महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-9

दिष्टद्वारो लभेद्द्वारं न च राजसु विश्वसेत् ।
तदेवासनमन्विच्छेद्यत्र नाभिषजेत्परः ॥९॥

9. diṣṭadvāro labheddvāraṁ na ca rājasu viśvaset ,
tadevāsanamanvicchedyatra nābhiṣajetparaḥ.

9. diṣṭadvāraḥ labhet dvāram na ca rājasu viśvaset
tat eva āsanam anvicchet yatra na abhiṣajet paraḥ

9. One should obtain an opportunity as if destined, and one should not trust kings. One should seek out such a seat where another person cannot trouble him.

Words meanings summery:

• दिष्टद्वारः (diṣṭadvāraḥ) - one whose opportunity is destined (one whose door is destined; one for whom an opportunity is fated)

• लभेत् (labhet) - should obtain; should gain; should acquire

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - opportunity (door; gate; opportunity; means)

• न (na) - not; no

• च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

• राजसु (rājasu) - among kings; in kings

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - should trust; should confide in

• तत् (tat) - such (that; such; accordingly)

• एव (eva) - only; just; indeed; certainly

• आसनम् (āsanam) - seat; sitting place; posture

• अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - should seek; should search for; should look for

• यत्र (yatra) - where; in which place

• न (na) - not; no

• अभिषजेत् (abhiṣajet) - another should not trouble (him) (should cling to; should trouble; should afflict)

• परः (paraḥ) - another person (another; a different one; a stranger; an enemy)

Words meanings and morphology

दिष्टद्वारः (diṣṭadvāraḥ) - one whose opportunity is destined (one whose door is destined; one for whom an opportunity is fated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of diṣṭadvāra

diṣṭadvāra - one for whom the door (opportunity) is fated or shown

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'diṣṭa' (destined, shown) + 'dvāra' (door, opportunity).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (diṣṭa+dvāra)

• diṣṭa – destined; fated; shown; indicated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'diś' (to show, to destine).
  Root: diś (class 6)
• dvāra – door; gate; opportunity; means
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as the implied subject of 'labhet'.

लभेत् (labhet) - should obtain; should gain; should acquire

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

द्वारम् (dvāram) - opportunity (door; gate; opportunity; means)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door; gate; entrance; means; opportunity

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

राजसु (rājasu) - among kings; in kings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king; ruler; sovereign

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - should trust; should confide in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of viśvas

Root: viśvas (class 2)

तत् (tat) - such (that; such; accordingly)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that; that one; such

Note: Often used as a demonstrative adjective or adverbially.

एव (eva) - only; just; indeed; certainly

(indeclinable)

आसनम् (āsanam) - seat; sitting place; posture

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat; sitting; posture

From the root 'ās' (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - should seek; should search for; should look for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of anviṣ

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

यत्र (yatra) - where; in which place

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

अभिषजेत् (abhiṣajet) - another should not trouble (him) (should cling to; should trouble; should afflict)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of abhiṣañj

Prefix: abhi

Root: sañj (class 1)

परः (paraḥ) - another person (another; a different one; a stranger; an enemy)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other; another; different; supreme; subsequent; enemy