महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-36

न मन्त्रयेयमन्यैस्ते सचिवैः सह कर्हिचित् ।
नीतिमन्तः परीप्सन्तो वृथा ब्रूयुः परे मयि ॥३६॥

36. na mantrayeyamanyaiste sacivaiḥ saha karhicit ,
nītimantaḥ parīpsanto vṛthā brūyuḥ pare mayi.

36. na mantrayeyam anyaiḥ te sacivaiḥ saha karhicit
nītimantaḥ parīpsantaḥ vṛthā brūyuḥ pare mayi

36. aham anyaiḥ te sacivaiḥ saha karhicit na mantrayeyam.
nītimantaḥ parīpsantaḥ pare mayi vṛthā brūyuḥ.

36. I should never consult with your other ministers. Others, who are politically astute and desirous of gaining advantage, might speak falsely about me.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मन्त्रयेयम् (mantrayeyam) - I should consult, I should deliberate

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with others

• ते (te) - your

• सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers, with companions

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time, on any occasion

• नीतिमन्तः (nītimantaḥ) - possessing policy, wise, politically astute

• परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to obtain, seeking, wishing to excel

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, falsely

• ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might speak, they would speak

• परे (pare) - others, enemies, opponents

• मयि (mayi) - in me, on me, about me, regarding me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रयेयम् (mantrayeyam) - I should consult, I should deliberate

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of mantr

Denominative verb from 'mantra'

Root: mantr (class 10)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with others

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers, with companions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, associate

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time, on any occasion

(indeclinable)

नीतिमन्तः (nītimantaḥ) - possessing policy, wise, politically astute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nītimat

nītimat - possessing policy, wise, prudent, skilled in policy

Derived with possessive suffix -mat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīti+mat)

• nīti – policy, conduct, prudence, guidance
  noun (feminine)
• mat – possessing, having
  suffix
  Suffix indicating possession

परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to obtain, seeking, wishing to excel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parīpsat

parīpsat - desiring to obtain, seeking, wishing to excel

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Desiderative of root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, falsely

(indeclinable)

ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might speak, they would speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

परे (pare) - others, enemies, opponents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme

मयि (mayi) - in me, on me, about me, regarding me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me