महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-16

सदा बर्हिनिभः कामं प्रसक्तिकृतमाचरेत् ।
सर्वतश्चाददेत्प्रज्ञां पतंगान्गहनेष्विव ।
एवं मयूरवद्राजा स्वराष्ट्रं परिपालयेत् ॥१६॥

16. sadā barhinibhaḥ kāmaṁ prasaktikṛtamācaret ,
sarvataścādadetprajñāṁ pataṁgāngahaneṣviva ,
evaṁ mayūravadrājā svarāṣṭraṁ paripālayet.

16. sadā barhinibhaḥ kāmam prasaktikṛtam
ācaret sarvataḥ ca ādadet
prajñām pataṅgān gahaneṣu iva evam
mayūravat rājā svarāṣṭram paripālayet

16. rājā sadā mayūravat barhinibhaḥ
kāmam prasaktikṛtam ācaret ca sarvataḥ
gahaneṣu pataṅgān iva prajñām
ādadet evam svarāṣṭram paripālayet

16. A king should always act diligently as required, like a peacock. He should gather wisdom from all sides, just as a peacock collects insects from dense thickets. In this way, like a peacock, the king should protect his own kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• बर्हिनिभः (barhinibhaḥ) - peacock-like, resembling a peacock

• कामम् (kāmam) - zealously, diligently, as much as desired, fully

• प्रसक्तिकृतम् (prasaktikṛtam) - acting with diligence/zeal, performed with devotion

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should act/perform

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, in all respects

• च (ca) - and, also

• आददेत् (ādadet) - one should take/gather/collect

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, knowledge, intelligence

• पतङ्गान् (pataṅgān) - in this context, refers to insects collected by a peacock (moths, flying insects, birds)

• गहनेषु (gahaneṣu) - in thickets, in dense places, in deep places

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

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

• मयूरवत् (mayūravat) - like a peacock

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• स्वराष्ट्रम् (svarāṣṭram) - one's own kingdom/country

• परिपालयेत् (paripālayet) - one should protect/rule/govern

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

बर्हिनिभः (barhinibhaḥ) - peacock-like, resembling a peacock

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of barhinibha

barhinibha - resembling a peacock

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (barhin+nibha)

• barhin – peacock, bird
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)

कामम् (kāmam) - zealously, diligently, as much as desired, fully

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, zeal

Note: Used adverbially here

प्रसक्तिकृतम् (prasaktikṛtam) - acting with diligence/zeal, performed with devotion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasaktikṛta

prasaktikṛta - done with attachment/devotion, diligently performed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasakti+kṛta)

• prasakti – attachment, devotion, zeal, diligence
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially here

आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should act/perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, in all respects

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आददेत् (ādadet) - one should take/gather/collect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ā-dā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 1)

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom, knowledge, intelligence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, discernment, intelligence, knowledge

पतङ्गान् (pataṅgān) - in this context, refers to insects collected by a peacock (moths, flying insects, birds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pataṅga

pataṅga - flying insect, moth, butterfly, bird, sun

गहनेषु (gahaneṣu) - in thickets, in dense places, in deep places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gahana

gahana - deep, dense, impenetrable place, thicket, forest

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

मयूरवत् (mayūravat) - like a peacock

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating similarity

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्वराष्ट्रम् (svarāṣṭram) - one's own kingdom/country

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarāṣṭra

svarāṣṭra - one's own kingdom, native country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rāṣṭra)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, nation
  noun (neuter)

परिपालयेत् (paripālayet) - one should protect/rule/govern

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of paripālay

Causative or denominative from pāla

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)