महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-66, verse-34

न वै वृद्धो बालमतिर्भवेद्राजन्कथंचन ।
त्वन्नेत्राः सन्तु ते पुत्रा मा त्वां दीर्णाः प्रहासिषुः ॥३४॥

34. na vai vṛddho bālamatirbhavedrājankathaṁcana ,
tvannetrāḥ santu te putrā mā tvāṁ dīrṇāḥ prahāsiṣuḥ.

34. na vai vṛddhaḥ bālamatiḥ bhavet rājan kathaṃcana
tvannetrāḥ santu te putrāḥ mā tvām dīrṇāḥ prahāsiṣuḥ

34. O King (rājan), an old man should never, by any means, possess a childish mind. May your sons be guided by you, and may they not abandon you, torn apart by conflict.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily (emphatic particle))

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an old man (old, aged, grown, wise)

• बालमतिः (bālamatiḥ) - a childish mind (childish mind, foolish intellect, person with a childish mind)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, would be, may be)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king (vocative))

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (with 'na', implying "never") (by any means, in any way, somehow or other, never (with negative))

• त्वन्नेत्राः (tvannetrāḥ) - guided by you (having you as leader, guided by you, having you as eyes)

• सन्तु (santu) - may they be (may they be, let them be)

• ते (te) - your (referring to sons) (your (nominative/accusative plural), to you, for you (dative/genitive singular))

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (sons, children)

• मा (mā) - may they not (not (prohibitive particle with aorist/imperative))

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

• दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - torn apart (by conflict, referring to sons) (torn, split, rent, broken)

• प्रहासिषुः (prahāsiṣuḥ) - may they abandon (with 'mā') (may they abandon, they should abandon, they abandoned)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an old man (old, aged, grown, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, wise, experienced, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vṛdh (to grow, increase) with the suffix -ta.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

बालमतिः (bālamatiḥ) - a childish mind (childish mind, foolish intellect, person with a childish mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālamati

bālamati - childish mind, foolish intellect, person with a childish mind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bāla+mati)

• bāla – child, young, childish, ignorant
  noun (masculine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, understanding, intention
  noun (feminine)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (should be, would be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (with 'na', implying "never") (by any means, in any way, somehow or other, never (with negative))

(indeclinable)

त्वन्नेत्राः (tvannetrāḥ) - guided by you (having you as leader, guided by you, having you as eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvannetra

tvannetra - having you as leader, guided by you, having you as eyes (metaphorically)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvad+netra)

• tvad – you (stem)
  pronoun
• netra – eye, leader, guide, conductor
  noun (neuter)

सन्तु (santu) - may they be (may they be, let them be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - your (referring to sons) (your (nominative/accusative plural), to you, for you (dative/genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or singular, as a possessive adjective)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (sons, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

मा (mā) - may they not (not (prohibitive particle with aorist/imperative))

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - torn apart (by conflict, referring to sons) (torn, split, rent, broken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrṇa

dīrṇa - torn, split, rent, broken, separated, shattered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √dṛ (to tear, split) with the suffix -na.

Root: dṛ (class 6)

प्रहासिषुः (prahāsiṣuḥ) - may they abandon (with 'mā') (may they abandon, they should abandon, they abandoned)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, aorist (luṅ) of prahā

Root √hā (to abandon) prefixed with 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)