महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-282, verse-3

सद्भिस्तु सह संसर्गः शोभते धर्मदर्शिभिः ।
नित्यं सर्वास्ववस्थासु नासद्भिरिति मे मतिः ॥३॥

3. sadbhistu saha saṁsargaḥ śobhate dharmadarśibhiḥ ,
nityaṁ sarvāsvavasthāsu nāsadbhiriti me matiḥ.

3. sadbhiḥ tu saha saṃsargaḥ śobhate dharmadarśibhiḥ
nityam sarvāsu avasthāsu na asadbhiḥ iti me matiḥ

3. me matiḥ iti sadbhiḥ dharmadarśibhiḥ saha saṃsargaḥ sarvāsu
avasthāsu nityam śobhate tu asadbhiḥ saha saṃsargaḥ na

3. My conviction is that association with good people, who perceive the natural law (dharma), is always appropriate in all circumstances, unlike association with bad people.

Words meanings summery:

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by/with good people; by/with the virtuous

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• संसर्गः (saṁsargaḥ) - association, contact, connection

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, is proper, is suitable

• धर्मदर्शिभिः (dharmadarśibhiḥ) - by/with those who perceive natural law; by/with those who understand righteousness

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all (feminine)

• अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in situations, in conditions, in states

• न (na) - not, no

• असद्भिः (asadbhiḥ) - by/with bad people; by/with the unvirtuous

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a thought or quote (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - my, of me; to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, conviction, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by/with good people; by/with the virtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of sat

sat - existent, true, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a plural noun meaning 'good people'

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

संसर्गः (saṁsargaḥ) - association, contact, connection

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsarga

saṁsarga - association, contact, connection, intercourse

Derived from root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, is proper, is suitable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

धर्मदर्शिभिः (dharmadarśibhiḥ) - by/with those who perceive natural law; by/with those who understand righteousness

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of dharmadarśin

dharmadarśin - perceiving righteousness, understanding natural law

Compound noun/adjective formed from dharma and darśin

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+darśin)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• darśin – one who sees, one who perceives, one who shows
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used as a plural noun meaning 'those who perceive dharma'

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in situations, in conditions, in states

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, circumstance

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असद्भिः (asadbhiḥ) - by/with bad people; by/with the unvirtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, unvirtuous

Present Active Participle

Compound 'a' (not) + 'sat' (existent/good)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a plural noun meaning 'bad people'

इति (iti) - marks the end of a thought or quote (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me; to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, conviction, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, opinion, belief, conviction

Derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)