महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-57, verse-6

मा नोऽवमंस्था विद्म मनस्तवेदं शिक्षस्व बुद्धिं स्थविराणां सकाशात् ।
यशो रक्षस्व विदुर संप्रणीतं मा व्यापृतः परकार्येषु भूस्त्वम् ॥६॥

6. mā no'vamaṁsthā vidma manastavedaṁ; śikṣasva buddhiṁ sthavirāṇāṁ sakāśāt ,
yaśo rakṣasva vidura saṁpraṇītaṁ; mā vyāpṛtaḥ parakāryeṣu bhūstvam.

6. mā naḥ avamaṃsthāḥ vidma manaḥ tava
idam śikṣasva buddhim sthavirāṇām
sakāśāt yaśaḥ rakṣasva vidura sampraṇītam
mā vyāpṛtaḥ parakāryeṣu bhūḥ tvam

6. O Vidura, do not disrespect us; we know your mind (manas) well. Learn wisdom from the elders. Protect your well-established reputation (yaśas), and do not become involved in others' affairs.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• नः (naḥ) - us, to us, our

• अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - disrespect, despise (aorist injunctive)

• विद्म (vidma) - we know

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• इदम् (idam) - this

• शिक्षस्व (śikṣasva) - learn, study

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom, intellect, understanding

• स्थविराणाम् (sthavirāṇām) - of the elders, of the old ones

• सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from the presence of, from

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - reputation, fame, glory

• रक्षस्व (rakṣasva) - protect, guard

• विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura!

• सम्प्रणीतम् (sampraṇītam) - well-established, well-guided, perfected

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• व्यापृतः (vyāpṛtaḥ) - engaged, occupied, busy

• परकार्येषु (parakāryeṣu) - in others' affairs/duties

• भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - us, to us, our

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or genitive.

अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - disrespect, despise (aorist injunctive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of avaman

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

विद्म (vidma) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of vid

From perfect tense form `veda` used in present sense.

Root: vid (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, disposition (manas)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

शिक्षस्व (śikṣasva) - learn, study

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śikṣ

Desiderative root of śak (to be able), often treated as a primary root.

Root: śak (class 1)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, wisdom

स्थविराणाम् (sthavirāṇām) - of the elders, of the old ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sthavira

sthavira - old, aged, an elder

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'elders'.

सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from the presence of, from

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - proximity, presence, vicinity, from (with ablative)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - reputation, fame, glory

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, reputation, honor (yaśas)

रक्षस्व (rakṣasva) - protect, guard

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (a character in the Mahabharata, known for his wisdom)

सम्प्रणीतम् (sampraṇītam) - well-established, well-guided, perfected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampraṇīta

sampraṇīta - well-led, well-conducted, well-established, perfected

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yaśaḥ'.

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

व्यापृतः (vyāpṛtaḥ) - engaged, occupied, busy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpṛta

vyāpṛta - engaged, occupied, busy, employed

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam'.

परकार्येषु (parakāryeṣu) - in others' affairs/duties

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parakārya

parakārya - another's work, another's affair/duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+kārya)

• para – other, another, foreign, supreme
  adjective
• kārya – work, deed, duty, affair, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ya'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भूः (bhūḥ) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibitive aorist meaning.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you