महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-57, verse-16

न विश्वसेच्च नृपतिर्न चात्यर्थं न विश्वसेत् ।
षाड्गुण्यगुणदोषांश्च नित्यं बुद्ध्यावलोकयेत् ॥१६॥

16. na viśvasecca nṛpatirna cātyarthaṁ na viśvaset ,
ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣāṁśca nityaṁ buddhyāvalokayet.

16. na viśvaset ca nṛpatiḥ na ca atyarthaṃ na viśvaset
ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣān ca nityaṃ buddhyā avalokayet

16. nṛpatiḥ na viśvaset ca na atyarthaṃ na viśvaset
(saḥ) nityaṃ buddhyā ca ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣān avalokayet

16. A king should neither trust (others) completely nor mistrust them excessively. He should always discern with intelligence the merits and demerits of the six-fold (foreign) policy.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - he should trust, one should trust

• च (ca) - and

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - a king, ruler

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अत्यर्थं (atyarthaṁ) - excessively, extremely, too much

• न (na) - not

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - he should trust, one should trust

• षाड्गुण्यगुणदोषान् (ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣān) - the merits and demerits of the six-fold policy

• च (ca) - and

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly, perpetually

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, with understanding

• अवलोकयेत् (avalokayet) - he should observe, one should examine, he should perceive

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - he should trust, one should trust

(verb)

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

optative active

From root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pati' (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अत्यर्थं (atyarthaṁ) - excessively, extremely, too much

(indeclinable)

From 'ati' (over, beyond) + 'artha' (meaning, purpose, wealth)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - he should trust, one should trust

(verb)

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

optative active

From root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

षाड्गुण्यगुणदोषान् (ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣān) - the merits and demerits of the six-fold policy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣa

ṣāḍguṇyaguṇadoṣa - the advantages and disadvantages (merits and demerits) of the six-fold policy (sandhi, vigraha, yāna, āsana, saṃśraya, dvaidhībhāva)

Compound of 'ṣāḍguṇya' and 'guṇadoṣa'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṣāḍguṇya+guṇadoṣa)

• ṣāḍguṇya – six-fold policy (of a king, in statecraft)
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ṣaḍguṇa' (six qualities) + 'ya' suffix
• guṇadoṣa – merits and demerits, qualities and faults
  noun (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, merit, advantage, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, demerit, disadvantage
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'avalokayet'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, with understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, understanding, discernment

From root 'budh'

Root: budh (class 1)

अवलोकयेत् (avalokayet) - he should observe, one should examine, he should perceive

(verb)

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

optative active

From root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 1)