महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-21

कच्चिन्न सर्वे कर्मान्ताः परोक्षास्ते विशङ्किताः ।
सर्वे वा पुनरुत्सृष्टाः संसृष्टं ह्यत्र कारणम् ॥२१॥

21. kaccinna sarve karmāntāḥ parokṣāste viśaṅkitāḥ ,
sarve vā punarutsṛṣṭāḥ saṁsṛṣṭaṁ hyatra kāraṇam.

21. kaccit na sarve karmāntāḥ parokṣāḥ te viśaṅkitāḥ
sarve vā punar utsṛṣṭāḥ saṃsṛṣṭam hi atra kāraṇam

21. I trust that not all your enterprises are kept hidden and consequently viewed with suspicion. Nor are all of them simply abandoned. For, in this matter, a mixed approach is indeed the proper strategy.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that

• न (na) - not, no

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• कर्मान्ताः (karmāntāḥ) - governmental or administrative undertakings (undertakings, enterprises, works, projects)

• परोक्षाः (parokṣāḥ) - kept hidden from view, covert (unseen, hidden, secret, imperceptible)

• ते (te) - your (undertakings) (your, by you, to you)

• विशङ्किताः (viśaṅkitāḥ) - objects of suspicion (suspected, doubted, mistrusted, apprehensive)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पुनर् (punar) - again, anew, furthermore

• उत्सृष्टाः (utsṛṣṭāḥ) - simply abandoned or neglected (abandoned, given up, released, discharged)

• संसृष्टम् (saṁsṛṣṭam) - a mixed or balanced approach/strategy (mingled, mixed, combined, blended)

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

• अत्र (atra) - in this situation, in this matter of governance (here, in this place, in this matter)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the (correct) reason, the proper method (for success) (cause, reason, instrument, motive)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it that

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the following phrase.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'karmāntāḥ'.

कर्मान्ताः (karmāntāḥ) - governmental or administrative undertakings (undertakings, enterprises, works, projects)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karmānta

karmānta - end of work, business, undertaking, enterprise

Compound of 'karma' (action, work) + 'anta' (end, limit). Here refers to the entire scope of a work.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+anta)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do) with suffix -man.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

परोक्षाः (parokṣāḥ) - kept hidden from view, covert (unseen, hidden, secret, imperceptible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parokṣa

parokṣa - unseen, hidden, secret, imperceptible, beyond direct perception

Compound of 'para' (away, beyond) + 'akṣi' (eye).

ते (te) - your (undertakings) (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Often acts as possessive adjective 'your'.

विशङ्किताः (viśaṅkitāḥ) - objects of suspicion (suspected, doubted, mistrusted, apprehensive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśaṅkita

viśaṅkita - suspected, doubted, mistrusted, apprehensive (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Formed from vi-√śaṅk (to doubt, suspect) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पुनर् (punar) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

उत्सृष्टाः (utsṛṣṭāḥ) - simply abandoned or neglected (abandoned, given up, released, discharged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utsṛṣṭa

utsṛṣṭa - abandoned, given up, released, discharged (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ut-√sṛj (to let go, abandon) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

संसृष्टम् (saṁsṛṣṭam) - a mixed or balanced approach/strategy (mingled, mixed, combined, blended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsṛṣṭa

saṁsṛṣṭa - mingled, mixed, combined, blended, created (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam-√sṛj (to mix, join together) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Functions as a noun 'the mixed/balanced thing'.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing cause or emphasis.

अत्र (atra) - in this situation, in this matter of governance (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from 'idam' (this).

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the (correct) reason, the proper method (for success) (cause, reason, instrument, motive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive, origin

From √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'saṃsṛṣṭam'.