महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-196, verse-25

एवं विद्वन्नुपादत्स्व मन्त्रिणां साध्वसाधुताम् ।
दुष्टानां चैव बोद्धव्यमदुष्टानां च भाषितम् ॥२५॥

25. evaṁ vidvannupādatsva mantriṇāṁ sādhvasādhutām ,
duṣṭānāṁ caiva boddhavyamaduṣṭānāṁ ca bhāṣitam.

25. evam vidvan upādatsva mantriṇām sādhu asādhutām |
duṣṭānām ca eva boddhavyam aduṣṭānām ca bhāṣitam

25. O wise one, you should thus ascertain the proper and improper conduct of your ministers. And indeed, the words of both the wicked and the innocent should be understood.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one, O wise one

• उपादत्स्व (upādatsva) - take, accept, acquire, ascertain

• मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of the ministers, of the counselors

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous, excellent

• असाधुताम् (asādhutām) - impropriety, unrighteousness, bad conduct

• दुष्टानाम् (duṣṭānām) - of the wicked, of the corrupted

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• बोद्धव्यम् (boddhavyam) - should be known, should be understood

• अदुष्टानाम् (aduṣṭānām) - of the uncorrupted, of the innocent, of the good

• च (ca) - and, also

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - speech, spoken word, what is said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one, O wise one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned, wise, knowing, intelligent

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vid (to know) with -at suffix. Declined in vocative singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

उपादत्स्व (upādatsva) - take, accept, acquire, ascertain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of upādā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of the ministers, of the counselors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor, one who possesses counsel

Root: mantr (class 10)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, righteous, excellent, virtuous, holy man

असाधुताम् (asādhutām) - impropriety, unrighteousness, bad conduct

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asādhutā

asādhutā - impropriety, unrighteousness, bad conduct, wickedness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhutā)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix/indeclinable
• sādhutā – goodness, propriety, righteousness, excellence
  noun (feminine)

दुष्टानाम् (duṣṭānām) - of the wicked, of the corrupted

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - wicked, corrupted, spoiled, bad, faulty

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root duṣ (to spoil, be corrupted, sin) with -ta suffix, then declined.

Root: duṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

बोद्धव्यम् (boddhavyam) - should be known, should be understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of boddhavya

boddhavya - to be known, to be understood, intelligible, knowable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Derived from root budh (to know, perceive) with -tavya suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

अदुष्टानाम् (aduṣṭānām) - of the uncorrupted, of the innocent, of the good

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aduṣṭa

aduṣṭa - uncorrupted, innocent, not wicked, faultless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root duṣ (to spoil, be corrupted, sin) with -ta suffix, preceded by negative 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+duṣṭa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix/indeclinable
• duṣṭa – wicked, corrupted, spoiled, bad, faulty
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root duṣ (to spoil, be corrupted, sin) with -ta suffix.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - speech, spoken word, what is said

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - spoken, said, speech, language, what is expressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhāṣ (to speak, to say) with -ta suffix, then declined. Often used as a neuter noun.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)