महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-9

यैः कैश्चित्संमतो लोके गुणैः स्यात्पुरुषो नृषु ।
भवत्यनपगान्सर्वांस्तान्गुणाँल्लक्षयामहे ॥९॥

9. yaiḥ kaiścitsaṁmato loke guṇaiḥ syātpuruṣo nṛṣu ,
bhavatyanapagānsarvāṁstānguṇāँllakṣayāmahe.

9. yaiḥ kaiścit saṃmataḥ loke guṇaiḥ syāt puruṣaḥ
nṛṣu bhavati anapagān sarvān tān guṇān lakṣayāmahe

9. yaiḥ kaiścit (by whatever) guṇaiḥ (qualities) puruṣaḥ (a person) nṛṣu (among men) loke (in the world) saṃmataḥ (is esteemed) syāt (may be),
(tān sarvān guṇān) anapagān bhavati (those unfailing qualities become evident),
(vayam) lakṣayāmahe (we discern them).

9. Whatever qualities a person (puruṣa) may be esteemed for among people in the world, we recognize all those qualities as unfailing (anapaga).

Words meanings summery:

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by which, by whom

• कैश्चित् (kaiścit) - by some, by any

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - esteemed, approved, honored

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among people

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

• अनपगान् (anapagān) - unfailing, not departing, constant

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• तान् (tān) - those

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues

• लक्षयामहे (lakṣayāmahe) - we observe, we recognize, we discern

Words meanings and morphology

यैः (yaiḥ) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

कैश्चित् (kaiścit) - by some, by any

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaścit

kaścit - someone, something, any, certain

Formed from 'ka' (who, what) + 'cit' (an indefinite particle).

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - esteemed, approved, honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - honored, approved, esteemed, considered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣaḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region

Note: Specifies the location.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of as

Potential mood third person singular

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul (puruṣa)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person

Root nṛ.

Root: nṛ

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present indicative third person singular

From root bhū (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनपगान् (anapagān) - unfailing, not departing, constant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anapaga

anapaga - not departing, unfailing, permanent

Formed from 'an-' (negative prefix) + 'apaga' (departing, going away). From root gam with prefix apa, and negative an.

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+apaga)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• apaga – departing, going away
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'guṇān'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

लक्षयामहे (lakṣayāmahe) - we observe, we recognize, we discern

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present indicative first person plural middle

From root lakṣ (class 10, or caus. of lakṣ).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)