महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-108, verse-25

गणमुख्यैस्तु संभूय कार्यं गणहितं मिथः ।
पृथग्गणस्य भिन्नस्य विमतस्य ततोऽन्यथा ।
अर्थाः प्रत्यवसीदन्ति तथानर्था भवन्ति च ॥२५॥

25. gaṇamukhyaistu saṁbhūya kāryaṁ gaṇahitaṁ mithaḥ ,
pṛthaggaṇasya bhinnasya vimatasya tato'nyathā ,
arthāḥ pratyavasīdanti tathānarthā bhavanti ca.

25. gaṇamukhyaiḥ tu sambhūya kāryam
gaṇahitam mithaḥ pṛthak gaṇasya bhinnasya
vimatasya tataḥ anyathā arthāḥ
pratyavasīdanti tathā anarthāḥ bhavanti ca

25. gaṇamukhyaiḥ tu sambhūya mithaḥ
gaṇahitam kāryam anyathā pṛthak bhinnasya
vimatasya gaṇasya tataḥ arthāḥ
pratyavasīdanti tathā anarthāḥ ca bhavanti

25. The chiefs of a corporation, having assembled, should mutually strive for the welfare of the corporation. Otherwise, if the corporation is divided and its members hold differing opinions, then their prosperity declines, and misfortunes arise.

Words meanings summery:

• गणमुख्यैः (gaṇamukhyaiḥ) - by the chiefs of the corporation, by the leaders of the group

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

• सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having assembled, having come together, after uniting

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, proper to be done, duty, an act

• गणहितम् (gaṇahitam) - welfare of the corporation, good of the group

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, in secret, together

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, individually

• गणस्य (gaṇasya) - of the corporation, of the group

• भिन्नस्य (bhinnasya) - of the divided one, of the broken

• विमतस्य (vimatasya) - of the one with different opinions, disagreed

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereupon, therefore

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different way, else

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - advantages, purposes, wealth, prosperity

• प्रत्यवसीदन्ति (pratyavasīdanti) - they diminish, they decay, they fall back

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly, so

• अनर्थाः (anarthāḥ) - misfortunes, disadvantages, evils

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they arise, they happen

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

गणमुख्यैः (gaṇamukhyaiḥ) - by the chiefs of the corporation, by the leaders of the group

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṇamukhya

gaṇamukhya - chief of a corporation, head of a group, leader of an assembly

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇa+mukhya)

• gaṇa – group, multitude, corporation, assembly, clan
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, leader
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mukha (face, front) with the suffix -ya.

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

(indeclinable)

सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having assembled, having come together, after uniting

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root √bhū (to be, to exist) with the prefix sam- (together, completely), forming an absolutive.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, proper to be done, duty, an act

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, a duty, an action, a purpose

Gerundive (N.V.P.)

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, to make) with the suffix -ya, undergoing vṛddhi (kṛ -> kārya).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also function as a gerundive adjective.

गणहितम् (gaṇahitam) - welfare of the corporation, good of the group

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaṇahita

gaṇahita - beneficial to the group, welfare of the corporation, the good of the assembly

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇa+hita)

• gaṇa – group, multitude, corporation, assembly, clan
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, welfare, well-being, placed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √dhā (to place, to put) with the suffix -ta, undergoing vocalic change (dhā > hi).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Here it functions as the specific 'thing' that should be done.

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, in secret, together

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, individually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, derived from pṛthu (broad, extensive).

गणस्य (gaṇasya) - of the corporation, of the group

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, multitude, corporation, assembly, clan

भिन्नस्य (bhinnasya) - of the divided one, of the broken

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - divided, broken, separate, disunited, different

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhid (to break, to split) with the suffix -na.

Root: bhid (class 7)

विमतस्य (vimatasya) - of the one with different opinions, disagreed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vimata

vimata - having a different opinion, disagreed, dissenting, disaffected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √man (to think) with the prefix vi- (apart, against) and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: man (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereupon, therefore

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, from pronoun tad.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different way, else

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -thā meaning 'in that manner'.

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - advantages, purposes, wealth, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, prosperity, advantage

Note: Subject of pratyavasīdanti.

प्रत्यवसीदन्ति (pratyavasīdanti) - they diminish, they decay, they fall back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratyavasīd

Present active indicative

From root √sad (to sit, to sink) with prefixes prati- (towards, back) and ava- (down).

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: sad (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly, so

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, from pronoun tad.

अनर्थाः (anarthāḥ) - misfortunes, disadvantages, evils

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anartha

anartha - disadvantage, misfortune, evil, nonsense, lack of purpose

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+artha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, prosperity, advantage
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of bhavanti.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they arise, they happen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present active indicative

From root √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.