महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-114, verse-14

एवमेव यदा विद्वान्मन्येतातिबलं रिपुम् ।
संश्रयेद्वैतसीं वृत्तिमेवं प्रज्ञानलक्षणम् ॥१४॥

14. evameva yadā vidvānmanyetātibalaṁ ripum ,
saṁśrayedvaitasīṁ vṛttimevaṁ prajñānalakṣaṇam.

14. evam eva yadā vidvān manyeta atibalam ripum
saṃśrayet vaitasīm vṛttim evam prajñānalakṣaṇam

14. yadā vidvān atibalam ripum evam eva manyeta,
(tadā) vaitasīm vṛttim saṃśrayet; evam prajñānalakṣaṇam (bhavati)

14. Likewise, when a wise person considers an enemy to be overwhelmingly powerful, he should resort to the 'reed-like conduct' – this is indeed a mark of sagacity.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - likewise, similarly (thus, in this manner, just so)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, just, only, truly)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person (knowing, learned, wise; a learned person)

• मन्येत (manyeta) - should consider (should think, should consider, should believe)

• अतिबलम् (atibalam) - exceedingly powerful, overwhelmingly strong (exceedingly powerful, very strong)

• रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy (enemy, foe)

• संश्रयेत् (saṁśrayet) - should adopt, should resort to (should resort to, should take refuge in, should adopt)

• वैतसीम् (vaitasīm) - reed-like (describing conduct of bending, not breaking) (reed-like, made of reeds)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct, course of action (conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood)

• एवम् (evam) - this (referring to the reed-like conduct) (thus, in this manner, such)

• प्रज्ञानलक्षणम् (prajñānalakṣaṇam) - a characteristic of profound wisdom (a mark of wisdom, a characteristic of sagacity)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - likewise, similarly (thus, in this manner, just so)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, just, only, truly)

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - a wise person (knowing, learned, wise; a learned person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - knowing, learned, wise; a wise man, scholar

Perfect Active Participle

from vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

मन्येत (manyeta) - should consider (should think, should consider, should believe)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of man

Optative mood, Atmanepada

Root man (class 4)

Root: man (class 4)

अतिबलम् (atibalam) - exceedingly powerful, overwhelmingly strong (exceedingly powerful, very strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atibala

atibala - exceedingly strong, very powerful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (implied 'ati' as 'excessive') (ati+bala)

• ati – over, above, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'excessive'
• bala – strength, power, might, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ripum'.

रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy (enemy, foe)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Object of 'manyeta'.

संश्रयेत् (saṁśrayet) - should adopt, should resort to (should resort to, should take refuge in, should adopt)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of saṃśri

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

from sam- + śri (to lean on, resort)

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

वैतसीम् (vaitasīm) - reed-like (describing conduct of bending, not breaking) (reed-like, made of reeds)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaitasī

vaitasī - reed-like, pertaining to a reed, made of reeds

from vetasa (reed)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttim'.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct, course of action (conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - mode of life, conduct, course of action, behavior, livelihood

from vṛt (to be, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'saṃśrayet'.

एवम् (evam) - this (referring to the reed-like conduct) (thus, in this manner, such)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as demonstrative here.

प्रज्ञानलक्षणम् (prajñānalakṣaṇam) - a characteristic of profound wisdom (a mark of wisdom, a characteristic of sagacity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prajñānalakṣaṇa

prajñānalakṣaṇa - mark of wisdom, characteristic of sagacity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajñāna+lakṣaṇa)

• prajñāna – wisdom, knowledge, sagacity, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  from pra- + jñā (to know)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, symptom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'asti'.