महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-16

यत्नाच्चोपचरेदेनमग्निवद्देववच्च ह ।
अनृतेनोपचीर्णो हि हिंस्यादेनमसंशयम् ॥१६॥

16. yatnāccopacaredenamagnivaddevavacca ha ,
anṛtenopacīrṇo hi hiṁsyādenamasaṁśayam.

16. yatnāt ca upacaret enam agni-vat deva-vat ca
ha anṛtena upacīrṇaḥ hi hiṃsyāt enam asaṃśayam

16. One should serve him diligently, just as one would serve fire and a deity. Indeed, if he is treated with dishonesty, he would undoubtedly inflict harm.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• उपचरेत् (upacaret) - should attend to, should treat, should serve

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (person)

• अग्निवत् (agnivat) - like fire

• देव-वत् (deva-vat) - like a deity, like a god

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphasizing particle)

• अनृतेन (anṛtena) - with falsehood, by untruth, dishonestly

• उपचीर्णः (upacīrṇaḥ) - treated, served, approached

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - would harm, should injure

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (person)

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly, without doubt

Words meanings and morphology

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, care, diligence

Root: yat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

उपचरेत् (upacaret) - should attend to, should treat, should serve

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

From root `car` (to move, to practice) with upasarga `upa` (near, towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

अग्निवत् (agnivat) - like fire

(indeclinable)

Derived from `agni` with suffix `vat`.

Compound type : suffixal derivative (agni+vat)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

देव-वत् (deva-vat) - like a deity, like a god

(indeclinable)

Derived from `deva` with suffix `vat`.

Compound type : suffixal derivative (deva+vat)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• vat – like, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphasizing particle)

(indeclinable)

अनृतेन (anṛtena) - with falsehood, by untruth, dishonestly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, dishonesty, not true

Negative prefix `an-` + `ṛta` (truth, order).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, righteous
  noun (neuter)

उपचीर्णः (upacīrṇaḥ) - treated, served, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upacīrṇa

upacīrṇa - treated, served, frequented, attended to, honored

Past Passive Participle

From root `car` with upasarga `upa`.

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - would harm, should injure

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

From root `hiṃs` (to injure).

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly, without doubt

(indeclinable)

Negative prefix `a-` + `saṃśaya` (doubt).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of `asaṃśaya` used adverbially.