महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-27

अमात्यानां यदि कामस्य हेतोरेवंयुक्तं कर्म चिकीर्षसि त्वम् ।
अपाक्रमेः संप्रदाय स्वमेभ्यो मा गास्त्वं वै देवयानात्पथोऽद्य ॥२७॥

27. amātyānāṁ yadi kāmasya heto;revaṁyuktaṁ karma cikīrṣasi tvam ,
apākrameḥ saṁpradāya svamebhyo; mā gāstvaṁ vai devayānātpatho'dya.

27. amātyānām yadi kāmasya hetoḥ evam
yuktam karma cikīrṣasi tvam |
apākrameḥ sampradāya svam ebhyaḥ mā
gāḥ tvam vai devayānāt pathaḥ adya

27. If you, for the sake of desire, wish to undertake such an action (karma) that is influenced by these ministers, then you should relinquish your own principles and not, today, deviate from the path of the gods (devayāna).

Words meanings summery:

• अमात्यानाम् (amātyānām) - of the ministers, of the counselors

• यदि (yadi) - if

• कामस्य (kāmasya) - of desire, of love

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of, because of

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate or suitable (action) (joined, engaged, appropriate, suitable, proper)

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual action

• चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do, you desire to perform

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपाक्रमेः (apākrameḥ) - you should turn away, you should depart, you should desist

• सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) - having relinquished (your principles) (having handed over, having given up completely)

• स्वम् (svam) - your own principles/nature (own, one's own, property, principles)

• एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ) - to these (ministers or their advice) (to these, from these)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• गाः (gāḥ) - you go, you should go

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• देवयानात् (devayānāt) - from the path of the gods

• पथः (pathaḥ) - from the path, of the path

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

Words meanings and morphology

अमात्यानाम् (amātyānām) - of the ministers, of the counselors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

कामस्य (kāmasya) - of desire, of love

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of, because of

(noun)

masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, for the sake of

Note: Often used as an indeclinable 'for the sake of'

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate or suitable (action) (joined, engaged, appropriate, suitable, proper)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, connected, engaged, suitable, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual action

(noun)

neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (resulting from action)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do, you desire to perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of cikīrṣati

Desiderative

Desiderative stem from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपाक्रमेः (apākrameḥ) - you should turn away, you should depart, you should desist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of apākram

From prefix apā and root kram (to step)

Prefix: apā

Root: kram (class 1)

सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) - having relinquished (your principles) (having handed over, having given up completely)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from sam-pra-dā (to give completely)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

स्वम् (svam) - your own principles/nature (own, one's own, property, principles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, property, wealth, principles

एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ) - to these (ministers or their advice) (to these, from these)

(pronoun)

plural of idam

idam - this, these

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

गाः (gāḥ) - you go, you should go

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive/aorist (luṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with mā for prohibition, similar to imperative.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

देवयानात् (devayānāt) - from the path of the gods

(noun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of devayāna

devayāna - path of the gods, divine path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yāna)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• yāna – going, motion, path, vehicle
  noun (neuter)
  From root yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

पथः (pathaḥ) - from the path, of the path

(noun)

masculine, singular of path

path - path, way, road

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)