महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-259, verse-22

पद्मं श्मशानादादत्ते पिशाचाच्चापि दैवतम् ।
तेषु यः समयं कुर्यादज्ञेषु हतबुद्धिषु ॥२२॥

22. padmaṁ śmaśānādādatte piśācāccāpi daivatam ,
teṣu yaḥ samayaṁ kuryādajñeṣu hatabuddhiṣu.

22. padmam śmaśānāt ādatte piśācāt ca api daivatam
teṣu yaḥ samayam kuryāt ajñeṣu hatabuddhiṣu

22. padmam śmaśānāt ādatte piśācāt ca api daivatam
ādatte teṣu ajñeṣu hatabuddhiṣu yaḥ samayam kuryāt

22. One can indeed pick a lotus from a cremation ground, and even a deity can be taken from a ghoul. However, whoever would form an alliance with those who are ignorant and whose intellects are corrupted [would be unwise].

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus, lotus flower

• श्मशानात् (śmaśānāt) - from a cremation ground

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, receives, accepts

• पिशाचात् (piśācāt) - from a demon, from a ghoul

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - divinity, a deity

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• समयम् (samayam) - agreement, compact, alliance

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should make, might make, would do

• अज्ञेषु (ajñeṣu) - among the ignorant, foolish

• हतबुद्धिषु (hatabuddhiṣu) - among those whose intellect is destroyed/corrupted

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus, lotus flower

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus, lotus flower

Note: Object of ādatte.

श्मशानात् (śmaśānāt) - from a cremation ground

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śmaśāna

śmaśāna - cremation ground, cemetery

Root: śmaś

Note: Indicates source of taking.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, receives, accepts

(verb)

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

Present

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, from ā-dā (to take, class 3)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Implied subject 'one' or 'a person'.

पिशाचात् (piśācāt) - from a demon, from a ghoul

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of piśāca

piśāca - goblin, demon, ghoul

Note: Indicates source of taking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

दैवतम् (daivatam) - divinity, a deity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - divinity, a deity, pertaining to gods

from deva (god)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of implied ādatte.

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the ajñeṣu hatabuddhiṣu.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of kuryāt.

समयम् (samayam) - agreement, compact, alliance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, covenant, alliance, oath, time, convention

from sam-i (to come together, class 2)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of kuryāt.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should make, might make, would do

(verb)

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

Optative

3rd person singular, Paras. from root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies a conditional clause.

अज्ञेषु (ajñeṣu) - among the ignorant, foolish

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing

from a-jñā (not to know, class 9)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with teṣu and hatabuddhiṣu.

हतबुद्धिषु (hatabuddhiṣu) - among those whose intellect is destroyed/corrupted

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of hatabuddhi

hatabuddhi - whose intellect is destroyed or corrupt, stupid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+buddhi)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed, ruined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root han (to strike, kill, class 2)
  Root: han (class 2)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  from root budh (to know, class 1)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound describing 'those' (teṣu).