महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-81, verse-39

विश्वस्तवदविश्वस्तस्तेषु वर्तेत सर्वदा ।
न हि दोषो गुणो वेति निस्पृक्तस्तेषु दृश्यते ॥३९॥

39. viśvastavadaviśvastasteṣu varteta sarvadā ,
na hi doṣo guṇo veti nispṛktasteṣu dṛśyate.

39. विश्वस्तवत् अविश्वस्तः तेषु वर्तेत सर्वदा न
हि दोषः गुणः वा इति निस्पृक्तः तेषु दृश्यते

39. तेषु विश्वस्तवत् अविश्वस्तः सर्वदा वर्तेत हि
तेषु दोषः वा गुणः इति निस्पृक्तः न दृश्यते

39. One should always interact with them outwardly as if trusting, yet remain inwardly distrustful. For indeed, among kinsmen, neither fault nor merit is seen impartially.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वस्तवत् (viśvastavat) - outwardly as if trusting (like one trusted, trustingly, faithfully)

• अविश्वस्तः (aviśvastaḥ) - inwardly distrustful (untrusting, distrustful, not confident)

• तेषु (teṣu) - among kinsmen (among them, in them)

• वर्तेत (varteta) - one should behave, act, exist

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, defect, error

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit, quality, virtue

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• इति (iti) - marks the distinction 'whether it is fault or merit' (thus, in this manner, (marks direct speech or thought))

• निस्पृक्तः (nispṛktaḥ) - unattached, unmixed, impartial, dispassionate

• तेषु (teṣu) - among kinsmen (among them, in them)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वस्तवत् (viśvastavat) - outwardly as if trusting (like one trusted, trustingly, faithfully)

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat added to viśvasta (Past Passive Participle of vi-śvas)

Note: Adverbial.

अविश्वस्तः (aviśvastaḥ) - inwardly distrustful (untrusting, distrustful, not confident)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviśvasta

aviśvasta - untrusting, distrustful

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of na + viśvasta

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+viśvasta)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• viśvasta – trusted, confident
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śvas with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Refers to the implied agent of `varteta`.

तेषु (teṣu) - among kinsmen (among them, in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to kinsmen.

वर्तेत (varteta) - one should behave, act, exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vṛt

Optative Middle

root vṛt (1st class, middle voice)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -dā from sarva

Note: Adverb of time.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, defect, error

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error

from root duṣ (to corrupt)

Root: duṣ (class 4)

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit, quality, virtue

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the distinction 'whether it is fault or merit' (thus, in this manner, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

निस्पृक्तः (nispṛktaḥ) - unattached, unmixed, impartial, dispassionate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nispṛkta

nispṛkta - unattached, unmixed, impartial

Past Passive Participle

from root pṛc with upasarga nis

Prefix: nis

Root: pṛc (class 7)

तेषु (teṣu) - among kinsmen (among them, in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to kinsmen.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

root dṛś (1st class), passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)