महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-23

उपायैस्त्रिभिरादानमर्थस्याह बृहस्पतिः ।
सान्त्वेनानुप्रदानेन भेदेन च नराधिप ।
यमर्थं शक्नुयात्प्राप्तुं तेन तुष्येद्धि पण्डितः ॥२३॥

23. upāyaistribhirādānamarthasyāha bṛhaspatiḥ ,
sāntvenānupradānena bhedena ca narādhipa ,
yamarthaṁ śaknuyātprāptuṁ tena tuṣyeddhi paṇḍitaḥ.

23. upāyaiḥ tribhiḥ ādānam arthasya āha
bṛhaspatiḥ sāntvena anupradānena
bhedena ca narādhipa yam artham śaknuyāt
prāptum tena tuṣyet hi paṇḍitaḥ

23. narādhipa bṛhaspatiḥ arthasya ādānam tribhiḥ upāyaiḥ āha sāntvena anupradānena ca bhedena ca.
paṇḍitaḥ yam artham prāptum śaknuyāt tena hi tuṣyet.

23. Brihaspati stated, "O king, wealth is acquired through three methods: conciliation, generous giving, and creating division. A wise person should indeed be satisfied with whatever objective he is able to achieve through these means."

Words meanings summery:

• उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by expedients

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• आदानम् (ādānam) - acquisition, taking, seizing

• अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth, of an object, of a purpose, of a goal

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, by gentle words

• अनुप्रदानेन (anupradānena) - by giving gifts, by granting

• भेदेन (bhedena) - by division, by creating dissension

• च (ca) - and

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

• यम् (yam) - which

• अर्थम् (artham) - goal, object, wealth

• शक्नुयात् (śaknuyāt) - one should be able, may be able

• प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach

• तेन (tena) - by that

• तुष्येत् (tuṣyet) - one should be content, one should be satisfied

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a wise person, a scholar

Words meanings and morphology

उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by expedients

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, device

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral adjective)

आदानम् (ādānam) - acquisition, taking, seizing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādāna

ādāna - taking, receiving, acquisition

derived from verbal root

action noun from Ā-DĀ

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth, of an object, of a purpose, of a goal

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, goal

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Lord of prayer, name of the preceptor of the gods

सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, by gentle words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, gentle words, soothing

अनुप्रदानेन (anupradānena) - by giving gifts, by granting

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anupradāna

anupradāna - giving gifts, presentation, granting

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

भेदेन (bhedena) - by division, by creating dissension

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, splitting, division, dissension

Root: bhid (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

यम् (yam) - which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what (relative pronoun)

अर्थम् (artham) - goal, object, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, goal

शक्नुयात् (śaknuyāt) - one should be able, may be able

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach

(verb)

infinitive

infinitive form of PRA-ĀP

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

तुष्येत् (tuṣyet) - one should be content, one should be satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - a wise person, a scholar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - wise, learned, a scholar, a wise person