महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-9, verse-20

मन्त्रिणश्चैव कुर्वीथा द्विजान्विद्याविशारदान् ।
विनीतांश्च कुलीनांश्च धर्मार्थकुशलानृजून् ॥२०॥

20. mantriṇaścaiva kurvīthā dvijānvidyāviśāradān ,
vinītāṁśca kulīnāṁśca dharmārthakuśalānṛjūn.

20. mantriṇaḥ ca eva kurvīthāḥ dvijān vidyāviśāradān
vinītān ca kulīnān ca dharmārthakuśalān ṛjūn

20. tvam mantriṇaḥ ca eva kurvīthāḥ dvijān vidyāviśāradān
vinītān ca kulīnān ca dharmārthakuśalān ṛjūn

20. You should certainly appoint as ministers those who are Brahmins (dvijān), skilled in knowledge, modest, of noble lineage, proficient in ethical conduct (dharma) and material welfare, and straightforward.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - certainly, only, indeed

• कुर्वीथाः (kurvīthāḥ) - you should appoint, you should do/make

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins, twice-born

• विद्याविशारदान् (vidyāviśāradān) - skilled in knowledge, expert in sciences

• विनीतान् (vinītān) - modest, well-behaved, disciplined

• च (ca) - and

• कुलीनान् (kulīnān) - of good family, noble

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मार्थकुशलान् (dharmārthakuśalān) - skilled in ethical conduct (dharma) and material welfare (artha)

• ऋजून् (ṛjūn) - straightforward, honest, upright

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Derived from 'mantra' (counsel, sacred utterance).

Root: mantr (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

कुर्वीथाः (kurvīthāḥ) - you should appoint, you should do/make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ (ātmanepada)) of kṛ

Root verb from Class 8.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins, twice-born

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)

Formed from 'dvi' (two) and root 'jan' (to be born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ'.

विद्याविशारदान् (vidyāviśāradān) - skilled in knowledge, expert in sciences

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidyāviśārada

vidyāviśārada - expert in knowledge, skilled in learning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+viśārada)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'dvijān'.

विनीतान् (vinītān) - modest, well-behaved, disciplined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vinīta

vinīta - modest, humble, disciplined, trained

Past Passive Participle

From root nī (to lead, guide) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'dvijān'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुलीनान् (kulīnān) - of good family, noble

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kulīna

kulīna - of noble birth, high-born, aristocratic

Derived from 'kula' (family, lineage).

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'dvijān'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धर्मार्थकुशलान् (dharmārthakuśalān) - skilled in ethical conduct (dharma) and material welfare (artha)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharmārthakuśala

dharmārthakuśala - skilled in dharma and artha (righteousness and prosperity)

Compound type : dvandva (then tatpuruṣa) (dharma+artha+kuśala)

• dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, statecraft
  noun (masculine)
  From root ṛ (to go, move, attain).
  Root: ṛ
• kuśala – skilled, clever, expert, well-being
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'dvijān'.

ऋजून् (ṛjūn) - straightforward, honest, upright

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛju

ṛju - straight, honest, upright, simple

Note: Modifies 'mantriṇaḥ' and 'dvijān'.