महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-147, verse-4

संशयः सुगमो राजन्निर्णयस्त्वत्र दुर्गमः ।
दृष्टं श्रुतमनन्तं हि यत्र संशयदर्शनम् ॥४॥

4. saṁśayaḥ sugamo rājannirṇayastvatra durgamaḥ ,
dṛṣṭaṁ śrutamanantaṁ hi yatra saṁśayadarśanam.

4. saṃśayaḥ sugamaḥ rājan nirṇayaḥ tu atra durgamaḥ
dṛṣṭam śrutam anantam hi yatra saṃśayadarśanam

4. rājan saṃśayaḥ sugamaḥ atra nirṇayaḥ tu durgamaḥ
hi yatra saṃśayadarśanam dṛṣṭam śrutam anantam

4. O King, doubt (saṃśaya) is easy, but making a decision is difficult here. For endless are the things seen and heard that give rise to the perception of doubt (saṃśaya).

Words meanings summery:

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• सुगमः (sugamaḥ) - easy to approach, easy to understand

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• निर्णयः (nirṇayaḥ) - decision, determination

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• दुर्गमः (durgamaḥ) - difficult to approach, difficult to understand

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, revealed (as in scripture)

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• संशयदर्शनम् (saṁśayadarśanam) - perception of doubt, seeing doubt

Words meanings and morphology

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion

From sam- + √śī (to lie) or sam- + √śī (to sharpen/determine - less likely here)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

सुगमः (sugamaḥ) - easy to approach, easy to understand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugama

sugama - easy to go, easy to approach, accessible, easy to understand

From su- + √gam (to go) + -a

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+gama)

• su – good, well, easy
  indeclinable
• gama – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

निर्णयः (nirṇayaḥ) - decision, determination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirṇaya

nirṇaya - decision, determination, ascertainment, conclusion

From ni- + √ṇī (to lead) + -a (agent/action noun suffix)

Prefix: nir

Root: ṇī (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

From idam (this) + -tra (locative suffix)

दुर्गमः (durgamaḥ) - difficult to approach, difficult to understand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durgama

durgama - difficult to go, difficult to access, hard to attain, difficult to understand

From dur- + √gam (to go) + -a

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+gama)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard, evil
  indeclinable
• gama – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, apparent

Past Passive Participle

From √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, revealed (as in scripture)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, learned, revealed; knowledge from sacred texts

Past Passive Participle

From √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; the infinite (often referring to Vishnu or Shesha)

From a- (negation) + anta (end)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+anta)

• a – not, un-, without (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary, edge
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

From yad (which) + -tra (locative suffix)

संशयदर्शनम् (saṁśayadarśanam) - perception of doubt, seeing doubt

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśayadarśana

saṁśayadarśana - seeing doubt, perception of doubt, manifestation of doubt

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃśaya+darśana)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + √śī (to lie)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• darśana – seeing, perceiving, sight, view, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)