महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-38

केचिद्धि सौहृदादेव दोषं न परिचक्षते ।
अर्थहेतोस्तथैवान्ये प्रियमेव वदन्त्युत ॥३८॥

38. keciddhi sauhṛdādeva doṣaṁ na paricakṣate ,
arthahetostathaivānye priyameva vadantyuta.

38. kecit hi sauhṛdāt eva doṣam na paricakṣate
arthahetoḥ tathā eva anye priyam eva vadanti uta

38. Indeed, some individuals do not point out (my) faults simply out of affection (souhṛda). Similarly, others, motivated by personal gain, speak only what is pleasing (priya).

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some individuals (some, certain ones)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - simply out of affection (from friendship, due to goodwill)

• एव (eva) - simply (only, just, indeed)

• दोषम् (doṣam) - faults (fault, defect, blame)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they point out (they point out, they declare, they describe)

• अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - motivated by personal gain (for the sake of wealth/purpose/gain)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in the same way)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• प्रियम् (priyam) - what is pleasing (dear, pleasant, what is pleasing)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak (they speak, they say, they tell)

• उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some individuals (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain one

ka + cid (indeclinable particle)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - simply out of affection (from friendship, due to goodwill)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, goodwill, affection

Derived from suhṛd (friend).

एव (eva) - simply (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

दोषम् (doṣam) - faults (fault, defect, blame)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, blame

Note: Can be plural in meaning.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they point out (they point out, they declare, they describe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (Laṭ) of paricakṣ

Present middle

Prefix pari + root cakṣ (to speak, to see), 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pari

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - motivated by personal gain (for the sake of wealth/purpose/gain)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arthahetu

arthahetu - a motive for wealth, for the sake of gain

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (artha+hetu)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, gain
  noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

प्रियम् (priyam) - what is pleasing (dear, pleasant, what is pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak (they speak, they say, they tell)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of vad

Present active

Root vad, 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: vad (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)