महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-26

आचार्या वै कारुणिकाः प्राज्ञाश्चापायदर्शिनः ।
नैते महाभये प्राप्ते संप्रष्टव्याः कथंचन ॥२६॥

26. ācāryā vai kāruṇikāḥ prājñāścāpāyadarśinaḥ ,
naite mahābhaye prāpte saṁpraṣṭavyāḥ kathaṁcana.

26. ācāryāḥ vai kāruṇikāḥ prājñāḥ ca apāyadarśinaḥ |
na ete mahābhaye prāpte saṃpraṣṭavyāḥ kathaṃcana

26. Indeed, teachers are compassionate and wise, foreseeing dangers. However, when a great danger has arrived, they should never be consulted.

Words meanings summery:

• आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) - teachers, preceptors

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• कारुणिकाः (kāruṇikāḥ) - compassionate, merciful

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise, intelligent, discerning

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपायदर्शिनः (apāyadarśinaḥ) - those who foresee danger, those who see harm

• न (na) - not, no

• एते (ete) - these

• महाभये (mahābhaye) - in a great danger, in great fear

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when [danger] has arrived (when obtained, when reached, when arrived)

• संप्रष्टव्याः (saṁpraṣṭavyāḥ) - to be questioned, to be consulted

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, ever

Words meanings and morphology

आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) - teachers, preceptors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, spiritual guide, preceptor

Derived from ā + car (to move, behave) with suffix -ṇya

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

कारुणिकाः (kāruṇikāḥ) - compassionate, merciful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāruṇika

kāruṇika - compassionate, merciful, benevolent

Derived from karuṇā (compassion)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise, intelligent, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, discerning, knowing

Derived from pra-jñā (to know well)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपायदर्शिनः (apāyadarśinaḥ) - those who foresee danger, those who see harm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apāyadarśin

apāyadarśin - one who sees danger, foreseer of harm, discerning evil

Compound of apāya (danger) and darśin (seeing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (apāya+darśin)

• apāya – going away, departure, loss, detriment, danger, harm
  noun (masculine)
  From apa + i (to go)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)
• darśin – seeing, knowing, showing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

महाभये (mahābhaye) - in a great danger, in great fear

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahābhaya

mahābhaya - great danger, great fear, terrible peril

Compound of mahā (great) and bhaya (fear, danger)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  feminine form of mahat, used as first member of compounds
• bhaya – fear, terror, danger, peril
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when [danger] has arrived (when obtained, when reached, when arrived)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From pra + āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

संप्रष्टव्याः (saṁpraṣṭavyāḥ) - to be questioned, to be consulted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃpraṣṭavya

saṁpraṣṭavya - to be questioned, to be consulted, to be asked

Gerundive

From sam + pra + prach (to ask)

Compound type : prādi (sam+pra+prach)

• sam – together, completely, with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• pra – forth, forward, very, much
  indeclinable
  prefix
• prach – to ask, to question, to inquire
  verb
  root of class 6 (tudādigaṇa)
  Root: prach (class 6)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, ever

(indeclinable)