महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-40

मायाविभेदानुपसर्जनानि पापं तथैव स्पशसंप्रयोगात् ।
आप्तैर्मनुष्यैरुपचारयेत पुरेषु राष्ट्रेषु च संप्रयुक्तः ॥४०॥

40. māyāvibhedānupasarjanāni; pāpaṁ tathaiva spaśasaṁprayogāt ,
āptairmanuṣyairupacārayeta; pureṣu rāṣṭreṣu ca saṁprayuktaḥ.

40. māyāvibhedānupasarganāni pāpam tathā eva spaśasaṃprayōgāt
āptaiḥ manuṣyaiḥ upacārayeta pureṣu rāṣṭreṣu ca saṃprayuktaḥ

40. māyāvibhedānupasarganāni,
pāpam,
tathā eva spaśasaṃprayōgāt (udbhūtāni kāryāṇi) āptaiḥ manuṣyaiḥ pureṣu rāṣṭreṣu ca saṃprayuktaḥ (san) upacārayeta

40. Deceitful stratagems (māyā) and minor troubles, as well as evil, and similarly, matters arising from the deployment of spies, should be dealt with by trusted men who are stationed in cities and states.

Words meanings summery:

• मायाविभेदानुपसर्गनानि (māyāvibhedānupasarganāni) - deceptive divisions and minor troubles

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, harm

• तथा (tathā) - and so, similarly

• एव (eva) - reinforcing 'similarly' (indeed, only, just)

• स्पशसंप्रय्ओगात् (spaśasaṁprayōgāt) - from the deployment of spies, from using spies

• आप्तैः (āptaiḥ) - by trusted men (by trusted, by reliable)

• मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by men

• उपचारयेत (upacārayeta) - should be dealt with, should be treated/counteracted

• पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in cities, in towns

• राष्ट्रेषु (rāṣṭreṣu) - in states, in regions

• च (ca) - and

• संप्रयुक्तः (saṁprayuktaḥ) - referring to the trusted men being stationed (stationed, deployed, employed)

Words meanings and morphology

मायाविभेदानुपसर्गनानि (māyāvibhedānupasarganāni) - deceptive divisions and minor troubles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of māyāvibhedānupasargana

māyāvibhedānupasargana - deceptive divisions/stratagems and subordinate/minor issues

Compound type : dvandva (māyāvibheda+upasarjana)

• māyā – illusion, deception, trick, artifice
  noun (feminine)
• vibheda – division, distinction, stratagem, splitting
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• upasarjana – subordinate, secondary, minor, auxiliary, minor affliction
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, harm

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sin, vice, harm

तथा (tathā) - and so, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - reinforcing 'similarly' (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

स्पशसंप्रय्ओगात् (spaśasaṁprayōgāt) - from the deployment of spies, from using spies

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of spaśasaṃprayoga

spaśasaṁprayoga - employment/deployment of spies, use of secret agents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spaśa+saṃprayoga)

• spaśa – spy, secret agent, scout
  noun (masculine)
• saṃprayoga – employment, use, application, junction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

आप्तैः (āptaiḥ) - by trusted men (by trusted, by reliable)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āpta

āpta - trusted, reliable, competent, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach).

Root: āp (class 5)

मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

उपचारयेत (upacārayeta) - should be dealt with, should be treated/counteracted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of upacar

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada ending.

पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in cities, in towns

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, town, fortress, stronghold

राष्ट्रेषु (rāṣṭreṣu) - in states, in regions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, state, country, region

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संप्रयुक्तः (saṁprayuktaḥ) - referring to the trusted men being stationed (stationed, deployed, employed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprayukta

saṁprayukta - joined, connected, employed, engaged, stationed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join, apply) with upasargas sam-pra.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject who should deal with the issues, often a king or minister.