महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-103, verse-15

इष्टो वामः प्रविष्टस्य दक्षिणः प्रविविक्षतः ।
पश्चात्संसाधयत्यर्थं पुरस्तात्प्रतिषेधति ॥१५॥

15. iṣṭo vāmaḥ praviṣṭasya dakṣiṇaḥ pravivikṣataḥ ,
paścātsaṁsādhayatyarthaṁ purastātpratiṣedhati.

15. iṣṭaḥ vāmaḥ praviṣṭasya dakṣiṇaḥ pravivikṣataḥ
paścāt saṃsādhayati artham purastāt pratiṣedhati

15. praviṣṭasya vāmaḥ iṣṭaḥ pravivikṣataḥ dakṣiṇaḥ
paścāt artham saṃsādhayati purastāt pratiṣedhati

15. For one who has entered (a position), the left (approach) is desirable; for one who wishes to enter, the right (approach). (This method) achieves the goal (artha) eventually, but initially it obstructs.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, wished for, sacrificed

• वामः (vāmaḥ) - left (side or approach) (left, adverse, beautiful)

• प्रविष्टस्य (praviṣṭasya) - of one who has entered

• दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - right (side or approach) (right, southern, skilled, favorable)

• प्रविविक्षतः (pravivikṣataḥ) - of one who wishes to enter

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• संसाधयति (saṁsādhayati) - achieves, accomplishes fully

• अर्थम् (artham) - the objective, the goal (purpose, object, goal, wealth, meaning)

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before, in front, earlier

• प्रतिषेधति (pratiṣedhati) - prevents, obstructs, prohibits

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, wished for, sacrificed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, sought, sacrificed, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

वामः (vāmaḥ) - left (side or approach) (left, adverse, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, adverse, contrary, beautiful, lovely

प्रविष्टस्य (praviṣṭasya) - of one who has entered

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pra-viś

viś - to enter, go into

Past Passive Participle

Formed with prefix 'pra' and root 'viś'.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used here as a substantive.

दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - right (side or approach) (right, southern, skilled, favorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern, able, skillful, compliant, honest

प्रविविक्षतः (pravivikṣataḥ) - of one who wishes to enter

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pra-vivikṣu

vivikṣu - desirous of entering

Desiderative Participle

Desiderative stem of √viś (to enter) + u suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used here as a substantive.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

संसाधयति (saṁsādhayati) - achieves, accomplishes fully

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sam-sādh

Prefix: sam

Root: sādh (class 10)

अर्थम् (artham) - the objective, the goal (purpose, object, goal, wealth, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, goal, meaning, wealth, advantage, cause

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before, in front, earlier

(indeclinable)

प्रतिषेधति (pratiṣedhati) - prevents, obstructs, prohibits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prati-ṣidh

Prefix: prati

Root: ṣidh (class 1)