महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-25

आशीविषैश्च तस्याहुः संगतं यस्य राजभिः ।
बहुमित्राश्च राजानो बह्वमित्रास्तथैव च ॥२५॥

25. āśīviṣaiśca tasyāhuḥ saṁgataṁ yasya rājabhiḥ ,
bahumitrāśca rājāno bahvamitrāstathaiva ca.

25. āśīviṣaiḥ ca tasya āhuḥ saṅgatam yasya rājabhiḥ
bahumitrāḥ ca rājānaḥ bahumitrāḥ tathā eva ca

25. yasya rājabhiḥ ca saṅgatam tasya āśīviṣaiḥ (saṅgatam) āhuḥ,
rājānaḥ ca bahumitrāḥ tathā eva bahumitrāḥ

25. Wise men say that associating with kings is like associating with venomous snakes, for kings have many friends and likewise many enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• आशीविषैः (āśīviṣaiḥ) - with venomous snakes, with serpents

• च (ca) - and

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

• सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association, union, meeting

• यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

• राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - with kings

• बहुमित्राः (bahumitrāḥ) - having many friends

• च (ca) - and

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• बहुमित्राः (bahumitrāḥ) - having many friends (or many adversaries)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, likewise

• एव (eva) - indeed, just

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

आशीविषैः (āśīviṣaiḥ) - with venomous snakes, with serpents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - venomous snake, serpent

From āśīḥ (flesh/venom in the fang) + viṣa (poison).

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśīḥ+viṣa)

• āśīḥ – fang, venom
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Defective verb used in perfect tense with present meaning.

Root: ah (class 2)

सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association, union, meeting

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṅgata

saṅgata - met, associated, association

Past Passive Participle

From sam + gam root.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - with kings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

बहुमित्राः (bahumitrāḥ) - having many friends

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahumitra

bahumitra - having many friends

Bahuvrīhi compound of bahu + mitra.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+mitra)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine)
• mitra – friend
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

बहुमित्राः (bahumitrāḥ) - having many friends (or many adversaries)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahumitra

bahumitra - having many friends

Bahuvrīhi compound of bahu + mitra.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+mitra)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine)
• mitra – friend
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - thus, likewise

एव (eva) - indeed, just

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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