महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-16

भेदेनोपप्रदानेन संसृजन्नौषधैस्तथा ।
न त्वेव चेलसंसर्गं रचयेदरिभिः सह ॥१६॥

16. bhedenopapradānena saṁsṛjannauṣadhaistathā ,
na tveva celasaṁsargaṁ racayedaribhiḥ saha.

16. bhedena upapradānena saṃsṛjan auṣadhaiḥ tathā
na tu eva celasaṃsargam racayet aribhiḥ saha

16. bhedena upapradānena tathā auṣadhaiḥ saṃsṛjan
tu eva na aribhiḥ saha celasaṃsargam racayet

16. He should cause dissension by division, by bribery, and likewise by poisons. But he should certainly not form a close alliance (celasaṃsarga) with his enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• भेदेन (bhedena) - by division, by dissension, by separation

• उपप्रदानेन (upapradānena) - by bribery, by gifts

• संसृजन् (saṁsṛjan) - causing corruption or confusion within the enemy (causing to mix, corrupting, combining)

• औषधैः (auṣadhaiḥ) - by poisons (used in warfare/intrigue) (by medicines, by herbs, by poisons)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, likewise

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• चेलसंसर्गम् (celasaṁsargam) - a close alliance or intimate dealing (with enemies) (contact with clothes, close association, alliance)

• रचयेत् (racayet) - he should make, he should arrange, he should form

• अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - with enemies

• सह (saha) - with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

भेदेन (bhedena) - by division, by dissension, by separation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, splitting, division, dissension

From root `bhid` (to split).

Root: bhid (class 7)

उपप्रदानेन (upapradānena) - by bribery, by gifts

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of upapradāna

upapradāna - presentation, offering, gift, bribe

From root `dā` (to give) with prefixes `upa-` and `pra-`.

Prefixes: upa+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

संसृजन् (saṁsṛjan) - causing corruption or confusion within the enemy (causing to mix, corrupting, combining)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsṛjat

saṁsṛjat - mixing, combining, corrupting

Present Active Participle

From root `sṛj` (to let go, create, emit) with prefix `sam-`.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

औषधैः (auṣadhaiḥ) - by poisons (used in warfare/intrigue) (by medicines, by herbs, by poisons)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of auṣadha

auṣadha - herb, medicine, drug, poison

Derived from `oṣadhi` (herb).

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Adversative/emphatic particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

चेलसंसर्गम् (celasaṁsargam) - a close alliance or intimate dealing (with enemies) (contact with clothes, close association, alliance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of celasaṃsarga

celasaṁsarga - contact with clothes, close association, intimacy, alliance

Compound of `cela` (garment, cloth) and `saṃsarga` (contact, association).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cela+saṃsarga)

• cela – garment, clothing, attire
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsarga – contact, association, mixture, intercourse
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sṛj` (to create, emit) with prefix `sam-` (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of `racayet`.

रचयेत् (racayet) - he should make, he should arrange, he should form

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of rac

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root `rac` (to arrange, compose).

Root: rac (class 10)

अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - with enemies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe, opponent

Note: Used with `saha` to mean "together with".

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb, takes instrumental case.