महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-251, verse-16

न वै प्राज्ञा गतश्रीकं भर्तारमुपयुञ्जते ।
युञ्जानमनुयुञ्जीत न श्रियः संक्षये वसेत् ॥१६॥

16. na vai prājñā gataśrīkaṁ bhartāramupayuñjate ,
yuñjānamanuyuñjīta na śriyaḥ saṁkṣaye vaset.

16. na vai prājñāḥ gataśrīkam bhartāram upayunjate
yuñjānam anuyuñjīta na śriyaḥ saṃkṣaye vaset

16. Indeed, wise persons do not serve a master who is devoid of prosperity. One should indeed serve a prosperous one; one should not remain where prosperity is in decline.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, truly)

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise people, intelligent ones (wise, intelligent, learned ones)

• गतश्रीकम् (gataśrīkam) - a person who has lost prosperity (one who has lost prosperity/glory)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - a master or supporter (husband, master, supporter, maintainer)

• उपयुन्जते (upayunjate) - they serve, they associate with (they employ, serve, utilize, apply)

• युञ्जानम् (yuñjānam) - one who is prosperous or successful (one who is yoked, engaged, prosperous)

• अनुयुञ्जीत (anuyuñjīta) - one should serve or follow (one should follow, serve, associate with)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of fortune (of prosperity, of fortune, of wealth)

• संक्षये (saṁkṣaye) - in a state of decline or destruction (in decline, in destruction, in perishing)

• वसेत् (vaset) - one should dwell or remain (one should dwell, one should live)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise people, intelligent ones (wise, intelligent, learned ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, learned; a wise man

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of upayunjate.

गतश्रीकम् (gataśrīkam) - a person who has lost prosperity (one who has lost prosperity/glory)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gataśrīka

gataśrīka - deprived of prosperity, having lost glory

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+śrī)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies bhartāram.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - a master or supporter (husband, master, supporter, maintainer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, husband, master

Agent noun from root bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of upayunjate.

उपयुन्जते (upayunjate) - they serve, they associate with (they employ, serve, utilize, apply)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upa-yuj

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person plural

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

युञ्जानम् (yuñjānam) - one who is prosperous or successful (one who is yoked, engaged, prosperous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuñjāna

yuñjāna - yoking, uniting, applying, engaged, prosperous

Present Middle Participle

From root yuj, 7th class verb, accusative singular masculine

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Object of anuyuñjīta.

अनुयुञ्जीत (anuyuñjīta) - one should serve or follow (one should follow, serve, associate with)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of anu-yuj

Optative Middle

3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Expresses a recommendation or duty.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of fortune (of prosperity, of fortune, of wealth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Possessive of saṃkṣaye.

संक्षये (saṁkṣaye) - in a state of decline or destruction (in decline, in destruction, in perishing)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣaya

saṁkṣaya - decline, destruction, perishing, exhaustion

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Refers to the state or place of decline.

वसेत् (vaset) - one should dwell or remain (one should dwell, one should live)

(verb)

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

Optative Active

3rd person singular

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Expresses a recommendation.