महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-57, verse-16

अनुप्रियं चेदनुकाङ्क्षसे त्वं सर्वेषु कार्येषु हिताहितेषु ।
स्त्रियश्च राजञ्जडपङ्गुकांश्च पृच्छ त्वं वै तादृशांश्चैव मूढान् ॥१६॥

16. anupriyaṁ cedanukāṅkṣase tvaṁ; sarveṣu kāryeṣu hitāhiteṣu ,
striyaśca rājañjaḍapaṅgukāṁśca; pṛccha tvaṁ vai tādṛśāṁścaiva mūḍhān.

16. anupriyam cet anukāṅkṣase tvam
sarveṣu kāryeṣu hitāhiteṣu striyaḥ
ca rājan jaḍapaṅgukān ca pṛccha
tvam vai tādṛśān ca eva mūḍhān

16. "O King, if you wish to pursue what is merely pleasing in all matters, whether they are beneficial or harmful, then consult women, the dull-witted, the lame, and indeed, such foolish people."

Words meanings summery:

• अनुप्रियम् (anupriyam) - what is merely pleasing (agreeable, pleasing, following what is pleasant)

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

• अनुकाङ्क्षसे (anukāṅkṣase) - you desire, you long for, you seek

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, in every

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in matters, in affairs, in duties

• हिताहितेषु (hitāhiteṣu) - in beneficial and harmful, in good and bad

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• च (ca) - and

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• जडपङ्गुकान् (jaḍapaṅgukān) - the dull-witted and the lame

• च (ca) - and

• पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask, inquire

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such, such like, of that kind

• च (ca) - and

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

• मूढान् (mūḍhān) - fools, foolish people

Words meanings and morphology

अनुप्रियम् (anupriyam) - what is merely pleasing (agreeable, pleasing, following what is pleasant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anupriya

anupriya - agreeable, pleasing, fond of, conforming to what is agreeable

Prefix: anu

Root: prī (class 9)

चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

अनुकाङ्क्षसे (anukāṅkṣase) - you desire, you long for, you seek

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kāṅkṣ

Prefix: anu

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all, in every

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in matters, in affairs, in duties

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, affair, matter

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

from kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हिताहितेषु (hitāhiteṣu) - in beneficial and harmful, in good and bad

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of hitāhita

hitāhita - beneficial and harmful, good and bad

Compound type : dvandva (hita+ahita)

• hita – beneficial, good, advantageous
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from dhā (to place, put)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• ahita – harmful, disadvantageous, unfriendly
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  negated form of hita
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with kāryeṣu

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

जडपङ्गुकान् (jaḍapaṅgukān) - the dull-witted and the lame

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jaḍapaṅguka

jaḍapaṅguka - dull and lame

Compound type : dvandva (jaḍa+paṅguka)

• jaḍa – dull, stupid, senseless, inert
  adjective
• paṅguka – lame, crippled
  adjective

Note: Used as a noun, referring to 'dull-witted and lame people'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask, inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of pṛcch

Root: prac (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such, such like, of that kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, such like, of that kind

Note: Used as a noun, referring to 'people of that kind'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

मूढान् (mūḍhān) - fools, foolish people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, stupid, bewildered, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

from muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Used as a noun, referring to 'foolish people'.