महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-87, verse-17

प्राज्ञा मेधाविनो दान्ता दक्षाः शूरा बहुश्रुताः ।
कुलीनाः सत्त्वसंपन्ना युक्ताः सर्वेषु कर्मसु ॥१७॥

17. prājñā medhāvino dāntā dakṣāḥ śūrā bahuśrutāḥ ,
kulīnāḥ sattvasaṁpannā yuktāḥ sarveṣu karmasu.

17. prājñāḥ medhāvinaḥ dāntāḥ dakṣāḥ śūrāḥ bahuśrutāḥ
kulīnāḥ sattvasampannāḥ yuktāḥ sarveṣu karmasu

17. prājñāḥ medhāvinaḥ dāntāḥ dakṣāḥ śūrāḥ bahuśrutāḥ
kulīnāḥ sattvasampannāḥ sarveṣu karmasu yuktāḥ

17. Those who are discerning, intelligent, self-controlled, capable, brave, and widely learned; those of noble lineage, endowed with strength and goodness (sattva), should be employed in all undertakings (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise, discerning, sagacious

• मेधाविनः (medhāvinaḥ) - intelligent, talented, sagacious

• दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, patient

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, capable, expert

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic, valiant

• बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - widely learned, well-read, highly educated

• कुलीनाः (kulīnāḥ) - of noble family/lineage, high-born

• सत्त्वसम्पन्नाः (sattvasampannāḥ) - endowed with goodness, virtuous, strong-minded

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - should be appointed/employed (engaged, appointed, connected, applied)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in undertakings, in tasks (in actions, in deeds, in duties, in tasks)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise, discerning, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, discerning, intelligent, knowing

Derived from pra-jñā (to know well) with suffix -a.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

मेधाविनः (medhāvinaḥ) - intelligent, talented, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, sagacious, talented, wise

From medhā (intellect) + -vin (possessive suffix).

दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, patient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānta

dānta - subdued, self-controlled, calm, patient

Past Passive Participle

From root dam (to subdue, control).

Root: dam (class 4)

दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, capable, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣa

dakṣa - clever, skillful, capable, expert, fit

From root dakṣ (to be able, to grow).

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic, valiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, a hero

बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - widely learned, well-read, highly educated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - much heard, widely learned, highly educated

Past Passive Participle (śruta) with bahu-

Compound: bahu (much) + śruta (heard/learned).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective (neuter)
• śruta – heard, learned, known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)

कुलीनाः (kulīnāḥ) - of noble family/lineage, high-born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kulīna

kulīna - of noble family, high-born, respectable

From kula (family) + -īna (suffix indicating belonging to/originating from).

सत्त्वसम्पन्नाः (sattvasampannāḥ) - endowed with goodness, virtuous, strong-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvasampanna

sattvasampanna - endowed with sattva (goodness, strength, purity), virtuous, strong

Compound: sattva (goodness/strength) + sampanna (endowed with, complete).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sattva+sampanna)

• sattva – goodness, strength, purity, essential nature, being
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to be) or from sat (being) + -tva (abstract suffix).
• sampanna – endowed with, accomplished, complete, rich
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-pad (to come together, to be accomplished).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - should be appointed/employed (engaged, appointed, connected, applied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, employed, engaged, fit, proper, self-controlled

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to yoke, to apply).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Implies 'they should be joined/employed'.

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in undertakings, in tasks (in actions, in deeds, in duties, in tasks)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, consequence of action (karma)

From root kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix -man.

Root: kṛ (class 8)