महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-18

अनिष्टेनान्वितं पश्यंस्तथा क्षिप्रं विरज्यते ।
ततश्च प्रतिकुर्वन्ति यदि पश्यन्त्युपक्रमम् ।
शोचतो न भवेत्किंचित्केवलं परितप्यते ॥१८॥

18. aniṣṭenānvitaṁ paśyaṁstathā kṣipraṁ virajyate ,
tataśca pratikurvanti yadi paśyantyupakramam ,
śocato na bhavetkiṁcitkevalaṁ paritapyate.

18. aniṣṭena anvitam paśyan tathā kṣipram
virajyate tataḥ ca pratikurvanti
yadi paśyanti upakramam śocataḥ
na bhavet kiñcit kevalam paritapyate

18. Upon seeing one afflicted by undesirable circumstances, one quickly becomes indifferent. Then, people take counteractive measures if they perceive a viable approach. Nothing is gained by grieving; one merely suffers.

Words meanings summery:

• अनिष्टेन (aniṣṭena) - by the undesirable, with the unwelcome

• अन्वितम् (anvitam) - associated with, accompanied by, afflicted by

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• विरज्यते (virajyate) - he becomes dispassionate, indifferent, detached

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतिकुर्वन्ति (pratikurvanti) - they counteract, they retaliate, they make amends

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they observe

• उपक्रमम् (upakramam) - means, method, approach, beginning

• शोचतः (śocataḥ) - of one grieving, for one who grieves

• न (na) - not

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may there be, it should be, it happens

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• परितप्यते (paritapyate) - he is tormented, he suffers greatly

Words meanings and morphology

अनिष्टेन (aniṣṭena) - by the undesirable, with the unwelcome

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesirable, unwelcome, not wished for

Prefix: an

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अन्वितम् (anvitam) - associated with, accompanied by, afflicted by

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied by, connected with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

from anu + i (to go)

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, perceive, behold

Present Active Participle

Derived from the `paśya` stem of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

विरज्यते (virajyate) - he becomes dispassionate, indifferent, detached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of raj

Prefix: vi

Root: raj (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रतिकुर्वन्ति (pratikurvanti) - they counteract, they retaliate, they make amends

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they observe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Form from the `paśya` stem of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उपक्रमम् (upakramam) - means, method, approach, beginning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upakrama

upakrama - approach, beginning, means, method, undertaking

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

शोचतः (śocataḥ) - of one grieving, for one who grieves

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuc

śuc - to sorrow, grieve, lament

Present Active Participle

Root: śuc (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may there be, it should be, it happens

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(indeclinable)

परितप्यते (paritapyate) - he is tormented, he suffers greatly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of tap

Prefix: pari

Root: tap (class 1)