महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-102

यन्मित्रं भीतवत्साध्यं यन्मित्रं भयसंहितम् ।
सुरक्षितं ततः कार्यं पाणिः सर्पमुखादिव ॥१०२॥

102. yanmitraṁ bhītavatsādhyaṁ yanmitraṁ bhayasaṁhitam ,
surakṣitaṁ tataḥ kāryaṁ pāṇiḥ sarpamukhādiva.

102. yat mitram bhītavat sādhyam yat mitram bhaya-saṃhitam
surakṣitam tataḥ kāryam pāṇiḥ sarpa-mukhāt iva

102. yat mitram bhītavat sādhyam (bhavati),
yat mitram bhaya-saṃhitam (bhavati),
tataḥ surakṣitam kāryam (asti),
(yathā) sarpa-mukhāt pāṇiḥ iva.

102. If a friend is acquired out of fear, like a frightened calf, or if a friend is constantly ridden with fear, then one must protect oneself from them, just as one would withdraw a hand from a snake's mouth.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• भीतवत् (bhītavat) - like a frightened one, timidly

• साध्यम् (sādhyam) - to be accomplished, to be achieved, to be won

• भय-संहितम् (bhaya-saṁhitam) - accompanied by fear, filled with fear, fear-ridden

• सुरक्षितम् (surakṣitam) - well-protected, to be protected, protection

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, therefore

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, action, what should be done

• पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

• सर्प-मुखात् (sarpa-mukhāt) - from the mouth of a snake

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, ally, companion

भीतवत् (bhītavat) - like a frightened one, timidly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of participle + -vat suffix

Formed from the past passive participle bhīta (frightened, from root bhī-) and the suffix -vat (like, as).

Root: bhī (class 3)

साध्यम् (sādhyam) - to be accomplished, to be achieved, to be won

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, to be achieved, to be won

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from the root sādh- (to accomplish, effect) with the gerundive suffix -ya.

Root: sādh (class 4)

भय-संहितम् (bhaya-saṁhitam) - accompanied by fear, filled with fear, fear-ridden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya-saṃhita

bhaya-saṁhita - accompanied by fear, filled with fear, fear-ridden

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+saṃhita)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, accompanied, placed together
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root dhā- (to place) with the upasarga sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

सुरक्षितम् (surakṣitam) - well-protected, to be protected, protection

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of surakṣita

surakṣita - well-protected, secured, guarded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root rakṣ- (to protect) with the upasarga su- (well, good).

Prefix: su

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Used substantively here, meaning 'protection' or 'that which is to be protected'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, therefore

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, action, what should be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, what should be done

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from the root kṛ- (to do, make) with the gerundive suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

सर्प-मुखात् (sarpa-mukhāt) - from the mouth of a snake

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarpa-mukha

sarpa-mukha - snake's mouth

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+mukha)

• sarpa – snake
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – mouth, face, opening, principal
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)