महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-82, verse-3

वासुदेव उवाच ।
नासुहृत्परमं मन्त्रं नारदार्हति वेदितुम् ।
अपण्डितो वापि सुहृत्पण्डितो वापि नात्मवान् ॥३॥

3. vāsudeva uvāca ,
nāsuhṛtparamaṁ mantraṁ nāradārhati veditum ,
apaṇḍito vāpi suhṛtpaṇḍito vāpi nātmavān.

3. vāsudevaḥ uvāca na asuhṛt paramam mantram nārada arhati
वेदितुम् apaṇḍitaḥ vā api suhṛt paṇḍitaḥ vā api na ātmavān

3. vāsudevaḥ uvāca.
nārada,
asuhṛt paramam mantram veditum na arhati.
apaṇḍitaḥ vā api suhṛt,
paṇḍitaḥ vā api na ātmavān.

3. Vāsudeva said: O Nārada, a non-friend (asuhṛt) is not worthy to know the supreme counsel. Neither is an unlearned friend, nor even a learned person who lacks self-control (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• असुहृत् (asuhṛt) - a non-friend (a non-friend, an enemy)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, most important)

• मन्त्रम् (mantram) - counsel (counsel, secret, sacred formula, incantation (mantra))

• नारद (nārada) - O Nārada

• अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy (is worthy, deserves, ought)

• वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know (to know, to understand, to perceive)

• अपण्डितः (apaṇḍitaḥ) - unlearned (unlearned, ignorant, foolish, unskillful)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend (friend, well-wisher, good-hearted)

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

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - one who has self-control (self-possessed, wise, spiritual, having an ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa

Patronymic from Vasudeva

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, perfect tense (lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

असुहृत् (asuhṛt) - a non-friend (a non-friend, an enemy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asuhṛd

asuhṛd - enemy, foe, a non-friend

From a + suhṛd

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+suhṛd)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• suhṛd – friend, good-hearted
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of su + hṛd (good-hearted)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, most important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Superlative form

Note: Adjective modifying 'mantram'

मन्त्रम् (mantram) - counsel (counsel, secret, sacred formula, incantation (mantra))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, counsel, secret, spell (mantra)

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

नारद (nārada) - O Nārada

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage)

अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy (is worthy, deserves, ought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present active

parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present tense

Root: arh (class 1)

वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know (to know, to understand, to perceive)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

अपण्डितः (apaṇḍitaḥ) - unlearned (unlearned, ignorant, foolish, unskillful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaṇḍita

apaṇḍita - unlearned, ignorant, foolish

From a + paṇḍita

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paṇḍita)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• paṇḍita – learned, wise, scholar
  adjective (masculine)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend (friend, well-wisher, good-hearted)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound of su (good) and hṛd (heart)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - one who has self-control (self-possessed, wise, spiritual, having an ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing self (ātman), spiritual, self-controlled, wise

From ātman + matup suffix