महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-13, verse-8

तस्मादेकान्तमुत्सृज्य पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैश्च यः ।
पन्था निषेवितः सद्भिः स निषेव्यो विजानता ॥८॥

8. tasmādekāntamutsṛjya pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiśca yaḥ ,
panthā niṣevitaḥ sadbhiḥ sa niṣevyo vijānatā.

8. tasmāt ekāntam utsṛjya pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ ca yaḥ
panthā niṣevitaḥ sadbhiḥ saḥ niṣevyaḥ vijānatā

8. tasmāt ekāntam utsṛjya yaḥ panthā pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ ca sadbhiḥ niṣevitaḥ,
saḥ vijānatā niṣevyaḥ

8. Therefore, abandoning such an extreme (ekāntam) view, the path that has been followed by virtuous (sadbhiḥ) people, by the ancients, and by those even more ancient, should be adopted by one who truly understands.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एकान्तम् (ekāntam) - such an extreme (view) (extreme, solitary, absolute, one-sided)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having renounced, having given up

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the former, by the ancients

• पूर्वतरैः (pūrvataraiḥ) - by the more ancient, by the even more ancient ones

• च (ca) - and, also, but, if

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• पन्था (panthā) - path, road, way

• निषेवितः (niṣevitaḥ) - followed, resorted to, served

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by virtuous (sadbhiḥ) people (by the good, by the virtuous, by the honest)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• निषेव्यः (niṣevyaḥ) - should be followed, to be resorted to, worthy of being served

• विजानता (vijānatā) - by one who knows, by the wise

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

एकान्तम् (ekāntam) - such an extreme (view) (extreme, solitary, absolute, one-sided)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitary, absolute, exclusive, extreme

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having renounced, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From ut-sṛj + ya

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the former, by the ancients

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior

पूर्वतरैः (pūrvataraiḥ) - by the more ancient, by the even more ancient ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrvatara

pūrvatara - more ancient, earlier

Comparative of pūrva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+tara)

• pūrva – former, ancient, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• tara – more, further (comparative suffix)
  suffix

च (ca) - and, also, but, if

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

पन्था (panthā) - path, road, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

निषेवितः (niṣevitaḥ) - followed, resorted to, served

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣevita

niṣevita - followed, resorted to, served

Past Passive Participle

From ni-sev + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by virtuous (sadbhiḥ) people (by the good, by the virtuous, by the honest)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, real

Present Active Participle

From as + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

निषेव्यः (niṣevyaḥ) - should be followed, to be resorted to, worthy of being served

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣevya

niṣevya - should be followed, to be resorted to, worthy of being served

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From ni-sev + ṇyat

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

विजानता (vijānatā) - by one who knows, by the wise

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, understanding, wise

Present Active Participle

From vi-jñā + śatṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)