महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-6

प्रह्लाद उवाच ।
न श्रेयः सततं तेजो न नित्यं श्रेयसी क्षमा ।
इति तात विजानीहि द्वयमेतदसंशयम् ॥६॥

6. prahlāda uvāca ,
na śreyaḥ satataṁ tejo na nityaṁ śreyasī kṣamā ,
iti tāta vijānīhi dvayametadasaṁśayam.

6. prahlāda uvāca | na śreyaḥ satatam tejaḥ na nityaṃ
śreyasī kṣamā | iti tāta vijānīhi dvayam etat asaṃśayam

6. Prahlāda said: Constant dominance (tejas) is not always beneficial, nor is perpetual forbearance (kṣamā) always superior. Therefore, O dear one, understand these two (principles) without any doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्लाद (prahlāda) - Prahlāda (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, nor

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - beneficial, good, superior

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, continuously

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, power, dominance, effulgence

• न (na) - not, nor

• नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, always, constantly

• श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - beneficial, superior, excellent

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance, patience, forgiveness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

• विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - understand, know

• द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, two

• एतत् (etat) - this

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्लाद (prahlāda) - Prahlāda (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlāda (name of a devotee, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense 3rd person singular active form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - beneficial, good, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, prosperity, good, virtuous, superior

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, continuously

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satata

satata - continuous, perpetual, constant

Note: Functions as an adverb

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, power, dominance, effulgence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, energy, vigor, power, brilliance, dominance

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, always, constantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, perpetual, regular

Note: Functions as an adverb

श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - beneficial, superior, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śreyasī

śreyasī - superior, more excellent, beneficial (feminine form of śreyas)

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance, patience, forgiveness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - patience, endurance, forgiveness, forbearance

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, beloved

विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - understand, know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vijñā

Imperative 2nd person singular active of √jñā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, two

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaya

dvaya - pair, couple, duality

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asaṃśaya

asaṁśaya - doubtless, certain, without doubt

Note: Functions as an adverb