महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-202

न भीरुरिति चात्यन्तं मन्त्रोऽदेयः कथंचन ।
अविज्ञानाद्धि विज्ञाते गच्छेदास्पददर्शिषु ॥२०२॥

202. na bhīruriti cātyantaṁ mantro'deyaḥ kathaṁcana ,
avijñānāddhi vijñāte gacchedāspadadarśiṣu.

202. na bhīruḥ iti ca atyantam mantraḥ adeyaḥ kathaṃcana
avijñānāt hi vijñāte gacchet āspadadarśiṣu

202. ca bhīruḥ iti atyantam mantraḥ kathaṃcana na adeyaḥ; hi avijñānāt vijñāte (viṣaye) āspadadarśiṣu gacchet.

202. And counsel (mantra) should never be entirely withheld from someone merely because they are deemed a coward. For, due to ignorance, one should indeed approach those who perceive the fundamental truth concerning what needs to be truly known.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful, cowardly, a coward

• इति (iti) - marking a quote or a reason, 'thinking that' (thus, so, in this way)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - entirely, completely, extremely

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - secret counsel, confidential advice (counsel, secret, sacred utterance, spell)

• अदेयः (adeyaḥ) - should not be given/imparted (not to be given, not to be offered, not to be imparted)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (implying 'never' in this negative sentence) (by any means, in any way, never)

• अविज्ञानात् (avijñānāt) - from ignorance, due to lack of knowledge

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विज्ञाते (vijñāte) - regarding what needs to be truly known or understood (in what is known, concerning what is understood)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, one should approach

• आस्पददर्शिषु (āspadadarśiṣu) - to those who discern the fundamental truth or state of affairs (among those who see the foundation/basis)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful, cowardly, a coward

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - fearful, timid, cowardly; a coward

from root bhī- 'to fear'

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: used substantively as 'a coward'

इति (iti) - marking a quote or a reason, 'thinking that' (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - entirely, completely, extremely

(indeclinable)

from ati- 'over' + anta 'end'

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - secret counsel, confidential advice (counsel, secret, sacred utterance, spell)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - thought, counsel, secret, sacred text/utterance, charm, spell

from root man- 'to think'

Root: man (class 4)

अदेयः (adeyaḥ) - should not be given/imparted (not to be given, not to be offered, not to be imparted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adeya

adeya - not to be given, not to be offered, not to be imparted

Gerundive

from root dā- 'to give' with negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+deya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• deya – to be given, to be offered, to be imparted
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root dā- 'to give'
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with mantraḥ

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (implying 'never' in this negative sentence) (by any means, in any way, never)

(indeclinable)

from katham + cana

अविज्ञानात् (avijñānāt) - from ignorance, due to lack of knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of avijñāna

avijñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience

from negative prefix a- and vijñāna 'knowledge'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vijñāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā- 'to know' with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाते (vijñāte) - regarding what needs to be truly known or understood (in what is known, concerning what is understood)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, discerned

Past Passive Participle

from root jñā- 'to know' with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: used substantively, referring to a known matter or topic

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, one should approach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam

Optative Active

from root gam- (class 1), ātmanepada/parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

आस्पददर्शिषु (āspadadarśiṣu) - to those who discern the fundamental truth or state of affairs (among those who see the foundation/basis)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āspadadarśin

āspadadarśin - one who sees the basis/foundation/scope

compound of āspada and darśin

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (āspada+darśin)

• āspada – place, seat, basis, foundation, scope, object
  noun (neuter)
• darśin – seeing, knowing, discerning; one who sees/knows
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dṛś- 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)