महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-77

अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित् ।
इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥७७॥

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

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

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

77. A man is a servant of material gain (artha), but material gain (artha) is not a servant of anyone. This is the truth, O great king: I am bound by material obligations (artha) to the Kauravas.

Words meanings summery:

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

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, male

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - material gain (wealth (artha), purpose, gain)

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

• इति (iti) - introducing the following statement as truth (thus, so, in this way)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fastened, imprisoned

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by material obligations (by wealth (artha), by purpose, by means of gain)

• कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, gain, object, interest, need

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, male

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)

दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - servant, slave, worshipper

दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant, slave

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - servant, slave, worshipper

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - material gain (wealth (artha), purpose, gain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, gain, object, interest, need

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - anyone, someone, anything, something (indefinite pronoun)

इति (iti) - introducing the following statement as truth (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fastened, imprisoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fastened, imprisoned, caught

Past Passive Participle

From root √bandh (to bind, tie)

Root: bandh (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अर्थेन (arthena) - by material obligations (by wealth (artha), by purpose, by means of gain)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, gain, object, interest, need

कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a member of the Kaurava family

Derived from Kuru