महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-103

कृत्वा बलवता संधिमात्मानं यो न रक्षति ।
अपथ्यमिव तद्भुक्तं तस्यानर्थाय कल्पते ॥१०३॥

103. kṛtvā balavatā saṁdhimātmānaṁ yo na rakṣati ,
apathyamiva tadbhuktaṁ tasyānarthāya kalpate.

103. kṛtvā balavatā sandhim ātmānam yaḥ na rakṣati
apathyam iva tat bhuktam tasya anarthāya kalpate

103. yaḥ balavatā sandhim kṛtvā ātmānam na rakṣati,
tasya tat bhuktam apathyam iva anarthāya kalpate.

103. Whoever, having made a treaty with a powerful one, fails to protect himself (ātman), for him, that alliance turns into misfortune, just like unwholesome food that has been consumed.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• बलवता (balavatā) - by a powerful one, with a powerful one

• सन्धिम् (sandhim) - treaty, alliance, union, sandhi

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own person, himself (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

• अपथ्याम् (apathyām) - unwholesome, unhealthy (food)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• तत् (tat) - that alliance (implied from context) (that)

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for misfortune, for harm, for evil

• कल्पते (kalpate) - becomes, turns out to be, is able

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root kṛ- (to do, make) with the absolutive suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बलवता (balavatā) - by a powerful one, with a powerful one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Derived from bala (strength) with the suffix -vat (possessing).

सन्धिम् (sandhim) - treaty, alliance, union, sandhi

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sandhi

sandhi - joining, union, alliance, treaty, euphonic combination

Derived from sam-dhā- (to place together).

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own person, himself (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अपथ्याम् (apathyām) - unwholesome, unhealthy (food)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apathya

apathya - unwholesome, unsuitable, not beneficial (especially for health)

Note: Used here to modify an implied 'food' or 'substance'.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that alliance (implied from context) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhuj- (to eat, enjoy) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for misfortune, for harm, for evil

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, harm, calamity, uselessness

Derived from a- (not) + artha (purpose, benefit).

कल्पते (kalpate) - becomes, turns out to be, is able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kḷp

Root: kḷp (class 1)