महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-6

नाश्रेयसामीश्वरो विग्रहाणां नाश्रेयसां गीतशब्दं शृणोति ।
नाश्रेयसः सेवते माल्यगन्धान्न चाप्यश्रेयांस्यनुलेपनानि ॥६॥

6. nāśreyasāmīśvaro vigrahāṇāṁ; nāśreyasāṁ gītaśabdaṁ śṛṇoti ,
nāśreyasaḥ sevate mālyagandhā;nna cāpyaśreyāṁsyanulepanāni.

6. na aśreyasām īśvaraḥ vigrahāṇām
na aśreyasām gīta śabdam śṛṇoti
| na aśreyasaḥ sevate mālya gandhān
na ca api aśreyāṃsi anulepanāni

6. A person who values well-being does not become the instigator or master of inauspicious conflicts, nor does he listen to the sound of inauspicious songs. He does not indulge in the fragrances of inauspicious garlands, nor does he use inauspicious anointments.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• अश्रेयसाम् (aśreyasām) - of the inauspicious, of ill-fortune

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - instigator or controller (master, lord, controller)

• विग्रहाणाम् (vigrahāṇām) - of conflicts, of quarrels, of battles

• न (na) - not

• अश्रेयसाम् (aśreyasām) - of the inauspicious

• गीत (gīta) - sung, song

• शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, word

• शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - he hears, he listens

• न (na) - not

• अश्रेयसः (aśreyasaḥ) - inauspicious (masculine plural)

• सेवते (sevate) - he resorts to, he serves, he uses

• माल्य (mālya) - garland

• गन्धान् (gandhān) - fragrances, scents

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अश्रेयांसि (aśreyāṁsi) - inauspicious (neuter plural)

• अनुलेपनानि (anulepanāni) - anointments, unguents

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following statement.

अश्रेयसाम् (aśreyasām) - of the inauspicious, of ill-fortune

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of aśreyas

aśreyas - inauspicious, disadvantageous, ignoble, ill-fortune

`a` (negation) + `śreyas` (auspicious, good fortune)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śreyas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śreyas – better, superior, auspicious, good fortune
  adjective (neuter)
  comparative of śrī (prosperity, excellence)

Note: Modifies `vigrahāṇām`.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - instigator or controller (master, lord, controller)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, ruler, supreme being

from `īś` (to rule, be master of)

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence. Takes genitive complement.

विग्रहाणाम् (vigrahāṇām) - of conflicts, of quarrels, of battles

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vigraha

vigraha - conflict, quarrel, battle, separation

`vi-` + `√grah` (to seize, take)

Prefix: vi

Root: grah (class 9)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates `śṛṇoti`.

अश्रेयसाम् (aśreyasām) - of the inauspicious

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of aśreyas

aśreyas - inauspicious, disadvantageous, ignoble, ill-fortune

`a` (negation) + `śreyas` (auspicious, good fortune)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śreyas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śreyas – better, superior, auspicious, good fortune
  adjective (neuter)
  comparative of śrī (prosperity, excellence)

Note: Modifies `gīta śabdam` (genitive used here with 'of').

गीत (gīta) - sung, song

(noun)

neuter, plural of gīta

gīta - sung, song, canto

past passive participle

from √gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: The compound `gīta śabdam` is "sound of song".

शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, word

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise, speech

from √śabd (to sound)

Root: śabd (class 1)

शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - he hears, he listens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śru

present indicative

root `śru` (5th class)

Root: śru (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates `sevate`.

अश्रेयसः (aśreyasaḥ) - inauspicious (masculine plural)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśreyas

aśreyas - inauspicious, disadvantageous, ignoble, ill-fortune

`a` (negation) + `śreyas` (auspicious, good fortune)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śreyas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śreyas – better, superior, auspicious, good fortune
  adjective (neuter)
  comparative of śrī (prosperity, excellence)

Note: Modifies `mālya gandhān`.

सेवते (sevate) - he resorts to, he serves, he uses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev

present indicative, middle voice

root `sev` (1st class)

Root: sev (class 1)

माल्य (mālya) - garland

(noun)

neuter, plural of mālya

mālya - garland, chaplet

from `mālā` (garland)

Note: In compound, it becomes `mālya-`.

गन्धान् (gandhān) - fragrances, scents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, perfume

from √gandh (to smell)

Root: gandh (class 10)

Note: "garland fragrances".

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Another negation.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with the previous negation.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अश्रेयांसि (aśreyāṁsi) - inauspicious (neuter plural)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aśreyas

aśreyas - inauspicious, disadvantageous, ignoble, ill-fortune

`a` (negation) + `śreyas` (auspicious, good fortune)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śreyas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śreyas – better, superior, auspicious, good fortune
  adjective (neuter)
  comparative of śrī (prosperity, excellence)

Note: Modifies `anulepanāni`.

अनुलेपनानि (anulepanāni) - anointments, unguents

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anulepana

anulepana - anointment, unguent, perfume, smearing

`anu-` + `√lip` (to smear) + -ana suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: lip (class 6)