महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-66, verse-31

मा बालानामशिष्टानामभिमंस्था मतिं प्रभो ।
मा कुलस्य क्षये घोरे कारणं त्वं भविष्यसि ॥३१॥

31. mā bālānāmaśiṣṭānāmabhimaṁsthā matiṁ prabho ,
mā kulasya kṣaye ghore kāraṇaṁ tvaṁ bhaviṣyasi.

31. mā bālānām aśiṣṭānām abhimaṃsthāḥ matim prabho
mā kulasya kṣaye ghore kāraṇam tvam bhaviṣyasi

31. O lord, do not give credence to the advice of these immature and ill-behaved ones. May you not become the cause of this terrible destruction of the family.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• बालानाम् (bālānām) - of Duryodhana and his brothers, who are immature (of the immature ones, of the children, of the foolish ones)

• अशिष्टानाम् (aśiṣṭānām) - of Duryodhana and his brothers, who are ill-behaved (of the ill-behaved ones, of the undisciplined ones)

• अभिमंस्थाः (abhimaṁsthāḥ) - do not approve, do not esteem, do not give credence to

• मतिम् (matim) - the advice given by Duryodhana and his ill-behaved brothers (the counsel, the opinion, the thought)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Dhritarashtra (O lord, O master)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family

• क्षये (kṣaye) - in the destruction, in the decline

• घोरे (ghore) - terrible, dreadful

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause, the reason

• त्वम् (tvam) - you, Dhritarashtra (you)

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you shall become

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

बालानाम् (bālānām) - of Duryodhana and his brothers, who are immature (of the immature ones, of the children, of the foolish ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature, foolish, simple

Note: Modifies `mati` (counsel) indirectly, referring to the people giving counsel.

अशिष्टानाम् (aśiṣṭānām) - of Duryodhana and his brothers, who are ill-behaved (of the ill-behaved ones, of the undisciplined ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśiṣṭa

aśiṣṭa - ill-behaved, undisciplined, rude, uneducated

Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (na+śiṣṭa)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• śiṣṭa – taught, well-behaved, disciplined, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √śiṣ (to teach, to discipline)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `bālānām`.

अभिमंस्थाः (abhimaṁsthāḥ) - do not approve, do not esteem, do not give credence to

(verb)

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

Aorist injunctive middle

2nd person singular aorist injunctive middle of √man with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The prohibition is directed at Dhritarashtra.

मतिम् (matim) - the advice given by Duryodhana and his ill-behaved brothers (the counsel, the opinion, the thought)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, counsel, opinion, intention

Note: Direct object of `abhimaṃsthāḥ`.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Dhritarashtra (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful, mighty

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle used with the future indicative for a strong injunction against a future action.

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, race, clan, lineage

Note: Possessive for `kṣaye`.

क्षये (kṣaye) - in the destruction, in the decline

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, ruin, loss, decline, end

Note: Locative of circumstance.

घोरे (ghore) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful, frightful

Note: Agrees with `kṣaye`.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause, the reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Note: Predicate nominative with 'bhaviṣyasi'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you, Dhritarashtra (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Subject of the clause 'tvam bhaviṣyasi'.

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you shall become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future active

2nd person singular future active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mā' to form a strong prohibition about a future outcome.