महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-35

धर्मात्मानं जितक्रोधं संयतं संयतेन्द्रियम् ।
समाचिन्वन्ति शास्तारः क्षौद्रं मध्विव मक्षिकाः ॥३५॥

35. dharmātmānaṁ jitakrodhaṁ saṁyataṁ saṁyatendriyam ,
samācinvanti śāstāraḥ kṣaudraṁ madhviva makṣikāḥ.

35. dharmātmānam jitakrodham saṃyatam saṃyatendriyam
samācinvanti śāstāraḥ kṣaudram madhu iva makṣikāḥ

35. śāstāraḥ makṣikāḥ iva kṣaudram madhu dharmātmānam
jitakrodham saṃyatam saṃyatendriyam (mām) samācinvanti

35. The teachers (śāstāraḥ) gather around (me), whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is virtuous, who has conquered anger, who is self-controlled, and whose senses are restrained, just as bees collect wild honey.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (whose soul is righteous, of righteous nature)

• जितक्रोधम् (jitakrodham) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (one who has conquered anger)

• संयतम् (saṁyatam) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (self-controlled, restrained)

• संयतेन्द्रियम् (saṁyatendriyam) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (whose senses are restrained)

• समाचिन्वन्ति (samācinvanti) - they gather, they accumulate

• शास्तारः (śāstāraḥ) - teachers, instructors, rulers

• क्षौद्रम् (kṣaudram) - wild honey, honey from wild bees

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet nectar

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - bees

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (whose soul is righteous, of righteous nature)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose true nature (ātman) is natural law (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mām' (implied from previous verse).

जितक्रोधम् (jitakrodham) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (one who has conquered anger)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jitakrodha

jitakrodha - one who has conquered anger

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+krodha)

• jita – conquered, vanquished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mām' (implied).

संयतम् (saṁyatam) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (self-controlled, restrained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃyata

saṁyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yam (to hold, restrain) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mām' (implied).

संयतेन्द्रियम् (saṁyatendriyam) - describing the speaker from the previous verse (whose senses are restrained)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃyatendriya

saṁyatendriya - one whose senses are restrained

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃyata+indriya)

• saṃyata – restrained, controlled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √yam (to hold, restrain) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mām' (implied).

समाचिन्वन्ति (samācinvanti) - they gather, they accumulate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √ci

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Its subject is 'śāstāraḥ'.

शास्तारः (śāstāraḥ) - teachers, instructors, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāstar

śāstar - teacher, instructor, ruler, guide

Agent noun from √śās (to teach, rule)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'samācinvanti'.

क्षौद्रम् (kṣaudram) - wild honey, honey from wild bees

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣaudra

kṣaudra - wild honey, honey-like substance

Derived from kṣudra (small, minute, refers to small bees)

Note: Object of implied gathering, or in apposition to 'madhu'.

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet nectar

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet, wine

Note: Object of implied gathering, forms sandhi with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - bees

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of makṣikā

makṣikā - bee, fly

Note: Subject of the comparison (bees gather honey).