महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-94, verse-13

निवृत्तं प्रतिकूलेभ्यो वर्तमानमनुप्रिये ।
भक्तं भजेत नृपतिस्तद्वै वृत्तं सतामिह ॥१३॥

13. nivṛttaṁ pratikūlebhyo vartamānamanupriye ,
bhaktaṁ bhajeta nṛpatistadvai vṛttaṁ satāmiha.

13. nivṛttam pratikūlebhyo vartamānam anupriye
bhaktam bhajeta nṛpatiḥ tat vai vṛttam satām iha

13. nṛpatiḥ pratikūlebhyo nivṛttam anupriye vartamānam
bhaktam bhajeta tat vai satām vṛttam iha

13. A king (nṛpati) should seek out and engage a loyal servant (bhakta) who has turned away from hostile parties and acts in a consistently favorable (anupriya) manner. That, indeed, is the proper conduct of virtuous people (sat) in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - estranged from, having withdrawn from (turned away from, withdrawn, ceased)

• प्रतिकूलेभ्यो (pratikūlebhyo) - from hostile persons, from adversaries

• वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - acting (existing, being, behaving, present)

• अनुप्रिये (anupriye) - in a favorable manner (agreeably, favorably, towards what is dear)

• भक्तम् (bhaktam) - a loyal person, a devotee, faithful servant

• भजेत (bhajeta) - should seek out and engage (should serve, should associate with, should cultivate)

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - proper conduct (conduct, behavior, action)

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - estranged from, having withdrawn from (turned away from, withdrawn, ceased)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of √vṛt

vṛt - to turn back, cease, withdraw, return

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhaktam'.

प्रतिकूलेभ्यो (pratikūlebhyo) - from hostile persons, from adversaries

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of pratikūla

pratikūla - contrary, adverse, hostile, disagreeable

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prati+kūla)

• prati – against, towards, in return
  indeclinable
• kūla – bank, shore, side, family
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used substantively (from those who are hostile).

वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - acting (existing, being, behaving, present)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of √vṛt

vṛt - to be, exist, occur, behave

Present Middle Participle

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhaktam'.

अनुप्रिये (anupriye) - in a favorable manner (agreeably, favorably, towards what is dear)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+priya)

• anu – after, along, with, according to
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)

भक्तम् (bhaktam) - a loyal person, a devotee, faithful servant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, faithful, loyal; a devotee (bhakta), faithful servant

Past Passive Participle

From √bhaj 'to divide, share, serve, worship'

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भजेत (bhajeta) - should seek out and engage (should serve, should associate with, should cultivate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - proper conduct (conduct, behavior, action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, occurrence, action, event

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛt 'to be, exist'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, true; a good person, a saint

Present Active Participle

From √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively (of virtuous people).

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)