महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-60, verse-49

देवार्हा मानुषा भोगाः प्राप्ता असुलभा नृपैः ।
ऐश्वर्यं चोत्तमं प्राप्तं को नु स्वन्ततरो मया ॥४९॥

49. devārhā mānuṣā bhogāḥ prāptā asulabhā nṛpaiḥ ,
aiśvaryaṁ cottamaṁ prāptaṁ ko nu svantataro mayā.

49. devārhāḥ mānuṣāḥ bhogāḥ prāptāḥ asulabhāḥ nṛpaiḥ
aiśvaryam ca uttamam prāptam kaḥ nu svantataraḥ mayā

49. devārhāḥ nṛpaiḥ asulabhāḥ mānuṣāḥ bhogāḥ prāptāḥ ca
uttamam aiśvaryam ca prāptam kaḥ nu mayā svantataraḥ

49. I obtained human enjoyments (bhogāḥ) that are worthy of gods and difficult for other kings to acquire. I also attained supreme sovereignty. Who, then, is happier than I?

Words meanings summery:

• देवार्हाः (devārhāḥ) - worthy of gods, fit for gods

• मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - human, pertaining to humans

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures (enjoyments, experiences, possessions)

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - obtained, reached, attained

• असुलभाः (asulabhāḥ) - difficult to obtain, not easily available

• नृपैः (nṛpaiḥ) - by kings

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, supremacy, power

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (best, excellent, supreme)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached, attained

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• नु (nu) - then (interrogative particle) (indeed, surely, now, then)

• स्वन्ततरः (svantataraḥ) - happier, more blissful

• मया (mayā) - than me (used with comparative) (by me, than me)

Words meanings and morphology

देवार्हाः (devārhāḥ) - worthy of gods, fit for gods

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devārha

devārha - worthy of gods, fit for gods

Tatpurusha compound 'deva' (god) + 'arha' (worthy).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+arha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• arha – worthy, deserving, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'arh' (to deserve).
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhogāḥ'.

मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - human, pertaining to humans

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, human being

Derived from 'manuṣa' (man).

Note: Agrees with 'bhogāḥ'.

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures (enjoyments, experiences, possessions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession, food

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - obtained, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'bhogāḥ'.

असुलभाः (asulabhāḥ) - difficult to obtain, not easily available

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asulabha

asulabha - difficult to obtain, not easily available, rare

Compound 'a' (not) + 'su' (easily) + 'labha' (obtainable).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+su+labha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• su – easy, good
  indeclinable
• labha – obtainable, to be gained
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root 'labh' (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhogāḥ'.

नृपैः (nṛpaiḥ) - by kings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to other kings who find these enjoyments difficult to obtain.

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, supremacy, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, supremacy, power, dominion, wealth

Derived from 'īśvara' (lord).

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (best, excellent, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'aiśvaryam'.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aiśvaryam'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - then (interrogative particle) (indeed, surely, now, then)

(indeclinable)

स्वन्ततरः (svantataraḥ) - happier, more blissful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svantatara

svantatara - happier, more blissful, more content

Comparative adjective formed with suffix 'tara' from 'svanta' (happy, well-ended).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+anta+tara)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
• tara – more, exceedingly
  suffix
  Comparative suffix.

मया (mayā) - than me (used with comparative) (by me, than me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used in comparison to mean 'than me'.