महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-138, verse-55

निमन्त्रयेत सान्त्वेन संमानेन तितिक्षया ।
आशाकारणमित्येतत्कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता ॥५५॥

55. nimantrayeta sāntvena saṁmānena titikṣayā ,
āśākāraṇamityetatkartavyaṁ bhūtimicchatā.

55. nimantrayeta sāntvena saṃmānena titikṣayā |
āśākāraṇam iti etat kartavyam bhūtim icchatā

55. sāntvena saṃmānena titikṣayā nimantrayeta
bhūtim icchatā etat āśākāraṇam iti kartavyam

55. One should invite or persuade with conciliation, with honor, and with patience. This, which is a source of hope, should be performed by a person desiring prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• निमन्त्रयेत (nimantrayeta) - one should invite, one should conciliate, one should persuade

• सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, with gentleness, by soothing words

• संमानेन (saṁmānena) - by honor, with respect

• तितिक्षया (titikṣayā) - by patience, with forbearance

• आशाकारणम् (āśākāraṇam) - cause of hope, source of hope

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, to be performed

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, power

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

Words meanings and morphology

निमन्त्रयेत (nimantrayeta) - one should invite, one should conciliate, one should persuade

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of nimantr

Optative Mood, 3rd person singular, Middle Voice

from root `mantr` with prefix `ni`, `mantr` in 10th class (`mantrayati`) or caus. of 4th class (`mantryati`)

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, with gentleness, by soothing words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, soothing, gentle treatment

from root `sānt` (to console)

Root: sānt (class 1)

Note: Means of conciliation.

संमानेन (saṁmānena) - by honor, with respect

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃmāna

saṁmāna - honor, respect, reverence

from root `mān` (to respect) with prefix `sam`

Prefix: sam

Root: mān (class 4)

Note: Means of treatment.

तितिक्षया (titikṣayā) - by patience, with forbearance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of titikṣā

titikṣā - patience, forbearance, endurance

desiderative stem of root `tij` (to be sharp) or `sah` (to bear), or root `tikṣ` (to bear)

Root: tikṣ (class 1)

Note: Means of behavior.

आशाकारणम् (āśākāraṇam) - cause of hope, source of hope

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśākāraṇa

āśākāraṇa - cause of hope, source of hope

`āśā` (hope) + `kāraṇa` (cause)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśā+kāraṇa)

• āśā – hope, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  from root `aś` (to obtain) with prefix `ā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  from root `kṛ` (to do) + suffix `ana`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for `etat`.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

marks quotation or indicates a reason/manner

Note: Often indicates "this is considered to be...".

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of `kartavyam`.

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, suitable to be done, duty

Gerundive

formed from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-tavya`

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective, agrees with `etat`.

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - prosperity, welfare, power, existence

from root `bhū` (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle `icchatā`.

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

from root `iṣ` (to desire) with `śap` and `śatṛ`

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agent for `kartavyam`.