महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-88, verse-16

नोच्छिन्द्यादात्मनो मूलं परेषां वापि तृष्णया ।
ईहाद्वाराणि संरुध्य राजा संप्रीतिदर्शनः ॥१६॥

16. nocchindyādātmano mūlaṁ pareṣāṁ vāpi tṛṣṇayā ,
īhādvārāṇi saṁrudhya rājā saṁprītidarśanaḥ.

16. na ucchindyāt ātmanaḥ mūlam pareṣām vā api
tṛṣṇayā īhādvārāṇi saṃrudhya rājā saṃprītidarśanaḥ

16. rājā tṛṣṇayā ātmanaḥ mūlam vā pareṣām api na
ucchindyāt īhādvārāṇi saṃrudhya saṃprītidarśanaḥ

16. A king should not destroy his own foundation (mūlam) or that of others out of craving (tṛṣṇā). By restraining the doors of ambition (īhā), he becomes one who inspires affection.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• उच्छिन्द्यात् (ucchindyāt) - should destroy, should uproot, should cut off

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self, of the spirit

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, foundation, origin

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, belonging to others

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by greed, by desire

• ईहाद्वाराणि (īhādvārāṇi) - the doors of ambition, the gateways of effort/desire

• संरुध्य (saṁrudhya) - having restrained, having blocked, having held back

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler, sovereign

• संप्रीतिदर्शनः (saṁprītidarśanaḥ) - one who inspires affection, one whose appearance brings pleasure, having a pleasing appearance

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उच्छिन्द्यात् (ucchindyāt) - should destroy, should uproot, should cut off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of ucchid

Optative mood, Paraspara-pada, 3rd person singular

Derived from root √chid with upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: chid (class 7)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self, of the spirit

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, foundation, origin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, foundation, basis, origin, source

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, belonging to others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, foreign, distant, supreme

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by greed, by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, greed, longing

ईहाद्वाराणि (īhādvārāṇi) - the doors of ambition, the gateways of effort/desire

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of īhādvāra

īhādvāra - door of effort/desire/ambition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īhā+dvāra)

• īhā – effort, exertion, striving, ambition, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh (class 1)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dvṛ (class 1)

संरुध्य (saṁrudhya) - having restrained, having blocked, having held back

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √rudh with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: rudh (class 7)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler, sovereign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, chief

संप्रीतिदर्शनः (saṁprītidarśanaḥ) - one who inspires affection, one whose appearance brings pleasure, having a pleasing appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprītidarśana

saṁprītidarśana - one whose appearance brings affection/pleasure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃprīti+darśana)

• saṃprīti – affection, love, pleasure, joy
  noun (feminine)
  From √prī (to please) with sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: prī (class 9)
• darśana – seeing, vision, appearance, perception, showing
  noun (neuter)
  From √dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)