महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-9

प्रज्ञावन्तौ नरश्रेष्ठावस्मिँल्लोके नराधिप ।
त्वन्निमित्तमतो नेमौ किंचिज्जिह्मं वदिष्यतः ।
इति मे नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिर्वर्तते कुरुनन्दन ॥९॥

9. prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhāvasmiँlloke narādhipa ,
tvannimittamato nemau kiṁcijjihmaṁ vadiṣyataḥ ,
iti me naiṣṭhikī buddhirvartate kurunandana.

9. prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhau asmin loke
narādhipa tvat nimittam ataḥ na
imau kiñcit jihmam vadiṣyataḥ iti me
naiṣṭhikī buddhiḥ vartate kurunandana

9. O king, these two intelligent and excellent men in this world will therefore not speak anything crooked on your behalf. This is my firm conviction, O delight of the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रज्ञावन्तौ (prajñāvantau) - intelligent, wise (dual)

• नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - best among men, excellent men (dual)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men

• त्वत् (tvat) - your

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - for the sake of, on account of

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• न (na) - not, no

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

• जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crooked, false, deceitful

• वदिष्यतः (vadiṣyataḥ) - they two will speak

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, final, decisive

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, mind

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, stands

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञावन्तौ (prajñāvantau) - intelligent, wise (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prajñāvat

prajñāvat - possessing wisdom, intelligent, wise

derived from prajñā + matup (vat)

नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - best among men, excellent men (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to loke.

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

त्वत् (tvat) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Part of a compound tvannimitta.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, reason, motive, sake

Note: Used adverbially.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhau.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun.

जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crooked, false, deceitful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jihma

jihma - crooked, bent, oblique, false

Note: Qualifies kiñcit.

वदिष्यतः (vadiṣyataḥ) - they two will speak

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, final, decisive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - firm, decisive, final, permanent

derived from niṣṭhā (firmness, conclusion)

Note: Qualifies buddhiḥ.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, conviction, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, conviction

Root: budh (class 1)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, stands

(verb)

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

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - joy of the Kurus, descendent of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – the Kuru clan/people
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: An epithet for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.