

अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित् ।
इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥६६॥

66. arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit ,
iti satyaṁ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ.

66. arthasya puruṣaḥ dāsaḥ dāsaḥ tu arthaḥ na kasyacit
iti satyam mahārāja baddhaḥ asmi arthena kauravaiḥ

66. mahārāja,
puruṣaḥ arthasya dāsaḥ; tu arthaḥ kasyacit na dāsaḥiti satyamkauravaiḥ arthena baddhaḥ asmi

66. "A man is a slave to wealth (artha), but wealth (artha) is not a slave to anyone. This is the truth, O great king. I am bound by the Kauravas through their wealth."

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth, of purpose, of gain

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person (puruṣa)

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - slave, servant

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - slave, servant

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth, purpose, gain

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of somebody

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

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, restrained

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth, by means of wealth/gain

• कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth, of purpose, of gain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of artha

artha - wealth, property, purpose, meaning, object

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

दासः (dāsaḥ) - slave, servant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - slave, servant, bondsman

दासः (dāsaḥ) - slave, servant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - slave, servant, bondsman

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth, purpose, gain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - wealth, property, purpose, meaning, object

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of somebody

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (genitive form of kim-cid)

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

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, caught, restrained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bandh' (9P), past passive participle.

Root: bandh (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth, by means of wealth/gain

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - wealth, property, purpose, meaning, object

कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava