महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-37

अम्लानो बलवाञ्शूरश्छायेवानपगः सदा ।
सत्यवादी मृदुर्दान्तः स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥३७॥

37. amlāno balavāñśūraśchāyevānapagaḥ sadā ,
satyavādī mṛdurdāntaḥ sa rājavasatiṁ vaset.

37. amlānaḥ balavān śūraḥ chāyā iva anapagaḥ sadā
satyavādī mṛduḥ dāntaḥ saḥ rājavasatim vaset

37. One who is unwearied, strong, valorous, and always inseparable like a shadow, truthful, gentle, and self-controlled—such a person should serve in the royal court.

Words meanings summery:

• अम्लानः (amlānaḥ) - unwearied, unfaded, fresh, tireless

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, valorous, heroic, hero

• छाया (chāyā) - shadow, reflection, image

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनपगः (anapagaḥ) - not departing, inseparable, constantly present

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful, speaker of truth

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, mild, soft, tender

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, calm

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• राजवसतिम् (rājavasatim) - royal residence, king's service, court

• वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, should reside, should serve

Words meanings and morphology

अम्लानः (amlānaḥ) - unwearied, unfaded, fresh, tireless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amlāna

amlāna - not faded, not weary, fresh, untiring

Past Passive Participle

formed by negative prefix 'a' + past passive participle of root mlai (to fade, to weary)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mlāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mlāna – faded, weary, withered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mlai (to fade, to weary)
  Root: mlai (class 1)

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, possessing strength

derived from bala (strength) with possessive suffix -vat

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave, valorous, heroic, hero

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, a hero, warrior

छाया (chāyā) - shadow, reflection, image

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, reflection, image, resemblance

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनपगः (anapagaḥ) - not departing, inseparable, constantly present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anapaga

anapaga - not going away, unfailing, constant, inseparable

formed by negative prefix 'an' + anapaga (going away)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+apaga)

• an – not, un- (variant of 'a' before vowels)
  indeclinable
• apaga – going away, departing, vanishing
  adjective (masculine)
  from verb 'apa-gam' (to go away)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: gam (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful, speaker of truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - one who speaks the truth, truthful

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real, honest
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  from root vad (to speak) + -in suffix
  Root: vad (class 1)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, mild, soft, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, weak

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - tamed, subdued, self-controlled, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

from root dam (to tame, subdue)

Root: dam (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजवसतिम् (rājavasatim) - royal residence, king's service, court

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājavasati

rājavasati - dwelling of the king, royal abode, service of the king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+vasati)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• vasati – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (feminine)
  from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

वसेत् (vaset) - should dwell, should reside, should serve

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)