महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-84, verse-22

देशकालविधानज्ञान्भर्तृकार्यहितैषिणः ।
नित्यमर्थेषु सर्वेषु राजा कुर्वीत मन्त्रिणः ॥२२॥

22. deśakālavidhānajñānbhartṛkāryahitaiṣiṇaḥ ,
nityamartheṣu sarveṣu rājā kurvīta mantriṇaḥ.

22. deśakālavidhānajñān bhartṛkāryahitaiṣiṇaḥ
nityam artheṣu sarveṣu rājā kurvīta mantriṇaḥ

22. rājā nityam sarveṣu artheṣu deśakālavidhānajñān
bhartṛkāryahitaiṣiṇaḥ mantriṇaḥ kurvīta

22. The king should always appoint as ministers those who understand the appropriate rules for specific places and times, and who are well-wishers of the master's work and interests in all matters.

Words meanings summery:

• देशकालविधानज्ञान् (deśakālavidhānajñān) - knowing the rules/procedures of place and time, adept at situational context

• भर्तृकार्यहितैषिणः (bhartṛkāryahitaiṣiṇaḥ) - wishing the welfare of the master's work, devoted to the king's duties and interests

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in matters, in affairs, regarding purposes

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should make, should appoint, should do

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

Words meanings and morphology

देशकालविधानज्ञान् (deśakālavidhānajñān) - knowing the rules/procedures of place and time, adept at situational context

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśakālavidhānajña

deśakālavidhānajña - knowing the rules of place and time, understanding context

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+vidhāna+jña)

• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• vidhāna – rule, regulation, procedure, arrangement
  noun (neuter)
  from vi + dhā (to place, arrange)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  from root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

भर्तृकार्यहितैषिणः (bhartṛkāryahitaiṣiṇaḥ) - wishing the welfare of the master's work, devoted to the king's duties and interests

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhartṛkāryahitaiṣin

bhartṛkāryahitaiṣin - desirous of the welfare of the master's work

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhartṛ+kārya+hita+eṣin)

• bhartṛ – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• kārya – work, duty, task
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'dhā' (to place, do)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• eṣin – wishing, seeking, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

accusative of nitya used adverbially

अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in matters, in affairs, regarding purposes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, affair

Root: ṛ (class 3)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Agrees with 'artheṣu'.

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kurvīta'.

कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should make, should appoint, should do

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Middle voice here, indicating 'for himself' or 'in his own interest'.

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

derived from mantra (counsel)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kurvīta'.