महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-137

अर्थयुक्तिमविज्ञाय यः शुभे कुरुते मतिम् ।
मित्रे वा यदि वा शत्रौ तस्यापि चलिता मतिः ॥१३७॥

137. arthayuktimavijñāya yaḥ śubhe kurute matim ,
mitre vā yadi vā śatrau tasyāpi calitā matiḥ.

137. artha-yuktim avijñāya yaḥ śubhe kurute matim
mitre vā yadi vā śatrau tasya api calitā matiḥ

137. yaḥ artha-yuktim avijñāya śubhe mitre vā yadi vā śatrau matim kurute,
tasya api matiḥ calitā

137. Whoever, without understanding the practical considerations (artha-yukti), directs their intellect (mati) towards what seems auspicious, whether it be regarding a friend or an enemy, their intellect (mati) also becomes unsteady.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थ-युक्तिम् (artha-yuktim) - the practical considerations, the proper arrangement of affairs, the logic of circumstances

• अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without knowing, without understanding, having not understood

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• शुभे (śubhe) - in what is auspicious, towards good things

• कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he makes, he places, he sets

• मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

• मित्रे (mitre) - in a friend, towards a friend

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• वा (vā) - or, either

• शत्रौ (śatrau) - in an enemy, towards an enemy

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• चलिता (calitā) - wavering, agitated, deviated, unsettled

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थ-युक्तिम् (artha-yuktim) - the practical considerations, the proper arrangement of affairs, the logic of circumstances

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of artha-yukti

artha-yukti - practical considerations, propriety, logic of circumstances, expediency

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+yukti)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, affair
  noun (masculine)
• yukti – union, application, propriety, contrivance, logic
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without knowing, without understanding, having not understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From verb root jñā (to know) with prefix vi- and negative prefix a-, forming absolutive.

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

शुभे (śubhe) - in what is auspicious, towards good things

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious, fortunate

कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he makes, he places, he sets

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, opinion, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

मित्रे (mitre) - in a friend, towards a friend

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

शत्रौ (śatrau) - in an enemy, towards an enemy

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

चलिता (calitā) - wavering, agitated, deviated, unsettled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of calita

calita - moved, shaken, agitated, deviated, unsteady

Past Passive Participle

From root cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, thought, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, opinion, understanding

Root: man (class 4)