महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-21

क्षुद्रं क्रूरं तथा प्राज्ञं शूरं चार्थविशारदम् ।
स्वकर्मणि नियुञ्जीत ये चान्ये वचनाधिकाः ॥२१॥

21. kṣudraṁ krūraṁ tathā prājñaṁ śūraṁ cārthaviśāradam ,
svakarmaṇi niyuñjīta ye cānye vacanādhikāḥ.

21. kṣudram krūram tathā prājñam śūram ca arthaviśāradam
svakarmaṇi niyuñjīta ye ca anye vacanādhikāḥ

21. saḥ kṣudram krūram tathā prājñam śūram ca arthaviśāradam
ye ca anye vacanādhikāḥ tān svakarmaṇi niyuñjīta

21. The king should appoint to their respective duties individuals who are petty, cruel, wise, brave, and expert in practical affairs, and also any others who are authoritative in their speech.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षुद्रम् (kṣudram) - petty (referring to a person) (petty, small, mean, base, cruel)

• क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel (referring to a person) (cruel, fierce, harsh)

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, in that manner, and)

• प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - wise (referring to a person) (wise, intelligent, learned)

• शूरम् (śūram) - brave (referring to a person) (brave, heroic, valiant)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अर्थविशारदम् (arthaviśāradam) - expert in practical affairs (referring to a person) (expert in wealth, skilled in affairs, skilled in practical matters)

• स्वकर्मणि (svakarmaṇi) - in their respective duties (in one's own duty, in one's own work)

• नियुञ्जीत (niyuñjīta) - should appoint (should appoint, should employ, should engage)

• ये (ye) - who (who (masculine plural nominative))

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (others, other)

• वचनाधिकाः (vacanādhikāḥ) - authoritative in their speech (superior in speech, having authority in word)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षुद्रम् (kṣudram) - petty (referring to a person) (petty, small, mean, base, cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, minute, low, mean, base, cruel, insignificant

Note: Used substantively to refer to a person with this quality.

क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel (referring to a person) (cruel, fierce, harsh)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, bloody, harsh

From root kṛ (to injure, to kill).

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Used substantively to refer to a person with this quality.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, in that manner, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects items in a list.

प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - wise (referring to a person) (wise, intelligent, learned)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, conversant with

From pra-jñā (to know).

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used substantively.

शूरम् (śūram) - brave (referring to a person) (brave, heroic, valiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, strong, hero

Note: Used substantively.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अर्थविशारदम् (arthaviśāradam) - expert in practical affairs (referring to a person) (expert in wealth, skilled in affairs, skilled in practical matters)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arthaviśārada

arthaviśārada - expert in wealth/affairs, skilled in practical matters

Compound of artha (matter, purpose, wealth) and viśārada (skilled, expert).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+viśārada)

• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, matter, affair
  noun (masculine)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Used substantively.

स्वकर्मणि (svakarmaṇi) - in their respective duties (in one's own duty, in one's own work)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svakarma

svakarma - one's own action, one's own duty, one's own work

Compound of sva (one's own) and karma (action, duty).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work, duty, destiny
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The bracketed Sanskrit term (karma) is used in the translation.

नियुञ्जीत (niyuñjīta) - should appoint (should appoint, should employ, should engage)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, Third Person, Singular, Middle Voice

Root yuj (class 7, yuj-bhū), with prefix ni. Optative ātmanepada.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

ये (ye) - who (who (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others (others, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

वचनाधिकाः (vacanādhikāḥ) - authoritative in their speech (superior in speech, having authority in word)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vacanādhika

vacanādhika - superior by words, having authority of speech

Compound of vacana (speech, word) and adhika (superior, more).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vacana+adhika)

• vacana – speaking, word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• adhika – superior, greater, more, excessive
  adjective (masculine)