महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-81, verse-23

ऋत्विग्वा यदि वाचार्यः सखा वात्यन्तसंस्तुतः ।
गृहे वसेदमात्यस्ते यः स्यात्परमपूजितः ॥२३॥

23. ṛtvigvā yadi vācāryaḥ sakhā vātyantasaṁstutaḥ ,
gṛhe vasedamātyaste yaḥ syātparamapūjitaḥ.

23. ṛtvik vā yadi vā ācāryaḥ sakhā vā atyantasaṃstutaḥ
gṛhe vaset amātyaḥ te yaḥ syāt paramapūjitaḥ

23. yaḥ ṛtvik vā yadi vā ācāryaḥ vā atyantasaṃstutaḥ
sakhā paramapūjitaḥ syāt saḥ te amātyaḥ gṛhe vaset

23. Whether a priest (ṛtvik), a teacher (ācārya), or a highly esteemed friend—he who is most revered should reside in your house as your minister.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - a priest who performs Vedic rituals (priest, ritual performer)

• वा (vā) - or (offering an alternative) (or, either...or)

• यदि (yadi) - whether (introducing a condition) (if, whether)

• वा (vā) - or (offering an alternative) (or, either...or)

• आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - a revered teacher or instructor (teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide)

• सखा (sakhā) - a close and trusted friend (friend, companion)

• वा (vā) - or (offering an alternative) (or, either...or)

• अत्यन्तसंस्तुतः (atyantasaṁstutaḥ) - a friend who is extremely highly regarded or trusted (highly praised, very intimate, highly regarded)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the king's residence (in the house, at home)

• वसेत् (vaset) - should take up residence (should dwell, should reside)

• अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - an important government minister or advisor (minister, companion, associate)

• ते (te) - your (referring to the listener/king) (to you, your)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the person described) (who, which)

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

• परमपूजितः (paramapūjitaḥ) - the one who commands the greatest respect (most honored, highly revered)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - a priest who performs Vedic rituals (priest, ritual performer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - sacrificial priest, ritual performer

From 'ṛt' (right time, order) + 'vij' (to distinguish, perform).

Root: vij

वा (vā) - or (offering an alternative) (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - whether (introducing a condition) (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (offering an alternative) (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - a revered teacher or instructor (teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor

From 'ā' (prefix) + root 'car' (to move, behave) + 'ya' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

सखा (sakhā) - a close and trusted friend (friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

Irregular masculine noun.

वा (vā) - or (offering an alternative) (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

अत्यन्तसंस्तुतः (atyantasaṁstutaḥ) - a friend who is extremely highly regarded or trusted (highly praised, very intimate, highly regarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyantasaṃstuta

atyantasaṁstuta - highly praised, very intimate

Compound of 'atyanta' and 'saṃstuta'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+saṃstuta)

• atyanta – very much, extreme, excessive
  indeclinable
  From 'ati' (over, beyond) + 'anta' (end). Often used as adverbial prefix in compounds.
  Prefix: ati
• saṃstuta – praised, extolled, intimate, well-known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam' (prefix) + root 'stu' (to praise).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stu (class 2)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the king's residence (in the house, at home)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

वसेत् (vaset) - should take up residence (should dwell, should reside)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhiliṅ) of vas

Optative mood, Present tense

Third person singular, Optative mood, Parasmaipada.

Root: vas (class 1)

अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - an important government minister or advisor (minister, companion, associate)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - minister, a cabinet member, companion

From 'amā' (at home, near) + 'tya' suffix.

ते (te) - your (referring to the listener/king) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the person described) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative mood, Present tense

Third person singular, Optative mood, Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

परमपूजितः (paramapūjitaḥ) - the one who commands the greatest respect (most honored, highly revered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramapūjita

paramapūjita - most highly worshipped/honored

Compound of 'parama' and 'pūjita'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+pūjita)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• pūjita – honored, worshipped, revered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pūj' (to honor, worship).
  Root: pūj (class 10)