महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-51

यं तु धीरोऽन्ववेक्षेत श्रेयांसं बहुभिर्गुणैः ।
साम्नैवार्थं ततो लिप्सेत्कर्म चास्मै प्रयोजयेत् ॥५१॥

51. yaṁ tu dhīro'nvavekṣeta śreyāṁsaṁ bahubhirguṇaiḥ ,
sāmnaivārthaṁ tato lipsetkarma cāsmai prayojayet.

51. yam tu dhīraḥ anvavekṣeta śreyāṃsaṃ bahubhiḥ guṇaiḥ
sāmnā eva arthaṃ tataḥ lipset karma ca asmai prayojayet

51. If a discerning person perceives someone as superior due to many good qualities, he should then endeavor to achieve his purpose (artha) through conciliation alone and should employ that person in suitable actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whom (referring to a person) (whom, which)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a discerning person (wise, sagacious, firm, resolute)

• अन्ववेक्षेत (anvavekṣeta) - should perceive, should consider (should observe, should consider, should perceive)

• श्रेयांसं (śreyāṁsaṁ) - superior (better, superior, more excellent, more fortunate)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by good qualities (by qualities, by virtues, by threads)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - through conciliation (by conciliation, by gentle means, by persuasion)

• एव (eva) - alone, only (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• अर्थं (arthaṁ) - purpose, objective (purpose, meaning, wealth, object, gain, affair)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

• लिप्सेत् (lipset) - should endeavor to achieve, should seek to obtain (should desire, should obtain, should try to get)

• कर्म (karma) - suitable actions (karma) (action, work, deed, ritual, fate (karma))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्मै (asmai) - for that person (for him, to him, for this)

• प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - should employ (should employ, should apply, should assign, should cause to perform)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whom (referring to a person) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a discerning person (wise, sagacious, firm, resolute)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - wise, sagacious, firm, resolute, brave

Note: Used as a noun here

अन्ववेक्षेत (anvavekṣeta) - should perceive, should consider (should observe, should consider, should perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of anvavekṣ

From √īkṣ (to see) with anu and ava prefixes

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

श्रेयांसं (śreyāṁsaṁ) - superior (better, superior, more excellent, more fortunate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent, welfare, good fortune

Comparative form of śrī (prosperity) or praśasya (excellent)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with guṇaiḥ

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by good qualities (by qualities, by virtues, by threads)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent, thread

साम्ना (sāmnā) - through conciliation (by conciliation, by gentle means, by persuasion)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle means, persuasion, a Sama Veda chant

एव (eva) - alone, only (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अर्थं (arthaṁ) - purpose, objective (purpose, meaning, wealth, object, gain, affair)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, gain, affair

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

लिप्सेत् (lipset) - should endeavor to achieve, should seek to obtain (should desire, should obtain, should try to get)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of lips

Desiderative of √labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - suitable actions (karma) (action, work, deed, ritual, fate (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, work, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अस्मै (asmai) - for that person (for him, to him, for this)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the superior person

प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - should employ (should employ, should apply, should assign, should cause to perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prayuj

Causative of √yuj (to join) with pra prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)