महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-66

निश्चितश्चार्थशास्त्रज्ञैरविश्वासः सुखोदयः ।
उशनाश्चाथ गाथे द्वे प्रह्रादायाब्रवीत्पुरा ॥६६॥

66. niścitaścārthaśāstrajñairaviśvāsaḥ sukhodayaḥ ,
uśanāścātha gāthe dve prahrādāyābravītpurā.

66. niścitaḥ ca arthaśāstrajñaiḥ aviśvāsaḥ sukhodayaḥ
uśanāḥ ca atha gāthe dve prahrādāya abravīt purā

66. arthaśāstrajñaiḥ niścitaḥ aviśvāsaḥ sukhodayaḥ ca
atha uśanāḥ ca purā prahrādāya dve gāthe abravīt

66. Distrust, as ascertained by experts in political science, is conducive to welfare. Formerly, Ushanā spoke these two verses to Prahrāda.

Words meanings summery:

• निश्चितः (niścitaḥ) - ascertained, certain, confirmed, determined

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थशास्त्रज्ञैः (arthaśāstrajñaiḥ) - by those who know political science, by experts in economics/polity

• अविश्वासः (aviśvāsaḥ) - distrust, lack of trust, suspicion

• सुखोदयः (sukhodayaḥ) - leading to happiness, productive of welfare, rise of joy

• उशनाः (uśanāḥ) - Ushanā (name of Sukracharya)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• गाथे (gāthe) - two verses, two songs

• द्वे (dve) - two

• प्रह्रादाय (prahrādāya) - to Prahrāda

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

Words meanings and morphology

निश्चितः (niścitaḥ) - ascertained, certain, confirmed, determined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścita

niścita - ascertained, certain, confirmed, determined, resolved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ci with prefix niś-, meaning to ascertain, determine.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थशास्त्रज्ञैः (arthaśāstrajñaiḥ) - by those who know political science, by experts in economics/polity

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of arthaśāstrajña

arthaśāstrajña - one who knows political science/economics

Compound type : tatpurusha (arthaśāstra+jña)

• arthaśāstra – science of wealth, political science, economics, treatise on material gain
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, understanding, wise, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root √jñā (to know)
  Noun derived from verbal root
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अविश्वासः (aviśvāsaḥ) - distrust, lack of trust, suspicion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviśvāsa

aviśvāsa - distrust, lack of trust, suspicion

Formed by 'a' (negation) + viśvāsa (trust)

सुखोदयः (sukhodayaḥ) - leading to happiness, productive of welfare, rise of joy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhodaya

sukhodaya - rise of happiness, prosperity, welfare, well-being

sandhi of sukha + udaya

उशनाः (uśanāḥ) - Ushanā (name of Sukracharya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Ushanā (name of the preceptor of the Asuras, also known as Śukrācārya)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

गाथे (gāthe) - two verses, two songs

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of gāthā

gāthā - verse, song, stanza

Note: Can be nominative or accusative dual. Here, it is the object of 'abravīt', so accusative.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with gāthe.

प्रह्रादाय (prahrādāya) - to Prahrāda

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of prahrāda

prahrāda - Prahrāda (a famous Daitya prince, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu, known for his devotion to Vishnu)

Note: Recipient of the speech.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

root

Root: bru (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

adverb