महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-12

उच्छ्रितानाश्रयेत्स्फीतान्नरेन्द्रानचलोपमान् ।
श्रयेच्छायामविज्ञातां गुप्तं शरणमाश्रयेत् ॥१२॥

12. ucchritānāśrayetsphītānnarendrānacalopamān ,
śrayecchāyāmavijñātāṁ guptaṁ śaraṇamāśrayet.

12. ucchritān āśrayet sphītān narendrān acalopamān
| śrayet chāyām avijñātām guptam śaraṇam āśrayet

12. ucchritān sphītān acalopamān narendrān āśrayet
avijñātām chāyām śrayet guptam śaraṇam āśrayet

12. One should seek refuge with prominent, prosperous rulers who are as steadfast as mountains. Furthermore, one should resort to an unknown, hidden protection and take shelter in a secret refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• उच्छ्रितान् (ucchritān) - prominent (lofty, elevated, prominent, high)

• आश्रयेत् (āśrayet) - one should seek refuge with, one should resort to (one should seek refuge, one should resort to, one should depend on)

• स्फीतान् (sphītān) - prosperous (prosperous, flourishing, swollen, robust)

• नरेन्द्रान् (narendrān) - rulers (kings, rulers, lords of men)

• अचलोपमान् (acalopamān) - as unmoving as mountains, steadfast like mountains (mountain-like, unmoving, steady, firm as a mountain)

• श्रयेत् (śrayet) - one should resort to, one should seek (one should resort to, one should seek, one should lean on)

• छायाम् (chāyām) - protection (shadow, shade, protection, shelter)

• अविज्ञाताम् (avijñātām) - unknown, unnoticed (unknown, unnoticed, unperceived)

• गुप्तम् (guptam) - hidden, secret (hidden, secret, protected, concealed)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter (refuge, shelter, protection, home)

• आश्रयेत् (āśrayet) - one should seek refuge in (one should seek refuge, one should resort to, one should depend on)

Words meanings and morphology

उच्छ्रितान् (ucchritān) - prominent (lofty, elevated, prominent, high)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ucchrita

ucchrita - risen, elevated, lofty, prominent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ud-śri (to rise, elevate)

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Describes 'narendrān'.

आश्रयेत् (āśrayet) - one should seek refuge with, one should resort to (one should seek refuge, one should resort to, one should depend on)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āśrī

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied agent (one).

स्फीतान् (sphītān) - prosperous (prosperous, flourishing, swollen, robust)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sphīta

sphīta - swollen, increased, prosperous, flourishing, rich

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sphāy (to swell, grow)

Root: sphāy (class 1)

Note: Describes 'narendrān'.

नरेन्द्रान् (narendrān) - rulers (kings, rulers, lords of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of narendra

narendra - lord of men, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (often used as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'āśrayet'.

अचलोपमान् (acalopamān) - as unmoving as mountains, steadfast like mountains (mountain-like, unmoving, steady, firm as a mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of acalopama

acalopama - comparable to a mountain, mountain-like, firm as a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acala+upama)

• acala – immovable, mountain
  noun (masculine)
  a (neg.) + cala (moving)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• upama – comparison, similarity, likeness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Describes 'narendrān'.

श्रयेत् (śrayet) - one should resort to, one should seek (one should resort to, one should seek, one should lean on)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of śrī

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Synonymous with 'āśrayet', emphasizes seeking protection.

छायाम् (chāyām) - protection (shadow, shade, protection, shelter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shade, shadow, protection, lustre, image

Note: Object of 'śrayet'.

अविज्ञाताम् (avijñātām) - unknown, unnoticed (unknown, unnoticed, unperceived)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avijñāta

avijñāta - unknown, unnoticed, unperceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from a (neg.) + vi-jñā (to know)

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Describes 'chāyām'.

गुप्तम् (guptam) - hidden, secret (hidden, secret, protected, concealed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gupta

gupta - hidden, secret, concealed, protected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gup (to protect, conceal)

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Describes 'śaraṇam'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter (refuge, shelter, protection, home)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, home, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of 'āśrayet'.

आश्रयेत् (āśrayet) - one should seek refuge in (one should seek refuge, one should resort to, one should depend on)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āśrī

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied agent (one).