महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-37

चलचित्तस्य वै पुंसो वृद्धाननुपसेवतः ।
पारिप्लवमतेर्नित्यमध्रुवो मित्रसंग्रहः ॥३७॥

37. calacittasya vai puṁso vṛddhānanupasevataḥ ,
pāriplavamaternityamadhruvo mitrasaṁgrahaḥ.

37. calacittasya vai puṃsaḥ vṛddhān anupasevataḥ
pāriplavamateḥ nityam adhruvaḥ mitrasaṅgrahaḥ

37. Indeed, for a person whose mind is unsteady (calacitta), who does not serve elders, and whose intellect is wavering, the acquisition of friends is always unreliable.

Words meanings summery:

• चलचित्तस्य (calacittasya) - of a person with an unsteady mind (of a fickle-minded one)

• वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, surely, verily)

• पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a person (of a man, of a person)

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders (elders, old people)

• अनुपसेवतः (anupasevataḥ) - not serving or respecting (not serving, not attending, not honoring)

• पारिप्लवमतेः (pāriplavamateḥ) - of a person with an unstable intellect (of one whose intellect is wavering, of an unstable mind)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• अध्रुवः (adhruvaḥ) - unreliable (unstable, impermanent, not firm)

• मित्रसङ्ग्रहः (mitrasaṅgrahaḥ) - the acquisition of friends (collection of friends, acquisition of friends, friendship)

Words meanings and morphology

चलचित्तस्य (calacittasya) - of a person with an unsteady mind (of a fickle-minded one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of calacitta

calacitta - fickle-minded, unsteady mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cala+citta)

• cala – moving, unsteady, fickle
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• citta – mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'puṃsaḥ'.

वै (vai) - an emphatic particle (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a person (of a man, of a person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person, individual

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders (elders, old people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, elder

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle 'anupasevataḥ'.

अनुपसेवतः (anupasevataḥ) - not serving or respecting (not serving, not attending, not honoring)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anupasevat

anupasevat - not serving, not attending, not honoring

Present Active Participle

From root sev (to serve) with upasarga anu and negative prefix a-

Compound type : negation-tatpuruṣa (a+anupasevat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• upasevat – serving, attending, honoring
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root sev (to serve) with upasarga upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'puṃsaḥ'.

पारिप्लवमतेः (pāriplavamateḥ) - of a person with an unstable intellect (of one whose intellect is wavering, of an unstable mind)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāriplavamati

pāriplavamati - one whose intellect is wavering, unsteady mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāriplava+mati)

• pāriplava – wavering, unsteady, agitated, wandering
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'puṃsaḥ'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

अध्रुवः (adhruvaḥ) - unreliable (unstable, impermanent, not firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhruva

adhruva - unstable, impermanent, not firm, uncertain

Compound type : negation-tatpuruṣa (a+dhruva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dhruva – fixed, firm, permanent, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhru (to be firm)
  Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'mitrasaṅgrahaḥ'.

मित्रसङ्ग्रहः (mitrasaṅgrahaḥ) - the acquisition of friends (collection of friends, acquisition of friends, friendship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitrasaṅgraha

mitrasaṅgraha - acquisition of friends, friendship, collection of friends

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+saṅgraha)

• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgraha – collection, acquisition, compilation, retention
  noun (masculine)
  From root grah (to seize, collect) with upasarga sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.