महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-23

मतिमन्तो ह्यतो वैद्याः शमं प्रागेव कुर्वते ।
मानसस्य प्रियाख्यानैः संभोगोपनयैर्नृणाम् ॥२३॥

23. matimanto hyato vaidyāḥ śamaṁ prāgeva kurvate ,
mānasasya priyākhyānaiḥ saṁbhogopanayairnṛṇām.

23. matimantaḥ hi ataḥ vaidyāḥ śamam prāk eva kurvate
mānasasya priyākhyānaiḥ saṃbhoga-upanayaiḥ nṛṇām

23. Therefore, intelligent physicians indeed bring about mental (mānasa) alleviation for people beforehand by means of pleasant narratives and by providing enjoyment.

Words meanings summery:

• मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this

• वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - physicians, doctors, knowing ones

• शमम् (śamam) - calm, tranquility, alleviation

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, beforehand, previously

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

• मानसस्य (mānasasya) - of the mind, mental, relating to the mind

• प्रियाख्यानैः (priyākhyānaiḥ) - by pleasant narratives, by agreeable stories

• संभोग-उपनयैः (saṁbhoga-upanayaiḥ) - by providing enjoyment, by bringing about pleasures

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people, of human beings

Words meanings and morphology

मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

Possessive suffix -mat

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - physicians, doctors, knowing ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidya

vaidya - physician, doctor; learned, skillful

Derived from 'veda' (knowledge)

शमम् (śamam) - calm, tranquility, alleviation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - calm, tranquility, peace, alleviation, suppression

Derived from the root 'śam' (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, beforehand, previously

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, ātmanepada, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मानसस्य (mānasasya) - of the mind, mental, relating to the mind

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, belonging to the mind, spiritual; the mind, intellect

Derived from 'manas' (mind)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Here refers to 'of the mental' suffering/alleviation.

प्रियाख्यानैः (priyākhyānaiḥ) - by pleasant narratives, by agreeable stories

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of priyākhyāna

priyākhyāna - pleasant narrative, agreeable story

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+ākhyāna)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
• ākhyāna – narrative, story, tale
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'khyā' (to tell) with 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

संभोग-उपनयैः (saṁbhoga-upanayaiḥ) - by providing enjoyment, by bringing about pleasures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃbhoga-upanaya

saṁbhoga-upanaya - provision of enjoyment, offering of pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃbhoga+upanaya)

• saṃbhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, sexual union
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'bhuj' (to enjoy) with 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• upanaya – bringing near, leading to, initiation, presentation, means
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'nī' (to lead) with 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: nī (class 1)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people, of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, human being