महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-81, verse-27

यो न कामाद्भयाल्लोभात्क्रोधाद्वा धर्ममुत्सृजेत् ।
दक्षः पर्याप्तवचनः स ते स्यात्प्रत्यनन्तरः ॥२७॥

27. yo na kāmādbhayāllobhātkrodhādvā dharmamutsṛjet ,
dakṣaḥ paryāptavacanaḥ sa te syātpratyanantaraḥ.

27. yaḥ na kāmāt bhayāt lobhāt krodhāt vā dharmam utsṛjet
dakṣaḥ paryāptavacanaḥ saḥ te syāt pratyanantaraḥ

27. yaḥ kāmāt bhayāt lobhāt krodhāt vā na dharmam utsṛjet
dakṣaḥ paryāptavacanaḥ saḥ te pratyanantaraḥ syāt

27. He who would not abandon righteousness (dharma) out of desire, fear, greed, or anger, who is capable and whose word is dependable - he should be your closest confidant.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not

• कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire, from desire, from lust

• भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear, from fear

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed, from greed

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger, from anger

• वा (vā) - or

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, dharma, duty

• उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - would abandon, would forsake, would cast away

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - capable, clever, skillful, expert

• पर्याप्तवचनः (paryāptavacanaḥ) - whose word is sufficient, whose word is dependable, having satisfactory speech

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, might be, would be

• प्रत्यनन्तरः (pratyanantaraḥ) - closest confidant, nearest advisor (closest, immediately next, next relative or intimate)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire, from desire, from lust

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, lust, love

भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear, from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed, from greed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger, from anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, dharma, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution

उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - would abandon, would forsake, would cast away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of utsṛj

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - capable, clever, skillful, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - capable, clever, expert, skillful

पर्याप्तवचनः (paryāptavacanaḥ) - whose word is sufficient, whose word is dependable, having satisfactory speech

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryāptavacana

paryāptavacana - having sufficient or dependable words

Bahuvrīhi compound of paryāpta and vacana

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paryāpta+vacana)

• paryāpta – sufficient, adequate, competent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  pari + āp
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)
• vacana – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, might be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

प्रत्यनन्तरः (pratyanantaraḥ) - closest confidant, nearest advisor (closest, immediately next, next relative or intimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyanantara

pratyanantara - immediate, next, closest

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