महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-45

श्रेयान्हि पण्डितः शत्रुर्न च मित्रमपण्डितम् ।
मम ह्यमित्रे मार्जारे जीवितं संप्रतिष्ठितम् ॥४५॥

45. śreyānhi paṇḍitaḥ śatrurna ca mitramapaṇḍitam ,
mama hyamitre mārjāre jīvitaṁ saṁpratiṣṭhitam.

45. śreyān hi paṇḍitaḥ śatruḥ na ca mitram apaṇḍitam
mama hi amitre mārjāre jīvitam saṃpratiṣṭhitam

45. hi paṇḍitaḥ śatruḥ śreyān ca apaṇḍitam mitram na
hi mama jīvitam amitre mārjāre saṃpratiṣṭhitam

45. Indeed, a learned enemy is superior, not an unlearned friend. For my very life now rests with this enemy, the cat.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, certainly

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned, wise, scholar

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

• अपण्डितम् (apaṇḍitam) - unlearned, ignorant, foolish

• मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, certainly

• अमित्रे (amitre) - in the enemy, in the foe

• मार्जारे (mārjāre) - in the cat

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence, livelihood

• संप्रतिष्ठितम् (saṁpratiṣṭhitam) - rests, depends (established, founded, fixed, resting upon)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, good, excellent, welfare, prosperity, bliss

comparative form of praśasya (excellent) or śrī (prosperity, wealth)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, certainly

(indeclinable)

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned, wise, scholar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, skilled, clever

derived from paṇḍā (wisdom, knowledge)

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival, opponent

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, ally

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, ally, companion, sun (deity)

अपण्डितम् (apaṇḍitam) - unlearned, ignorant, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apaṇḍita

apaṇḍita - unlearned, ignorant, foolish, unskilled

Negation of paṇḍita

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+paṇḍita)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• paṇḍita – learned, wise
  adjective (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, certainly

(indeclinable)

अमित्रे (amitre) - in the enemy, in the foe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe, without friends

Negation of mitra

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+mitra)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• mitra – friend
  noun (neuter)

मार्जारे (mārjāre) - in the cat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat, tomcat

derived from mṛj (to clean, wipe), referring to its cleanliness

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence, livelihood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, existence, animate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv- (to live) with -ta suffix, used as a noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

संप्रतिष्ठितम् (saṁpratiṣṭhitam) - rests, depends (established, founded, fixed, resting upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃpratiṣṭhita

saṁpratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, based on, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sthā- (to stand) with prefixes sam- and prati- and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: sthā (class 1)