महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-119, verse-3

स्वजातिकुलसंपन्नाः स्वेषु कर्मस्ववस्थिताः ।
प्रकर्तव्या बुधा भृत्या नास्थाने प्रक्रिया क्षमा ॥३॥

3. svajātikulasaṁpannāḥ sveṣu karmasvavasthitāḥ ,
prakartavyā budhā bhṛtyā nāsthāne prakriyā kṣamā.

3. svajātikulasampannāḥ sveṣu karmasu avasthitāḥ
prakartavyāḥ budhāḥ bhṛtyāḥ na asthāne prakriyā kṣamā

3. budhāḥ svajātikulasampannāḥ sveṣu karmasu avasthitāḥ
bhṛtyāḥ prakartavyāḥ asthāne prakriyā na kṣamā

3. Wise men should appoint as servants those who are well-endowed with their own lineage and family, and who are firmly established in their own duties (karma). For any action undertaken in an inappropriate place is not suitable.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वजातिकुलसम्पन्नाः (svajātikulasampannāḥ) - endowed with their proper lineage and family (endowed with one's own caste and family, possessing suitable lineage)

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own (in one's own, in their own)

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in their own duties (karma) (in duties, in actions)

• अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - firmly established (situated, established, steadfast, firm)

• प्रकर्तव्याः (prakartavyāḥ) - should be appointed (to be appointed, to be done, to be performed)

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - wise men (wise men, intelligent people)

• भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants (servants, retainers)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अस्थाने (asthāne) - in an inappropriate place (in an unsuitable place, in the wrong place)

• प्रक्रिया (prakriyā) - (any) action (action, process, procedure, operation)

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - suitable (suitable, capable, patient, earth)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वजातिकुलसम्पन्नाः (svajātikulasampannāḥ) - endowed with their proper lineage and family (endowed with one's own caste and family, possessing suitable lineage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svajātikulasampanna

svajātikulasampanna - endowed with one's own caste and family, possessing suitable lineage and qualities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+jāti+kula+sampanna)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• jāti – birth, lineage, caste, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, possessed of, accomplished, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √pad (to go) with prefix sam- and -ta suffix. Here with 'with' implication.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own (in one's own, in their own)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own (adjective/pronoun)

Note: Adjectival use with karmasu.

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in their own duties (karma) (in duties, in actions)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, ritual action

From root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - firmly established (situated, established, steadfast, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avasthita

avasthita - situated, established, firm, steadfast, present

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रकर्तव्याः (prakartavyāḥ) - should be appointed (to be appointed, to be done, to be performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakartavya

prakartavya - to be done, to be performed, to be appointed, to be brought about

Gerundive

From root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix pra- and suffix -tavya.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - wise men (wise men, intelligent people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned man, a sage, the planet Mercury

From root √budh (to know, wake).

Root: budh (class 1)

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants (servants, retainers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, mercenary, to be maintained

Gerundive

From √bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) with suffix -tya.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अस्थाने (asthāne) - in an inappropriate place (in an unsuitable place, in the wrong place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of asthāna

asthāna - an improper place, wrong place, unsuitable position

Negative compound (na + sthāna).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthāna)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sthāna – place, station, position
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रक्रिया (prakriyā) - (any) action (action, process, procedure, operation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakriyā

prakriyā - action, process, procedure, means, method, treatment

From pra- + √kṛ (to do).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षमा (kṣamā) - suitable (suitable, capable, patient, earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣama

kṣama - capable, able, suitable, fit, patient, tolerant

From root √kṣam (to be patient, capable).

Root: kṣam (class 1)