महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-12

अवश्यं त्वेव वासार्थं रमणीयं शिवं सुखम् ।
संमन्त्र्य सहितैः सर्वैर्द्रष्टव्यमकुतोभयम् ॥१२॥

12. avaśyaṁ tveva vāsārthaṁ ramaṇīyaṁ śivaṁ sukham ,
saṁmantrya sahitaiḥ sarvairdraṣṭavyamakutobhayam.

12. avaśyam tu eva vāsa-artham ramaṇīyam śivam sukham |
sammantrya sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ draṣṭavyam akutobhayam

12. Certainly, for our stay, a charming, auspicious, and comfortable place, entirely free from fear (akutobhayam), must be located after we have consulted with everyone.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• तु (tu) - introduces a slight contrast or emphasis (but, indeed, however)

• एव (eva) - adds emphasis (indeed, just, only)

• वास-अर्थम् (vāsa-artham) - for the purpose of dwelling, for residence

• रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

• सुखम् (sukham) - pleasant, comfortable, happy

• सम्मन्त्र्य (sammantrya) - having consulted well, having deliberated

• सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - with, accompanied by, together with

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all present (the Pāṇḍavas and their companions) (by all, with all)

• द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - must be found/located (must be seen, ought to be seen/found)

• अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - free from all fear, safe, secure

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the necessity

तु (tu) - introduces a slight contrast or emphasis (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Post-positive particle

एव (eva) - adds emphasis (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

वास-अर्थम् (vāsa-artham) - for the purpose of dwelling, for residence

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsa+artha)

• vāsa – dwelling, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an adverb of purpose

रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya

ramaṇīya - delightful, charming, pleasant, beautiful

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From root ram (to enjoy, delight) + anīya (kṛtya affix)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, peaceful

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

सुखम् (sukham) - pleasant, comfortable, happy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, comfort, ease, pleasant

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)

सम्मन्त्र्य (sammantrya) - having consulted well, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From sam-mantr (to consult, deliberate) + ya (absolutive affix)

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Action performed before 'draṣṭavyam'

सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - with, accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, connected, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From sa-dhā (to put together) or root sah (to bear, endure) with sa- (prefix)

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvaiḥ'

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all present (the Pāṇḍavas and their companions) (by all, with all)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agent of the gerund 'sammantrya'

द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - must be found/located (must be seen, ought to be seen/found)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭavya

draṣṭavya - to be seen, visible, to be looked for

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From root dṛś (to see) + tavya (kṛtya affix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, often used impersonally (it must be seen)

अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - free from all fear, safe, secure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - free from all fear, safe, secure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a-kutaḥ+bhaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kutaḥ – whence, from where
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sthānam' (place)