महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-52

नश्येदभिमृशन्सद्यो मृगः कूटमिव स्पृशन् ।
आत्मस्वमिव संरक्षेद्राजस्वमिह बुद्धिमान् ॥५२॥

52. naśyedabhimṛśansadyo mṛgaḥ kūṭamiva spṛśan ,
ātmasvamiva saṁrakṣedrājasvamiha buddhimān.

52. naśyet abhimṛśan sadyaḥ mṛgaḥ kūṭam iva spṛśan
ātmasvam iva saṃrakṣet rājasvam iha buddhimān

52. mṛgaḥ kūṭam spṛśan sadyaḥ iva naśyet
buddhimān iha rājasvam ātmasvam iva saṃrakṣet

52. Just as a deer touching a snare immediately perishes, a wise person in this world should protect the king's property as if it were their own (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• नश्येत् (naśyet) - would perish, should perish, might be destroyed

• अभिमृशन् (abhimṛśan) - touching (a trap) (touching, approaching, considering)

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer, an animal, a beast

• कूटम् (kūṭam) - a trap, a snare, a net, a cunning device

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching, feeling, coming into contact with

• आत्मस्वम् (ātmasvam) - one's own property, personal wealth, self-possession

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संरक्षेत् (saṁrakṣet) - one should protect, one would guard

• राजस्वम् (rājasvam) - royal property, king's wealth, state property

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious person

Words meanings and morphology

नश्येत् (naśyet) - would perish, should perish, might be destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of naś

Optative mood, root class 4

Root verb with optative ending

Root: naś (class 4)

अभिमृशन् (abhimṛśan) - touching (a trap) (touching, approaching, considering)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimṛś

abhimṛś - to touch, to feel, to approach, to reflect upon

Present Active Participle

Derived from root mṛś with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once, instantly

(indeclinable)

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer, an animal, a beast

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - a deer, an animal, a beast, a wild animal

कूटम् (kūṭam) - a trap, a snare, a net, a cunning device

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kūṭa

kūṭa - a trap, a snare, a net; a heap, a pile; a falsehood, fraud

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching, feeling, coming into contact with

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛś

spṛś - to touch, to come into contact with, to feel

Present Active Participle

Derived from root spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)

आत्मस्वम् (ātmasvam) - one's own property, personal wealth, self-possession

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmasva

ātmasva - one's own property, personal wealth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+sva)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, one's own nature or being
  noun (masculine)
• sva – one's own, property, wealth, possession
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संरक्षेत् (saṁrakṣet) - one should protect, one would guard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of saṃrakṣ

Optative mood, root class 1

Root rakṣ with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

राजस्वम् (rājasvam) - royal property, king's wealth, state property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājasva

rājasva - king's property, royal wealth, state property

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājan+sva)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• sva – one's own, property, wealth, possession
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, possessed of understanding

Derived with -mat suffix indicating possession of buddhi

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'a wise person'