महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-309, verse-12

उपधार्य मतं तेषां वृद्धानां धर्मदर्शिनाम् ।
नियच्छ परया बुद्ध्या चित्तमुत्पथगामि वै ॥१२॥

12. upadhārya mataṁ teṣāṁ vṛddhānāṁ dharmadarśinām ,
niyaccha parayā buddhyā cittamutpathagāmi vai.

12. upadhārya matam teṣām vṛddhānām dharmadarśinām
niyaccha parayā buddhyā cittam utpathagāmi vai

12. teṣām vṛddhānām dharmadarśinām matam upadhārya,
utpathagāmi cittam parayā buddhyā vai niyaccha

12. Having ascertained the views of those elders who perceive the natural law (dharma), indeed restrain your mind, which tends to go astray, with your supreme intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• उपधार्य (upadhārya) - having ascertained (having ascertained, having considered, having understood)

• मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (of those, their)

• वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders (of the elders, of the old ones, of the wise ones)

• धर्मदर्शिनाम् (dharmadarśinām) - of those who perceive the natural law (dharma) (of those who see natural law (dharma), of those who know natural law (dharma))

• नियच्छ (niyaccha) - restrain (restrain, control, curb)

• परया (parayā) - with supreme (with supreme, with highest, with excellent)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect (by intellect, with understanding, by reason)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (mind, thought, consciousness)

• उत्पथगामि (utpathagāmi) - going astray (going astray, wandering from the right path, deviating)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily (particle for emphasis))

Words meanings and morphology

उपधार्य (upadhārya) - having ascertained (having ascertained, having considered, having understood)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix upa and suffix -ya (after long vowel 'ā')

Prefix: upa

Root: dhā (class 3)

मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, thought, doctrine; also 'thought, deemed'

Past Passive Participle (when used adjectivally)

Derived from root man (to think), here used as a neuter noun

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'upadhārya'

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (of those, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Possessive for 'vṛddhānām' and 'dharmadarśinām'

वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders (of the elders, of the old ones, of the wise ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, wise, grown, experienced, an elder

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Possessive

धर्मदर्शिनाम् (dharmadarśinām) - of those who perceive the natural law (dharma) (of those who see natural law (dharma), of those who know natural law (dharma))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmadarśin

dharmadarśin - one who sees/knows natural law (dharma)

Agent noun with suffix -in

Compound of dharma (natural law) and darśin (seeing, knowing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+darśin)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• darśin – seeing, observing, knowing, one who sees
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -in
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛddhānām'

नियच्छ (niyaccha) - restrain (restrain, control, curb)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of niyam

Imperative, Active Voice

2nd person singular imperative active voice; present stem of ni-yam

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

परया (parayā) - with supreme (with supreme, with highest, with excellent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with 'buddhyā'

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect (by intellect, with understanding, by reason)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrument of 'niyaccha'

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (mind, thought, consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, spirit

Past Passive Participle (when adjectival)

Derived from root cit (to perceive, think), here used as a neuter noun

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of 'niyaccha'

उत्पथगामि (utpathagāmi) - going astray (going astray, wandering from the right path, deviating)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utpathagāmin

utpathagāmin - going astray, wandering from the right path, deviating

Agent noun with suffix -in

Compound of utpatha (wrong path) and gāmin (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (utpatha+gāmin)

• utpatha – wrong path, bad road, deviation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
• gāmin – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -in
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cittam'

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily (particle for emphasis))

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement