महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-8

स्वयं राजा विषमस्थः परेषु सामस्थ्यमन्विच्छति तन्न साधु ।
यथात्मनः पश्यति वृत्तमेव तथा परेषामपि सोऽभ्युपैति ॥८॥

8. svayaṁ rājā viṣamasthaḥ pareṣu; sāmasthyamanvicchati tanna sādhu ,
yathātmanaḥ paśyati vṛttameva; tathā pareṣāmapi so'bhyupaiti.

8. svayaṃ rājā viṣamasthaḥ pareṣu
sāmasthyam anvicchati tat na sādhu
yathā ātmanaḥ paśyati vṛttam
eva tathā pareṣām api saḥ abhyupaiti

8. When a king himself is in a difficult situation and seeks reconciliation from his enemies, that is not proper. For one tends to perceive the behavior of others in the same way one perceives one's own (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयं (svayaṁ) - personally, by oneself, oneself

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - being in a difficult situation, in an uneven state

• परेषु (pareṣu) - from his enemies (among others, among enemies)

• सामस्थ्यम् (sāmasthyam) - reconciliation (peace, equality, wellbeing, reconciliation)

• अन्विच्छति (anvicchati) - desires, seeks, searches for

• तत् (tat) - that

• न (na) - not, no

• साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, righteous)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - one's own (of oneself, one's own, of the self)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - behavior (conduct, behavior, state, event)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others (of others, of enemies)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अभ्युपैति (abhyupaiti) - perceives (approaches, understands, agrees to, comprehends)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयं (svayaṁ) - personally, by oneself, oneself

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, chief

विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - being in a difficult situation, in an uneven state

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣamastha

viṣamastha - being in an uneven or difficult place/state, in adversity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣama+stha)

• viṣama – uneven, difficult, arduous, bad
  adjective (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, being, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

परेषु (pareṣu) - from his enemies (among others, among enemies)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, enemy

सामस्थ्यम् (sāmasthyam) - reconciliation (peace, equality, wellbeing, reconciliation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmasthya

sāmasthya - equality, wellbeing, prosperity, peace, reconciliation

Derived from 'samastha' (equal, harmonious) with suffix -ya

अन्विच्छति (anvicchati) - desires, seeks, searches for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of anviṣ

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, righteous, virtuous, excellent

Note: Used predicatively.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - one's own (of oneself, one's own, of the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - behavior (conduct, behavior, state, event)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, event, occurrence, state, past participle of vṛt 'to be, to exist'

past passive participle

Derived from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others (of others, of enemies)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, enemy

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभ्युपैति (abhyupaiti) - perceives (approaches, understands, agrees to, comprehends)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of abhyupai

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: i (class 2)