महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-16

भावमिच्छति सर्वस्य नाभावे कुरुते मतिम् ।
सत्यवादी मृदुर्दान्तो यः स उत्तमपूरुषः ॥१६॥

16. bhāvamicchati sarvasya nābhāve kurute matim ,
satyavādī mṛdurdānto yaḥ sa uttamapūruṣaḥ.

16. bhāvam icthati sarvasya na abhāve kurute matim
satyavādī mṛduḥ dāntaḥ yaḥ saḥ uttamapūruṣaḥ

16. He desires the well-being of all and does not fix his mind on their destruction. He is truthful, gentle, and self-controlled; such a one is indeed a supreme person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• भावम् (bhāvam) - well-being (existence, welfare, well-being, intention)

• इच्थति (icthati) - he wishes, he desires

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everyone

• न (na) - not

• अभावे (abhāve) - on their destruction (in non-existence, in destruction, in absence)

• कुरुते (kurute) - he places (his mind) (he does, he makes, he places)

• मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention

• सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker, truthful

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, tender

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, tamed

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• उत्तमपूरुषः (uttamapūruṣaḥ) - a supreme person (puruṣa), an excellent man

Words meanings and morphology

भावम् (bhāvam) - well-being (existence, welfare, well-being, intention)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, disposition, intention, well-being

Root: bhū (class 1)

इच्थति (icthati) - he wishes, he desires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of everyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभावे (abhāve) - on their destruction (in non-existence, in destruction, in absence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation, destruction

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhāva – being, existence, state
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कुरुते (kurute) - he places (his mind) (he does, he makes, he places)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, intention

Root: man (class 4)

सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker, truthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - truth-speaker, speaking truth, truthful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker
  noun (masculine)
  From root vad + ṇvin (agent suffix)
  Root: vad (class 1)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, tender, mild, weak

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, tamed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, tamed, calm

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root dam (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्तमपूरुषः (uttamapūruṣaḥ) - a supreme person (puruṣa), an excellent man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttamapūruṣa

uttamapūruṣa - supreme person (puruṣa), excellent man, best of men

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+puruṣa)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• puruṣa – person, human being, man, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)