महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-66, verse-35

शमेन धर्मेण परस्य बुद्ध्या जाता बुद्धिः सास्तु ते मा प्रतीपा ।
प्रध्वंसिनी क्रूरसमाहिता श्रीर्मृदुप्रौढा गच्छति पुत्रपौत्रान् ॥३५॥

35. śamena dharmeṇa parasya buddhyā; jātā buddhiḥ sāstu te mā pratīpā ,
pradhvaṁsinī krūrasamāhitā śrī;rmṛduprauḍhā gacchati putrapautrān.

35. śamena dharmeṇa parasya buddhyā
jātā buddhiḥ sā astu te mā pratīpā
pradhvaṃsinī krūrasamāhitā śrīḥ
mṛduprauḍhā gacchati putrapautrān

35. May that understanding (buddhi) which arises from peace, righteousness (dharma), and the intellect of others be yours, and may it not be contrary (to good counsel). Prosperity (śrī) attained through cruel means is destructive, whereas prosperity (śrī) that is achieved with gentleness and firmness extends to one's sons and grandsons.

Words meanings summery:

• शमेन (śamena) - by peace (by peace, by tranquility, by restraint)

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by constitution, by natural law)

• परस्य (parasya) - of another (person) (of another, of the supreme, of the enemy)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect (of another) (by intellect, by understanding, by mind)

• जाता (jātā) - arisen (from peace, etc.) (born, arisen, produced, become)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - understanding (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, mind, perception)

• सा (sā) - that (understanding) (that (feminine nominative singular))

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• ते (te) - yours (referring to the understanding) (to you, your (dative/genitive singular))

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

• प्रतीपा (pratīpā) - contrary (to good counsel) (contrary, opposite, adverse, hostile)

• प्रध्वंसिनी (pradhvaṁsinī) - destructive (destructive, ruinous, causing destruction)

• क्रूरसमाहिता (krūrasamāhitā) - attained through cruel means (attained by cruelty, placed with cruelty, accompanied by cruelty)

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune, divine grace)

• मृदुप्रौढा (mṛduprauḍhā) - gained with gentleness and strength (soft and firm, gentle and strong, mild and mature)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - reaches, extends to (goes, reaches, attains)

• पुत्रपौत्रान् (putrapautrān) - sons and grandsons

Words meanings and morphology

शमेन (śamena) - by peace (by peace, by tranquility, by restraint)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śama

śama - peace, tranquility, restraint, pacification, cessation, quietude, mental calm

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by constitution, by natural law)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue, religious merit, justice

परस्य (parasya) - of another (person) (of another, of the supreme, of the enemy)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of para

para - other, different, supreme, highest, excellent, enemy, distant

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect (of another) (by intellect, by understanding, by mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception, reason, discernment

जाता (jātā) - arisen (from peace, etc.) (born, arisen, produced, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced, become, happened, generated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √jan (to be born, arise) with the suffix -ta.

Root: jan (class 4)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - understanding (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, mind, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception, reason, discernment

सा (sā) - that (understanding) (that (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it, this

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - yours (referring to the understanding) (to you, your (dative/genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural, dative or genitive)

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

(indeclinable)

प्रतीपा (pratīpā) - contrary (to good counsel) (contrary, opposite, adverse, hostile)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratīpa

pratīpa - contrary, opposite, adverse, hostile, inverted, reverse

प्रध्वंसिनी (pradhvaṁsinī) - destructive (destructive, ruinous, causing destruction)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pradhvaṃsin

pradhvaṁsin - destructive, ruinous, causing destruction, annihilating, perishing

Derived from pra-√dhvaṃs (to destroy, perish) with the agent suffix -in.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

क्रूरसमाहिता (krūrasamāhitā) - attained through cruel means (attained by cruelty, placed with cruelty, accompanied by cruelty)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krūrasamāhita

krūrasamāhita - attained by cruelty, placed with cruelty, accompanied by cruelty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krūra+samāhita)

• krūra – cruel, fierce, severe, harsh, terrible
  adjective
• samāhita – attained, composed, collected, focused, fixed, brought together
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √dhā (to place) prefixed with 'sam' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune, divine grace)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, fortune, divine grace, splendor, Lakshmi

मृदुप्रौढा (mṛduprauḍhā) - gained with gentleness and strength (soft and firm, gentle and strong, mild and mature)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛduprauḍha

mṛduprauḍha - soft and firm, gentle and strong, mild and mature, combining gentleness with firmness

Compound type : dvandva (mṛdu+prauḍha)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, mild, tender
  adjective
• prauḍha – firm, strong, mature, bold, complete, full-grown
  adjective

गच्छति (gacchati) - reaches, extends to (goes, reaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पुत्रपौत्रान् (putrapautrān) - sons and grandsons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putrapautra

putrapautra - sons and grandsons, offspring, descendants

Compound type : dvandva (putra+pautra)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• pautra – grandson, descendant
  noun (masculine)