महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-208, verse-8

तस्मात्समाहितं बुद्ध्या मनो भूतेषु धारयेत् ।
नापध्यायेन्न स्पृहयेन्नाबद्धं चिन्तयेदसत् ॥८॥

8. tasmātsamāhitaṁ buddhyā mano bhūteṣu dhārayet ,
nāpadhyāyenna spṛhayennābaddhaṁ cintayedasat.

8. tasmāt samāhitam buddhyā manaḥ bhūteṣu dhārayet na
apadhyāyet na spṛhayet na ābaddham cintayet asat

8. tasmāt,
buddhyā samāhitam manaḥ bhūteṣu dhārayet.
na apadhyāyet,
na spṛhayet,
na ābaddham asat cintayet

8. Therefore, one should focus the mind, with discerning intellect, on all beings. One should not think evil, nor covet, nor dwell on what is unfitting or untrue.

Words meanings summery:

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

• समाहितम् (samāhitam) - concentrated (concentrated, composed, tranquil)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect (by intellect, by understanding)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - on all beings (on beings, on all things)

• धारयेत् (dhārayet) - should focus (should hold, should fix, should maintain)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अपध्यायेत् (apadhyāyet) - should not think evil (should not contemplate evil, should not bear ill-will)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• स्पृहयेत् (spṛhayet) - should covet (should covet, should desire)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• आबद्धम् (ābaddham) - unfitting (bound, tied, connected; unfitting, inappropriate)

• चिन्तयेत् (cintayet) - should dwell on (should think, should reflect, should consider)

• असत् (asat) - untrue (unreal, non-existent, bad, evil)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

समाहितम् (samāhitam) - concentrated (concentrated, composed, tranquil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, collected, tranquil, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From sam + ā + dhā (to place, fix)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect (by intellect, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

From root 'budh' (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, consciousness

From root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - on all beings (on beings, on all things)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, thing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

धारयेत् (dhārayet) - should focus (should hold, should fix, should maintain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

Causative form of dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अपध्यायेत् (apadhyāyet) - should not think evil (should not contemplate evil, should not bear ill-will)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of apadhyā

Prefix: apa

Root: dhyai (class 1)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्पृहयेत् (spṛhayet) - should covet (should covet, should desire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of spṛh

Root: spṛh (class 10)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आबद्धम् (ābaddham) - unfitting (bound, tied, connected; unfitting, inappropriate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābaddha

ābaddha - bound, tied, connected; unfitting, improper, inappropriate

Past Passive Participle

From ā + bandh (to bind)

Prefix: ā

Root: bandh (class 9)

चिन्तयेत् (cintayet) - should dwell on (should think, should reflect, should consider)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of cint

Causative form of cit (to perceive)

Root: cit (class 1)

असत् (asat) - untrue (unreal, non-existent, bad, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false, bad, evil

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• sat – being, existing, real, good, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)