महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-120, verse-52

पश्येदुपायान्विविधैः क्रियापथैर्न चानुपायेन मतिं निवेशयेत् ।
श्रियं विशिष्टां विपुलं यशो धनं न दोषदर्शी पुरुषः समश्नुते ॥५२॥

52. paśyedupāyānvividhaiḥ kriyāpathai;rna cānupāyena matiṁ niveśayet ,
śriyaṁ viśiṣṭāṁ vipulaṁ yaśo dhanaṁ; na doṣadarśī puruṣaḥ samaśnute.

52. paśyet upāyān vividhaiḥ kriyāpathaiḥ
na ca anupāyena matim niveśayet
śriyam viśiṣṭām vipulam yaśaḥ dhanam
na doṣadarśī puruṣaḥ samaśnute

52. puruṣaḥ vividhaiḥ kriyāpathaiḥ upāyān
paśyet ca anupāyena matim na niveśayet
doṣadarśī puruṣaḥ viśiṣṭām śriyam
vipulam yaśaḥ dhanam na samaśnute

52. A person should always consider various appropriate courses of action and should not apply their intelligence to improper means. A man who only perceives faults will not attain distinguished prosperity, abundant fame, or wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्येत् (paśyet) - should consider (means) (one should see, one should consider)

• उपायान् (upāyān) - means, methods, expedients

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, of many kinds

• क्रियापथैः (kriyāpathaiḥ) - by courses of action, by methods of proceeding

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनुपायेन (anupāyena) - by improper means, without means

• मतिम् (matim) - intelligence (mind, intelligence, thought, intention)

• निवेशयेत् (niveśayet) - should apply (intelligence) (one should apply, one should invest, one should place)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty)

• विशिष्टाम् (viśiṣṭām) - distinguished (distinguished, excellent, special)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - abundant (abundant, great, extensive)

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

• न (na) - not, no

• दोषदर्शी (doṣadarśī) - fault-finder, one who sees defects

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person (man, person, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa))

• समश्नुते (samaśnute) - attains (obtains, reaches, enjoys, partakes of)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्येत् (paśyet) - should consider (means) (one should see, one should consider)

(verb)

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

Root dṛś takes the stem paśya- in present/optative.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उपायान् (upāyān) - means, methods, expedients

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, resource

From upa-i (to go near).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, of many kinds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

क्रियापथैः (kriyāpathaiḥ) - by courses of action, by methods of proceeding

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kriyāpatha

kriyāpatha - course of action, path of activity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+patha)

• kriyā – action, performance, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ + suffix -yā.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनुपायेन (anupāyena) - by improper means, without means

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anupāya

anupāya - improper means, lack of means

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+upāya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• upāya – means, method, expedient
  noun (masculine)
  From upa-i (to go near).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

मतिम् (matim) - intelligence (mind, intelligence, thought, intention)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, intention, opinion

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

निवेशयेत् (niveśayet) - should apply (intelligence) (one should apply, one should invest, one should place)

(verb)

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

Causative of viś.

Causative stem niveśaya- from root viś with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, glory, beauty, Lakshmi

विशिष्टाम् (viśiṣṭām) - distinguished (distinguished, excellent, special)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, pre-eminent, special

Past Passive Participle

From root vi-śiṣ (to distinguish).

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - abundant (abundant, great, extensive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - abundant, large, extensive, great

Note: Modifies 'yaśaḥ' and 'dhanam'.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, praise

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

From root dhā (to place, hold).

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दोषदर्शी (doṣadarśī) - fault-finder, one who sees defects

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣadarśin

doṣadarśin - fault-finder, one who sees defects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+darśin)

• doṣa – fault, defect, vice
  noun (masculine)
• darśin – seeing, perceiving, one who sees
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Suffix -in added to root dṛś.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person (man, person, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, male, the Self or Spirit (puruṣa)

समश्नुते (samaśnute) - attains (obtains, reaches, enjoys, partakes of)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sam-aś

Prefix: sam

Root: aś (class 5)