महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-138

न विश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्तेऽपि न विश्वसेत् ।
विश्वासाद्भयमुत्पन्नं मूलान्यपि निकृन्तति ॥१३८॥

138. na viśvasedaviśvaste viśvaste'pi na viśvaset ,
viśvāsādbhayamutpannaṁ mūlānyapi nikṛntati.

138. na viśvaset aviśvaste viśvaste api na viśvaset
viśvāsāt bhayam utpannam mūlāni api nikṛntati

138. aviśvaste na viśvaset.
viśvaste api na viśvaset.
viśvāsāt utpannam bhayam mūlāni api nikṛntati.

138. One should not trust an untrustworthy person. Even in a trustworthy person, one should not place trust. For fear that arises from trust can uproot even the very foundations.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should trust, he should trust

• अविश्वस्ते (aviśvaste) - in an untrustworthy person, in one not confided in

• विश्वस्ते (viśvaste) - in a trustworthy person, in one confided in

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should trust, he should trust

• विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, due to trust, because of trust

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger, dread

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced, born

• मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots, foundations, origins

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - he/it cuts off, uproots, severs

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should trust, he should trust

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of viśvas

Root śvas with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

अविश्वस्ते (aviśvaste) - in an untrustworthy person, in one not confided in

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of aviśvasta

aviśvasta - untrusted, untrustworthy, not confided in

Past Passive Participle

From verb root śvas with prefix vi- and negative prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśvasta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• viśvasta – trusted, confident, trustworthy
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root śvas with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śvas (class 2)

विश्वस्ते (viśvaste) - in a trustworthy person, in one confided in

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of viśvasta

viśvasta - trusted, trustworthy, confident, faithful

Past Passive Participle

From verb root śvas (to breathe, confide) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should trust, he should trust

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of viśvas

Root śvas with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, due to trust, because of trust

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith, reliance

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced, born

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - arisen, produced, born, created

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go, move) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots, foundations, origins

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, basis, origin, foundation, source

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - he/it cuts off, uproots, severs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nikṛnt

From root kṛt (to cut) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)