महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-3, verse-44

न जानीते हि यः श्रेयः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते ।
स क्षिप्रं भ्रश्यते राज्यान्न च श्रेयोऽनुविन्दति ॥४४॥

44. na jānīte hi yaḥ śreyaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate ,
sa kṣipraṁ bhraśyate rājyānna ca śreyo'nuvindati.

44. na jānīte hi yaḥ śreyaḥ śreyasaḥ ca avamanyate saḥ
kṣipraṃ bhraśyate rājyāt na ca śreyaḥ anuvindati

44. hi yaḥ śreyaḥ na jānīte ca śreyasaḥ avamanyate saḥ
rājyāt kṣipraṃ bhraśyate ca śreyaḥ na anuvindati

44. Indeed, whoever does not know what is good fortune and disregards what is good fortune (śreyas), quickly falls from his kingdom and does not attain welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• जानीते (jānīte) - knows, understands

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, ultimate good

• श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - of welfare, of good fortune

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disregards, despises, disrespects

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly, swiftly

• भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - falls, declines, is deprived

• राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom, from sovereignty

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good fortune, prosperity

• अनुविन्दति (anuvindati) - obtains, finds, attains

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानीते (jānīte) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Middle

9th class verb (Divādi), Present Middle, 3rd person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, ultimate good

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, ultimate good

Comparative form of śrī 'splendor, wealth'

Root: śrī

श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - of welfare, of good fortune

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, ultimate good

Comparative form of śrī 'splendor, wealth'

Root: śrī

Note: Also could be ablative, but genitive fits better with 'disregards (of)'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disregards, despises, disrespects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

4th class verb (Divādi) with prefix ava-, Present Middle, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative singular neuter

Root: kṣip

Note: Functions as an adverb.

भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - falls, declines, is deprived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhraṃś

Present Middle

4th class verb (Divādi), Present Middle, 3rd person singular

Root: bhraṃś (class 4)

राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom, from sovereignty

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

Root: rāj

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good fortune, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, prosperity, ultimate good

Comparative form of śrī 'splendor, wealth'

Root: śrī

अनुविन्दति (anuvindati) - obtains, finds, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active

6th class verb (Tudādi) with prefix anu-, Present Active, 3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: vid (class 6)