महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-57

जिह्वां दत्त्वा बहूनां हि क्षुद्राणां लुब्धचेतसाम् ।
निकृत्या लभते राज्यमाहारमिव शल्यकः ॥५७॥

57. jihvāṁ dattvā bahūnāṁ hi kṣudrāṇāṁ lubdhacetasām ,
nikṛtyā labhate rājyamāhāramiva śalyakaḥ.

57. jihvām dattvā bahūnām hi kṣudrāṇām lubdhacetasām
nikṛtyā labhate rājyam āhāram iva śalyakaḥ

57. Just as a porcupine obtains its food by deceit, giving its tongue to many petty and greedy-minded creatures, so too does one obtain a kingdom by trickery.

Words meanings summery:

• जिह्वाम् (jihvām) - tongue

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• क्षुद्राणाम् (kṣudrāṇām) - of petty ones, of small ones, of mean ones

• लुब्धचेतसाम् (lubdhacetasām) - of greedy-minded ones

• निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by trickery, by deceit, by fraud

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, diet

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• शल्यकः (śalyakaḥ) - porcupine

Words meanings and morphology

जिह्वाम् (jihvām) - tongue

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue, flame

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root dā with suffix -tvā.

Root: dā (class 3)

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

क्षुद्राणाम् (kṣudrāṇām) - of petty ones, of small ones, of mean ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, petty, mean, insignificant

लुब्धचेतसाम् (lubdhacetasām) - of greedy-minded ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lubdhacetas

lubdhacetas - greedy-minded, having a covetous heart

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lubdha+cetas)

• lubdha – greedy, covetous, eager
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lubh with suffix -ta.
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)

निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by trickery, by deceit, by fraud

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - trickery, deceit, fraud, low conduct

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, diet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, eating, sustenance, collection

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

शल्यकः (śalyakaḥ) - porcupine

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalyaka

śalyaka - porcupine