महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-238, verse-17

नासूयकायानृजवे न चानिर्दिष्टकारिणे ।
न तर्कशास्त्रदग्धाय तथैव पिशुनाय च ॥१७॥

17. nāsūyakāyānṛjave na cānirdiṣṭakāriṇe ,
na tarkaśāstradagdhāya tathaiva piśunāya ca.

17. na asūyakāya anṛjave na ca anirdiṣṭakāriṇe
na tarkaśāstradagdhāya tathā eva piśunāya ca

17. na asūyakāya anṛjave ca na anirdiṣṭakāriṇe na
tarkaśāstradagdhāya tathā eva piśunāya ca (vācyam)

17. Similarly, it should not be told to the envious, nor to the dishonest, nor to one who acts without specific instructions, nor to one whose mind is scorched by (excessive study of) dialectics and logic (tarkaśāstra), and indeed, not to a slanderer.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• असूयकाय (asūyakāya) - to the envious (to the envious, to the jealous)

• अनृजवे (anṛjave) - to the dishonest (to the dishonest, to the crooked, to the not-straightforward)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अनिर्दिष्टकारिणे (anirdiṣṭakāriṇe) - to one who acts without specific instructions (to one who does not follow instructions, to the disobedient)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तर्कशास्त्रदग्धाय (tarkaśāstradagdhāya) - to one whose mind is scorched by (excessive study of) dialectics and logic (tarkaśāstra) (to one burned by logic texts, to one excessively devoted to dialectics)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only, truly)

• पिशुनाय (piśunāya) - to a slanderer (to the slanderer, to the malicious person, to the backbiter)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

असूयकाय (asūyakāya) - to the envious (to the envious, to the jealous)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of asūyaka

asūyaka - envious, jealous, a caviller

Derived from √asūy (to envy)

Root: asūy (class 10)

अनृजवे (anṛjave) - to the dishonest (to the dishonest, to the crooked, to the not-straightforward)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of anṛju

anṛju - not straight, crooked, dishonest, artful

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛju)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• ṛju – straight, honest, upright, simple
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अनिर्दिष्टकारिणे (anirdiṣṭakāriṇe) - to one who acts without specific instructions (to one who does not follow instructions, to the disobedient)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of anirdiṣṭakārin

anirdiṣṭakārin - not doing what is enjoined, disobedient, acting without specific instructions

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+nirdiṣṭa+kārin)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• nirdiṣṭa – pointed out, instructed, specified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from nir-√diś
  Prefix: nis
  Root: diś (class 6)
• kārin – doing, making, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Formed from √kṛ with suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तर्कशास्त्रदग्धाय (tarkaśāstradagdhāya) - to one whose mind is scorched by (excessive study of) dialectics and logic (tarkaśāstra) (to one burned by logic texts, to one excessively devoted to dialectics)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of tarkaśāstradagdha

tarkaśāstradagdha - burned by logic and dialectics

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (tarkaśāstra+dagdha)

• tarkaśāstra – science of reasoning, logic, dialectics
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: tarka (reasoning) + śāstra (science/text)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dah
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Implies one whose intellect is overly engrossed or 'scorched' by dry logic, losing practical wisdom or spiritual insight.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous negative conditions to the next.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only, truly)

(indeclinable)

पिशुनाय (piśunāya) - to a slanderer (to the slanderer, to the malicious person, to the backbiter)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of piśuna

piśuna - slanderous, malicious, wicked, a slanderer

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)