महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-78

नवभिर्नवभिश्चैव दोषैर्वाग्बुद्धिदूषणैः ।
अपेतमुपपन्नार्थमष्टादशगुणान्वितम् ॥७८॥

78. navabhirnavabhiścaiva doṣairvāgbuddhidūṣaṇaiḥ ,
apetamupapannārthamaṣṭādaśaguṇānvitam.

78. navabhiḥ navabhiḥ ca eva doṣaiḥ vāk buddhi dūṣaṇaiḥ
apetam upapanna artham aṣṭādaśa guṇa anvitam

78. vāk buddhi dūṣaṇaiḥ navabhiḥ navabhiḥ ca eva doṣaiḥ apetam,
upapanna artham,
aṣṭādaśa guṇa anvitam

78. That (discourse or statement) which is free from eighteen faults that vitiate speech and intellect, possesses well-reasoned meaning, and is endowed with eighteen qualities...

Words meanings summery:

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - by nine (referring to the first set of nine faults) (by nine)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - by nine (referring to the second set of nine faults) (by nine)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the sum of the faults) (indeed, just, only)

• दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by faults (referring to the eighteen faults) (by faults, by defects)

• वाक् (vāk) - speech (speech, word)

• बुद्धि (buddhi) - intellect (intellect, understanding)

• दूषणैः (dūṣaṇaiḥ) - by defiling agents (that affect speech and intellect) (by corruptions, by defilements)

• अपेतम् (apetam) - free from (the faults previously mentioned) (devoid of, free from)

• उपपन्न (upapanna) - appropriate, well-reasoned (meaning) (appropriate, suitable, well-established)

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaning (meaning, purpose, wealth)

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen (qualities) (eighteen)

• गुण (guṇa) - qualities (quality, attribute)

• अन्वितम् (anvitam) - endowed with (eighteen qualities) (endowed with, accompanied by)

Words meanings and morphology

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - by nine (referring to the first set of nine faults) (by nine)

(numeral adjective)

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - by nine (referring to the second set of nine faults) (by nine)

(numeral adjective)

Note: Used twice to indicate 9 + 9 = 18 faults.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the sum of the faults) (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by faults (referring to the eighteen faults) (by faults, by defects)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, blemish, error

From root √duṣ (to be bad, spoil).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Modified by 'navabhiḥ navabhiḥ' meaning 'eighteen'.

वाक् (vāk) - speech (speech, word)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Stem form in a compound.

बुद्धि (buddhi) - intellect (intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind

From root √budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Stem form in a compound.

दूषणैः (dūṣaṇaiḥ) - by defiling agents (that affect speech and intellect) (by corruptions, by defilements)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dūṣaṇa

dūṣaṇa - defilement, corruption, vitiation, blemish

From root √duṣ (to be bad, spoil), suffix -ana.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+buddhi+dūṣaṇa)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
  From root √vac.
  Root: vac (class 2)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From root √budh.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• dūṣaṇa – defilement, corruption, blemish
  noun (neuter)
  From root √duṣ, suffix -ana.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: The compound 'vāgbuddhidūṣaṇaiḥ' (instrumental plural) qualifies 'doṣaiḥ'.

अपेतम् (apetam) - free from (the faults previously mentioned) (devoid of, free from)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apeta

apeta - gone away, departed, free from, devoid of

Past Passive Participle

From apa- (away) + √i (to go) + kta suffix.

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with an implicit neuter singular noun like 'vākyam' (statement).

उपपन्न (upapanna) - appropriate, well-reasoned (meaning) (appropriate, suitable, well-established)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of upapanna

upapanna - come near, happened, obtained, appropriate, suitable, well-established

Past Passive Participle

From upa-√pad (to go to, fall into) + kta suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: First part of the compound 'upapanna-artha'.

अर्थम् (artham) - meaning (meaning, purpose, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upapanna+artha)

• upapanna – appropriate, suitable, well-established
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From upa-√pad.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: The compound 'upapannārtham' acts as an adjective modifying the implicit 'vākyam'.

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen (qualities) (eighteen)

(numeral adjective)

Note: Invariable numeral, part of a compound.

गुण (guṇa) - qualities (quality, attribute)

(noun)

masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, excellence, virtue, string, thread

Note: Used as a noun stem in a compound 'aṣṭādaśa-guṇa'.

अन्वितम् (anvitam) - endowed with (eighteen qualities) (endowed with, accompanied by)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied, connected with, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

From anu-√i (to go after) + kta suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭādaśa-guṇa+anvita)

• aṣṭādaśa – eighteen
  numeral adjective
• guṇa – quality, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – accompanied, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu-√i.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: The compound 'aṣṭādaśaguṇānvitam' acts as an adjective modifying the implicit 'vākyam'.