महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-21

यथाशक्ति चिकीर्षन्ति यथाशक्ति च कुर्वते ।
न किंचिदवमन्यन्ते पण्डिता भरतर्षभ ॥२१॥

21. yathāśakti cikīrṣanti yathāśakti ca kurvate ,
na kiṁcidavamanyante paṇḍitā bharatarṣabha.

21. yathāśakti cikīrṣanti yathāśakti ca kurvate
na kiṃcit avamanyante paṇḍitāḥ bharatarṣabha

21. O best of Bharatas, wise (paṇḍita) individuals desire to do things according to their capacity (śakti) and also perform them to that capacity. They do not disregard anything.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as much as possible

• चिकीर्षन्ति (cikīrṣanti) - they wish to do, they intend to do

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as much as possible

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

• अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - they disregard, they despise, they disrespect

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - wise persons, scholars, learned persons

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as much as possible

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, in the manner of, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, energy, faculty
  noun (feminine)
  from root śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

चिकीर्षन्ति (cikīrṣanti) - they wish to do, they intend to do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of cikīrṣ

Desiderative Present Active

Desiderative form of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as much as possible

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, in the manner of, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, energy, faculty
  noun (feminine)
  from root śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - they disregard, they despise, they disrespect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of avaman

Present Middle

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - wise persons, scholars, learned persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - wise, learned, scholar, teacher

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king and dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)