महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-34

पूजन्युवाच ।
नास्ति वैरमुपक्रान्तं सान्त्वितोऽस्मीति नाश्वसेत् ।
विश्वासाद्बध्यते बालस्तस्माच्छ्रेयो ह्यदर्शनम् ॥३४॥

34. pūjanyuvāca ,
nāsti vairamupakrāntaṁ sāntvito'smīti nāśvaset ,
viśvāsādbadhyate bālastasmācchreyo hyadarśanam.

34. pūjanyu uvāca na asti vairam upakrāntam sāntvitaḥ asmi iti na
āśvaset viśvāsāt badhyate bālaḥ tasmāt śreyaḥ hi adarśanam

34. pūjanyu uvāca kaścit sāntvitaḥ
asmi iti vairam upakrāntam na asti
iti na āśvaset bālaḥ viśvāsāt
badhyate tasmāt hi adarśanam śreyaḥ

34. Pūjanyu said: One should not trust, thinking, "The hostility (vaira) that had begun is now gone, and I have been placated." An inexperienced person gets trapped by trusting; therefore, it is indeed better to remain unseen (adarśanam).

Words meanings summery:

• पूजन्यु (pūjanyu) - Pūjanyu (the speaker) (Pūjanyu (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Pūjanyu) (said, spoke)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• वैरम् (vairam) - hostility (vaira) (enmity, hostility, animosity)

• उपक्रान्तम् (upakrāntam) - initiated (referring to hostility) (begun, initiated, commenced)

• सान्त्वितः (sāntvitaḥ) - appeased, placated (appeased, conciliated, consoled)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thinking (that) (thus, so, indicating a quote or thought)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आश्वसेत् (āśvaset) - one should trust, one should rely

• विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - through trust (from trust, by confidence)

• बध्यते (badhyate) - is ensnared, gets trapped (is bound, is ensnared, is killed)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - an inexperienced person (child, boy, ignorant person, fool, inexperienced person)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better (better, superior, good, welfare)

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

• अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - remaining unseen, avoiding confrontation (adarśanam) (non-seeing, non-appearance, disappearance)

Words meanings and morphology

पूजन्यु (pūjanyu) - Pūjanyu (the speaker) (Pūjanyu (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjanyu

pūjanyu - A proper name (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Pūjanyu) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Derived from root √vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Derived from root √as (to be), present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

वैरम् (vairam) - hostility (vaira) (enmity, hostility, animosity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, animosity, revenge

Derived from 'vīra' (hero) meaning 'inimical to a hero' or 'characteristic of an enemy'.

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

उपक्रान्तम् (upakrāntam) - initiated (referring to hostility) (begun, initiated, commenced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upakrānta

upakrānta - begun, initiated, commenced, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'upa-' and root √kram (to step, to go) as a past passive participle.

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vairam'.

सान्त्वितः (sāntvitaḥ) - appeased, placated (appeased, conciliated, consoled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvita

sāntvita - appeased, conciliated, consoled, comforted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sāntv (to appease, to soothe) as a past passive participle.

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Derived from root √as (to be), present tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thinking (that) (thus, so, indicating a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase as a thought.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'āśvaset'.

आश्वसेत् (āśvaset) - one should trust, one should rely

(verb)

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

Optative Active

Derived from prefix 'ā-' and root √śvas (to breathe, to trust), optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - through trust (from trust, by confidence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith, reliance

Derived from prefix 'vi-' and root √śvas (to trust).

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Indicates the cause of being trapped.

बध्यते (badhyate) - is ensnared, gets trapped (is bound, is ensnared, is killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of bandh

Present Passive

Derived from root √bandh (to bind), present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Verb for 'bālaḥ'.

बालः (bālaḥ) - an inexperienced person (child, boy, ignorant person, fool, inexperienced person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant, fool, inexperienced

Note: Subject of 'badhyate'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Ablative singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

Note: Indicates a consequence.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better (better, superior, good, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, good fortune, welfare, excellent

Comparative form of 'śrī' or 'praśasta'.

Note: Predicate adjective for 'adarśanam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - remaining unseen, avoiding confrontation (adarśanam) (non-seeing, non-appearance, disappearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adarśana

adarśana - non-seeing, non-appearance, disappearance, keeping out of sight

Negative compound ('na' + 'darśana', seeing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+darśana)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight, view
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root √dṛś (to see), with suffix -ana.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'adarśanam śreyaḥ'.