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5,37

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-22

कृत्यानि पूर्वं परिसंख्याय सर्वाण्यायव्ययावनुरूपां च वृत्तिम् ।
संगृह्णीयादनुरूपान्सहायान्सहायसाध्यानि हि दुष्कराणि ॥२२॥
22. kṛtyāni pūrvaṁ parisaṁkhyāya sarvā;ṇyāyavyayāvanurūpāṁ ca vṛttim ,
saṁgṛhṇīyādanurūpānsahāyā;nsahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi.
22. kṛtyāni pūrvam parisaṃkhyāya
sarvāṇi āyavyayau anurūpām ca
vṛttim saṃgṛhṇīyāt anurūpān
sahāyān sahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi
22. Having first fully assessed all duties and a livelihood proportionate to income and expenditure, one should then acquire suitable assistants. Indeed, difficult tasks can only be accomplished with the help of others.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृत्यानि (kṛtyāni) - all (one's) duties and tasks (duties, tasks, things to be done)
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in order of action) (before, formerly, first)
  • परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having first fully assessed (having fully counted, having enumerated, having ascertained completely)
  • सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (duties and tasks) (all, every)
  • आयव्ययौ (āyavyayau) - income and expenditure (of a kingdom or household) (income and expenditure, receipts and disbursements)
  • अनुरूपाम् (anurūpām) - a livelihood that is proportionate (suitable, appropriate, proportionate, corresponding)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (for oneself or dependents) (livelihood, occupation, conduct)
  • संगृह्णीयात् (saṁgṛhṇīyāt) - one should acquire (suitable assistants) (one should collect, one should gather, one should acquire)
  • अनुरूपान् (anurūpān) - suitable (assistants) (suitable, appropriate, matching)
  • सहायान् (sahāyān) - assistants (to help with tasks) (assistants, companions, allies)
  • सहायसाध्यानि (sahāyasādhyāni) - tasks that are only accomplished with help (to be accomplished with help, achievable with assistance)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
  • दुष्कराणि (duṣkarāṇi) - difficult tasks (difficult, hard to do, arduous)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्यानि (kṛtyāni) - all (one's) duties and tasks (duties, tasks, things to be done)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kṛtya
kṛtya - duty, task, act, that which should be done
Gerundive
Gerundive from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in order of action) (before, formerly, first)
(indeclinable)
परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having first fully assessed (having fully counted, having enumerated, having ascertained completely)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive of root khyā (to perceive, count) with prefixes pari- and saṃ-
Prefixes: pari+sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (duties and tasks) (all, every)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with kṛtyāni.
आयव्ययौ (āyavyayau) - income and expenditure (of a kingdom or household) (income and expenditure, receipts and disbursements)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of āyavyaya
āyavyaya - income and expenditure
Compound type : dvandva (āya+vyaya)
  • āya – income, revenue, gain
    noun (masculine)
    from root i (to go) with prefix ā-
    Prefix: ā
    Root: i (class 2)
  • vyaya – expenditure, expense, loss
    noun (masculine)
    from root i (to go) with prefix vi-
    Prefix: vi
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Used here with anurūpām as if it's a genitive or related to it, 'proportionate to income and expenditure'.
अनुरूपाम् (anurūpām) - a livelihood that is proportionate (suitable, appropriate, proportionate, corresponding)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anurūpa
anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, proportionate
from rūpa (form) with prefix anu-
Note: Agrees with vṛttim.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (for oneself or dependents) (livelihood, occupation, conduct)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti
vṛtti - livelihood, occupation, conduct, mode of existence
from root vṛt (to turn, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
संगृह्णीयात् (saṁgṛhṇīyāt) - one should acquire (suitable assistants) (one should collect, one should gather, one should acquire)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of saṃgrah
from root grah (to seize, take) with prefix saṃ-
Prefix: sam
Root: grah (class 9)
अनुरूपान् (anurūpān) - suitable (assistants) (suitable, appropriate, matching)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anurūpa
anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, proportionate
from rūpa (form) with prefix anu-
Note: Agrees with sahāyān.
सहायान् (sahāyān) - assistants (to help with tasks) (assistants, companions, allies)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sahāya
sahāya - assistant, companion, ally
from sa- (with) + hāya (gone, connected)
Prefix: sa
Root: i (class 2)
सहायसाध्यानि (sahāyasādhyāni) - tasks that are only accomplished with help (to be accomplished with help, achievable with assistance)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahāyasādhya
sahāyasādhya - to be accomplished with the help of assistants
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahāya+sādhya)
  • sahāya – assistant, help, support
    noun (masculine)
  • sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, feasible
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Gerundive from root sādh (to accomplish)
    Root: sādh (class 5)
Note: Agrees with duṣkarāṇi.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
दुष्कराणि (duṣkarāṇi) - difficult tasks (difficult, hard to do, arduous)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult, hard to do
compound: dus (bad, difficult) + kara (doer, doing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill-
    indeclinable
    negative/pejorative prefix
  • kara – doing, making, doer
    adjective (neuter)
    from root kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)