महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-47

स्वेभ्यश्चैव परेभ्यश्च कार्याकार्यसमुद्भवा ।
बुद्धिः कर्मसु विज्ञेया रिपूणां च बलाबलम् ॥४७॥

47. svebhyaścaiva parebhyaśca kāryākāryasamudbhavā ,
buddhiḥ karmasu vijñeyā ripūṇāṁ ca balābalam.

47. svebhyaḥ ca eva parebhyaḥ ca kāryākāryasamudbhavā
buddhiḥ karmasu vijñeyā ripūṇām ca balābalam

47. One should ascertain the wisdom (buddhi) concerning right and wrong actions (karma), which arises from both one's own people and from others. One should also understand the strengths and weaknesses of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वेभ्यः (svebhyaḥ) - from one's own people, to one's own people

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - from others, to others

• च (ca) - and

• कार्याकार्यसमुद्भवा (kāryākāryasamudbhavā) - arising from what is to be done and not to be done, concerning right and wrong actions

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, wisdom, discernment

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions (karma), in tasks

• विज्ञेया (vijñeyā) - should be known, should be understood, is to be ascertained

• रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

• च (ca) - and, also

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness

Words meanings and morphology

स्वेभ्यः (svebhyaḥ) - from one's own people, to one's own people

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own (people, relatives)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - from others, to others

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, alien, supreme, subsequent

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कार्याकार्यसमुद्भवा (kāryākāryasamudbhavā) - arising from what is to be done and not to be done, concerning right and wrong actions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāryākāryasamudbhava

kāryākāryasamudbhava - arising from right and wrong actions, originated from what is to be done and not to be done

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+akārya+samudbhava)

• kārya – to be done, proper action, duty
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akārya – not to be done, improper action, wrong
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative Gerundive
  Negation 'a' + root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• samudbhava – origin, source, arising, born from
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be) with sam and ud
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with buddhiḥ.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, wisdom, discernment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, perception, understanding, wisdom

from root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions (karma), in tasks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, task, destiny (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विज्ञेया (vijñeyā) - should be known, should be understood, is to be ascertained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, to be understood, comprehensible

Gerundive

From root jñā (to know) with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength
  noun (neuter)
  Negation 'a' + bala