महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-208, verse-10

कल्कापेतामपरुषामनृशंसामपैशुनाम् ।
ईदृगल्पं च वक्तव्यमविक्षिप्तेन चेतसा ॥१०॥

10. kalkāpetāmaparuṣāmanṛśaṁsāmapaiśunām ,
īdṛgalpaṁ ca vaktavyamavikṣiptena cetasā.

10. kalkāpetām aparuṣām anṛśaṃsām apaiśunām
īdṛk alpam ca vaktavyam avikṣiptena cetasā

10. avikṣiptena cetasā kalkāpetām aparuṣām
anṛśaṃsām apaiśunām īdṛk alpam ca vaktavyam

10. Speech that is free from impurity, not harsh, not cruel, and without malicious gossip—such limited words should be spoken with an undistracted mind.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्कापेताम् (kalkāpetām) - devoid of impurity, free from vice

• अपरुषाम् (aparuṣām) - not harsh, gentle, mild

• अनृशंसाम् (anṛśaṁsām) - not cruel, benevolent, kind

• अपैशुनाम् (apaiśunām) - without malicious gossip, not backbiting

• ईदृक् (īdṛk) - such, of this kind

• अल्पम् (alpam) - little, few, limited

• च (ca) - and

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - should be spoken, ought to be said

• अविक्षिप्तेन (avikṣiptena) - by an undistracted, by a concentrated

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the mind

Words meanings and morphology

कल्कापेताम् (kalkāpetām) - devoid of impurity, free from vice

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalkāpeta

kalkāpeta - free from sin, pure, clean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalka+apeta)

• kalka – impurity, dregs, vice, sin
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• apeta – gone away from, freed from, devoid of
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

अपरुषाम् (aparuṣām) - not harsh, gentle, mild

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aparuṣa

aparuṣa - not rough, gentle, kind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+paruṣa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• paruṣa – harsh, rough, cruel
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

अनृशंसाम् (anṛśaṁsām) - not cruel, benevolent, kind

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anṛśaṃsa

anṛśaṁsa - not cruel, humane, benevolent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+nṛśaṃsa)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix (used before vowels)
• nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked, fierce
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

अपैशुनाम् (apaiśunām) - without malicious gossip, not backbiting

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apaiśuna

apaiśuna - not malicious, not backbiting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+paiśuna)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• paiśuna – malicious, backbiting, slander
  noun (neuter)

ईदृक् (īdṛk) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛś

īdṛś - such, like this

अल्पम् (alpam) - little, few, limited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - little, small, few

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - should be spoken, ought to be said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, suitable for speaking

Gerundive

Formed from root vac with suffix -tavya

Root: vac (class 2)

अविक्षिप्तेन (avikṣiptena) - by an undistracted, by a concentrated

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avikṣipta

avikṣipta - undistracted, concentrated, steady

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vikṣipta)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vikṣipta – scattered, distracted, confused
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness