महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-3

तेषां चैव गतिस्तीर्थैर्वासश्चैषां प्रचिन्त्यताम् ।
नीतिर्विधीयतां चापि सांप्रतं या हिता भवेत् ॥३॥

3. teṣāṁ caiva gatistīrthairvāsaścaiṣāṁ pracintyatām ,
nītirvidhīyatāṁ cāpi sāṁprataṁ yā hitā bhavet.

3. teṣām ca eva gatiḥ tīrthaiḥ vāsaḥ ca eṣām pracintyatām
nītiḥ vidhīyatām ca api sāmpratam yā hitā bhavet

3. Their movements and dwelling places should indeed be thoroughly considered by appropriate means. Furthermore, let a policy (nīti) now be established that would prove beneficial.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movements, course of action (movement, course, progress, destination, fate)

• तीर्थैः (tīrthaiḥ) - by appropriate means or channels (by sacred places, by means of holy waters, by fords, by proper means/channels)

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling places (dwelling, abode, residence)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these, their

• प्रचिन्त्यताम् (pracintyatām) - let it be considered, let it be thought about

• नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy, strategy (policy, conduct, prudence, moral conduct)

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established, let it be made, let it be laid down

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, presently

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular)

• हिता (hitā) - beneficial, advantageous, wholesome, good

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the Pandavas implicitly.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movements, course of action (movement, course, progress, destination, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, course, progress, destination, fate

From root `gam` (to go) + `ktin` suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `pracintyatām` (implied with `vāsaḥ`).

तीर्थैः (tīrthaiḥ) - by appropriate means or channels (by sacred places, by means of holy waters, by fords, by proper means/channels)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, passage, sacred place, proper channel, means, right way

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates means or instrument.

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling places (dwelling, abode, residence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence

From root `vas` (to dwell) + `ghaञ` suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of `pracintyatām` (with `gatiḥ`).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the Pandavas.

प्रचिन्त्यताम् (pracintyatām) - let it be considered, let it be thought about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of pracint

Imperative mood, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root `cit` (10th class, `cintayati`) with prefix `pra`. `pracintyatām` is 3rd person singular imperative passive.

Prefix: pra

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Used impersonally, 'let it be considered'.

नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy, strategy (policy, conduct, prudence, moral conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - policy, conduct, prudence, moral conduct

From root `nī` (to lead) + `ktin` suffix.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject of `vidhīyatām`.

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established, let it be made, let it be laid down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vidhā

Imperative mood, passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root `dhā` (3rd class) with prefix `vi`. `vidhīyatām` is 3rd person singular imperative passive.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, presently

(indeclinable)

From `saṃ` (together, complete) + `prati` (towards) + `i` (to go) + `kvip` suffix, becoming `sāmprata` (present) + `am` suffix for adverbial usage.

Note: Adverbial.

या (yā) - which (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to `nītiḥ`.

हिता (hitā) - beneficial, advantageous, wholesome, good

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, wholesome, good

Past Passive Participle

From root `dhā` (to place) in passive sense, prefixed `hi`.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective for `nītiḥ`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root `bhū` (1st class).

Root: bhū (class 1)