महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-60

हन्यात्त्वनपवादेन शस्त्रपाणौ सुते स्थिते ।
विनीतं प्रश्नयित्वा च व्यवस्येदात्मकर्मसु ॥६०॥

60. hanyāttvanapavādena śastrapāṇau sute sthite ,
vinītaṁ praśnayitvā ca vyavasyedātmakarmasu.

60. hanyāt tu anapavādena śastrapāṇau sute sthite
vinītam praśnayitvā ca vyavasyet ātmakarmasu

60. tu anapavādena śastrapāṇau sute sthite (sati) (janaḥ)
hanyāt ca vinītam praśnayitvā ātmakarmasu vyavasyet

60. Indeed, one should kill without incurring blame if a son stands with a weapon in hand. And having consulted a humble (vinītam) person, one should then devote oneself to one's own activities (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - it is permissible to kill (one should kill, one may kill)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

• अनपवादेन (anapavādena) - without incurring sin or fault (without exception, without blame, blamelessly)

• शस्त्रपाणौ (śastrapāṇau) - when a son is armed against one (with a weapon in hand, armed)

• सुते (sute) - when the son is the subject of the condition (in the son, concerning the son)

• स्थिते (sthite) - when the son is standing (in that state) (being, standing, situated)

• विनीतम् (vinītam) - a well-behaved or disciplined person/son (humble, modest, well-trained, disciplined)

• प्रश्नयित्वा (praśnayitvā) - having sought advice or information from (having questioned, having inquired)

• च (ca) - and, also

• व्यवस्येत् (vyavasyet) - one should decide and proceed with one's duties (karma) (one should resolve, one should act, one should engage)

• आत्मकर्मसु (ātmakarmasu) - in one's personal or prescribed responsibilities (karma) (in one's own actions, in one's own duties)

Words meanings and morphology

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - it is permissible to kill (one should kill, one may kill)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative Mood, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root han, Class 2, Parasmaipada, Optative

Root: han (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then

(indeclinable)

अनपवादेन (anapavādena) - without incurring sin or fault (without exception, without blame, blamelessly)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anapavāda

anapavāda - without exception, blameless, irreproachable

Compound of 'an' (negative) and 'apavāda' (blame, exception)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+apavāda)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• apavāda – blame, censure, exception, refutation
  noun (masculine)
  From apa-vad
  Prefix: apa
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

शस्त्रपाणौ (śastrapāṇau) - when a son is armed against one (with a weapon in hand, armed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śastrapāṇi

śastrapāṇi - having a weapon in hand, armed

Compound of śastra (weapon) and pāṇi (hand)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śastra+pāṇi)

• śastra – weapon, sword, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From śas (to cut)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative absolute construction, with sute and sthite.

सुते (sute) - when the son is the subject of the condition (in the son, concerning the son)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

From root sū (to bear, bring forth)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute construction.

स्थिते (sthite) - when the son is standing (in that state) (being, standing, situated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction, modifying "sute".

विनीतम् (vinītam) - a well-behaved or disciplined person/son (humble, modest, well-trained, disciplined)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - humble, modest, well-trained, disciplined, polite

Past Passive Participle

From vi-nī (to train, discipline)

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: participle functioning as a noun

प्रश्नयित्वा (praśnayitvā) - having sought advice or information from (having questioned, having inquired)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root praś (to ask) in causative with ktvā suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: śrā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

व्यवस्येत् (vyavasyet) - one should decide and proceed with one's duties (karma) (one should resolve, one should act, one should engage)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vyavasā

Optative Mood, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root so (to sharpen, end) with upasargas vi-ava

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

आत्मकर्मसु (ātmakarmasu) - in one's personal or prescribed responsibilities (karma) (in one's own actions, in one's own duties)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of ātmakarma

ātmakarma - one's own action, one's own duty

Compound of ātman (self) and karma (action)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+karma)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work, duty, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)