महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-57

यथा स्याद्दुष्कृतो दण्डो यथा च सुकृतं कृतम् ।
तथा समीक्ष्य भगवञ्श्रेयसे विनियुङ्क्ष्व माम् ॥५७॥

57. yathā syādduṣkṛto daṇḍo yathā ca sukṛtaṁ kṛtam ,
tathā samīkṣya bhagavañśreyase viniyuṅkṣva mām.

57. yathā syāt duṣkṛtaḥ daṇḍaḥ yathā ca sukṛtam kṛtam
tathā samīkṣya bhagavan śreyase viniyuṅkṣva mām

57. bhagavan,
yathā duṣkṛtaḥ daṇḍaḥ syāt,
ca yathā sukṛtam kṛtam (bhavet),
tathā samīkṣya,
mām śreyase viniyuṅkṣva.

57. Just as there should be punishment for wrongdoing, and just as good deeds are rewarded, so too, O Revered One (Bhagavan), considering this, please employ me for my benefit.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be

• दुष्कृतः (duṣkṛtaḥ) - of a wicked person, for a wicked deed, for wrongdoing

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, staff, rod

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• च (ca) - and

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtuous act, good fortune

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having perceived, having examined

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Revered One, O Lord

• श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for welfare, for good, for benefit

• विनियुङ्क्ष्व (viniyuṅkṣva) - employ, assign, engage

• माम् (mām) - me

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of as

Root: as (class 2)

दुष्कृतः (duṣkṛtaḥ) - of a wicked person, for a wicked deed, for wrongdoing

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, sin, wicked person

Compound 'dus' (bad, evil) + 'kṛta' (deed, done)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here, interpreted as genitive for 'of the wicked' or dative 'for wrongdoing'.

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, staff, rod

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, penalty, government

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deed, virtuous act, good fortune

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, virtue, merit, good fortune

Compound 'su' (good, well) + 'kṛta' (deed, done)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, made

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here implies 'is done' or 'is rewarded'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having perceived, having examined

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see, look) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Revered One, O Lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - illustrious, divine, blessed, Lord, God, Revered One (Bhagavan)

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) + possessive suffix '-vat'

श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for welfare, for good, for benefit

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, supreme good, excellence

Comparative/superlative form of 'śrī' (prosperity) or 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

विनियुङ्क्ष्व (viniyuṅkṣva) - employ, assign, engage

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of yuj

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we