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

यदि चेदप्यसंबन्धो मित्रभावेन वर्तते ।
स एव बन्धुस्तन्मित्रं सा गतिस्तत्परायणम् ॥३६॥

36. yadi cedapyasaṁbandho mitrabhāvena vartate ,
sa eva bandhustanmitraṁ sā gatistatparāyaṇam.

36. yadi cet api asaṃbandhaḥ mitrabhāvena vartate |
saḥ eva bandhuḥ tat mitram sā gatiḥ tat parāyaṇam

36. If even an unrelated person acts with friendship, he indeed is a relative, that is a friend, that is the path, and that is the ultimate refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• चेत् (cet) - if (particle emphasizing condition) (if, supposing)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• असंबन्धः (asaṁbandhaḥ) - an unrelated person (unrelated, not connected)

• मित्रभावेन (mitrabhāvena) - with friendship (with friendship, with a friendly disposition)

• वर्तते (vartate) - he acts (he behaves, he exists, he is)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, just)

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - a relative (relative, kinsman, friend)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• सा (sā) - that (feminine pronoun agreeing with gati) (she, that)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - the path (path, refuge, goal, state, destination)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the ultimate refuge (chief resort, ultimate refuge, devotion, main object)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (particle emphasizing condition) (if, supposing)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with yadi.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

असंबन्धः (asaṁbandhaḥ) - an unrelated person (unrelated, not connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃbandha

asaṁbandha - unrelated, unconnected, not bound

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃbandha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, bond, relationship
  noun (masculine)
  From root bandh with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)

मित्रभावेन (mitrabhāvena) - with friendship (with friendship, with a friendly disposition)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mitrabhāva

mitrabhāva - friendship, friendly disposition, the state of being a friend

Compound type : tatpurusha (mitra+bhāva)

• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (neuter)
• bhāva – state, condition, feeling, disposition, sentiment, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū

वर्तते (vartate) - he acts (he behaves, he exists, he is)

(verb)

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

Present Middle

3rd singular present middle.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - a relative (relative, kinsman, friend)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection, tie

Root: bandh

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

सा (sā) - that (feminine pronoun agreeing with gati) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - the path (path, refuge, goal, state, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, refuge, destination, state, condition

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - the ultimate refuge (chief resort, ultimate refuge, devotion, main object)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇa

parāyaṇa - chief resort, ultimate refuge, final goal, main object, devotion to

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+ayaṇa)

• para – supreme, excellent, ultimate
  adjective
• ayaṇa – going, movement, path, course, resort
  noun (neuter)
  From root i (to go)
  Root: i (class 2)