महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-121

कृत्वा हि पूर्वं मित्राणि यः पश्चान्नानुतिष्ठति ।
न स मित्राणि लभते कृच्छ्रास्वापत्सु दुर्मतिः ॥१२१॥

121. kṛtvā hi pūrvaṁ mitrāṇi yaḥ paścānnānutiṣṭhati ,
na sa mitrāṇi labhate kṛcchrāsvāpatsu durmatiḥ.

121. kṛtvā hi pūrvam mitrāṇi yaḥ paścāt na anutiṣṭhati
na saḥ mitrāṇi labhate kṛcchrāsu āpat-su durmatiḥ

121. hi yaḥ pūrvam mitrāṇi kṛtvā paścāt na anutiṣṭhati,
saḥ durmatiḥ kṛcchrāsu āpat-su mitrāṇi na labhate

121. Indeed, a foolish person (durmatiḥ) who, after having first made friends, does not later maintain those friendships, will not acquire friends in times of severe calamity.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• न (na) - not

• अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - maintains, adheres to, practices

• न (na) - not

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, acquires

• कृच्छ्रासु (kṛcchrāsu) - in difficult, in distressing

• आपत्-सु (āpat-su) - in calamities, in misfortunes

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish, evil-minded, ill-intentioned

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -tvā to the root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally, sun

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to durmatiḥ.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from paśca (western, posterior).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - maintains, adheres to, practices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-sthā

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active of root sthā with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally, sun

Note: Object of labhate.

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, acquires

(verb)

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

Present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle of root labh.

Root: labh (class 1)

कृच्छ्रासु (kṛcchrāsu) - in difficult, in distressing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - difficult, distressing, painful, hard

आपत्-सु (āpat-su) - in calamities, in misfortunes

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger

From ā-pad (to fall into).

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish, evil-minded, ill-intentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - foolish, evil-minded, ill-intentioned (adj); folly, evil intention (noun)

Compound of dur (bad) and mati (mind, thought).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable indicating difficulty or negativity.
• mati – mind, thought, intellect, intention
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)