महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-71, verse-8

अनीर्षुर्गुप्तदारः स्याच्चोक्षः स्यादघृणी नृपः ।
स्त्रियं सेवेत नात्यर्थं मृष्टं भुञ्जीत नाहितम् ॥८॥

8. anīrṣurguptadāraḥ syāccokṣaḥ syādaghṛṇī nṛpaḥ ,
striyaṁ seveta nātyarthaṁ mṛṣṭaṁ bhuñjīta nāhitam.

8. anīrṣuḥ guptadāraḥ syāt cokṣaḥ syāt aghṛṇī nṛpaḥ |
striyam seveta na atyartham mṛṣṭam bhuñjīta na ahitam

8. nṛpaḥ anīrṣuḥ guptadāraḥ cokṣaḥ aghṛṇī syāt striyam
na atyartham seveta mṛṣṭam bhuñjīta na ahitam

8. A king should be free from jealousy, protect his wives, be pure, and be free from hatred. He should not associate excessively with women, and he should eat delicious food but not that which is unwholesome.

Words meanings summery:

• अनीर्षुः (anīrṣuḥ) - not envious, not jealous

• गुप्तदारः (guptadāraḥ) - one whose wives are protected, one who protects his wives

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, let him be)

• चोक्षः (cokṣaḥ) - pure, virtuous (pure, clean, virtuous)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, let him be)

• अघृणी (aghṛṇī) - free from hatred (not hateful, compassionate, kind)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife

• सेवेत (seveta) - should associate with (should serve, should attend to, should associate with)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively (excessively, greatly)

• मृष्टम् (mṛṣṭam) - tasty, delicious (referring to food) (tasty, delicious, clean, refined)

• भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - should eat (should eat, should enjoy)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहितम् (ahitam) - unwholesome (referring to food) (harmful, unwholesome, unfriendly)

Words meanings and morphology

अनीर्षुः (anīrṣuḥ) - not envious, not jealous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anīrṣu

anīrṣu - not envious, not jealous

Negative compound (na + īrṣu)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+īrṣu)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• īrṣu – envious, jealous
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: īrṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king.

गुप्तदारः (guptadāraḥ) - one whose wives are protected, one who protects his wives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guptadāra

guptadāra - one whose wives are protected

Compound of gupta (past passive participle of gup 'to protect') and dāra ('wife')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gupta+dāra)

• gupta – protected, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gup (to protect)
  Root: gup (class 1)
• dāra – wife (often plural, but used singularly in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, let him be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

चोक्षः (cokṣaḥ) - pure, virtuous (pure, clean, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cokṣa

cokṣa - pure, clean, virtuous

Note: Refers to the king.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, let him be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अघृणी (aghṛṇī) - free from hatred (not hateful, compassionate, kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aghṛṇin

aghṛṇin - not hateful, compassionate

Negative compound (na + ghṛṇin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ghṛṇin)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• ghṛṇin – hateful, scornful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from ghṛṇā (hatred, scorn)

Note: Refers to the king.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector). Lit. 'protector of men'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife

Note: Object of 'seveta'.

सेवेत (seveta) - should associate with (should serve, should attend to, should associate with)

(verb)

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

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'atyartham seveta'.

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively (excessively, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of atyartha (excessive)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (implied) (ati+artha)

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

Note: Adverb modifying 'seveta'.

मृष्टम् (mṛṣṭam) - tasty, delicious (referring to food) (tasty, delicious, clean, refined)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛṣṭa

mṛṣṭa - tasty, delicious, clean, refined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √mṛj (to clean, wipe, polish, hence refined, tasty)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Modifies an implied 'food' (anna) or serves as a substantive 'delicious thing'.

भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - should eat (should eat, should enjoy)

(verb)

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

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the king.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'ahitam'.

अहितम् (ahitam) - unwholesome (referring to food) (harmful, unwholesome, unfriendly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - harmful, unwholesome, inimical

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative compound (na + hita), where hita is P.P.P. of √dhā + hi (to place, arrange, hence 'beneficial, wholesome')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+hita)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• hita – beneficial, wholesome, placed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhā (to place), with irregular formation (from hi)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies an implied 'food' (anna) or serves as a substantive 'harmful thing'.