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2,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-12

कच्चिदात्मानमन्वीक्ष्य परांश्च जयतां वर ।
तथा संधाय कर्माणि अष्टौ भारत सेवसे ॥१२॥
12. kaccidātmānamanvīkṣya parāṁśca jayatāṁ vara ,
tathā saṁdhāya karmāṇi aṣṭau bhārata sevase.
12. kaccit ātmānam anvīkṣya parān ca jayatām vara
tathā saṃdhāya karmāṇi aṣṭau bhārata sevase
12. O best among conquerors, O descendant of Bharata, I hope that, having fully investigated yourself (ātman) and others, you properly manage the eight types of activities (karma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, (an interrogative particle implying anxiety or hope)
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman) (oneself, the self (ātman))
  • अन्वीक्ष्य (anvīkṣya) - having fully investigated (having examined, having considered)
  • परान् (parān) - others (including potential adversaries) (others, enemies, strangers)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • जयताम् (jayatām) - of those who conquer (of those who conquer, among conquerors)
  • वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, suitor)
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
  • संधाय (saṁdhāya) - having arranged them appropriately (having placed together, having united, having managed, having arranged)
  • कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - the types of activities (karma) (actions, deeds, undertakings (karma))
  • अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
  • भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressing a king like Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)
  • सेवसे (sevase) - you manage (you serve, you pursue, you practice)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, perhaps, (an interrogative particle implying anxiety or hope)
(indeclinable)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - your own self (ātman) (oneself, the self (ātman))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual
Root: an (class 2)
अन्वीक्ष्य (anvīkṣya) - having fully investigated (having examined, having considered)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
formed from prefix anu + root īkṣ (to see, to look) + lyp
Prefix: anu
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
परान् (parān) - others (including potential adversaries) (others, enemies, strangers)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, different, hostile, enemy
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
जयताम् (jayatām) - of those who conquer (of those who conquer, among conquerors)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jayat
jayat - conquering, victorious
Present active participle
formed from root ji (to conquer) + śatṛ suffix
Root: ji (class 1)
वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, suitor)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor
Root: vṛ (class 5)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and
(indeclinable)
संधाय (saṁdhāya) - having arranged them appropriately (having placed together, having united, having managed, having arranged)
(indeclinable)
Gerund
formed from prefix sam + root dhā (to place, to hold) + lyp
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - the types of activities (karma) (actions, deeds, undertakings (karma))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, work, effect of action, ritual
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the eight types of royal actions or administrative policies.
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
Note: Acts here as an adjective for 'karmāṇi'.
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressing a king like Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian
patronymic from Bharata
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
सेवसे (sevase) - you manage (you serve, you pursue, you practice)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)