महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-26

न विश्वासाज्जातु परस्य गेहं गच्छेन्नरश्चेतयानो विकाले ।
न चत्वरे निशि तिष्ठेन्निगूढो न राजन्यां योषितं प्रार्थयीत ॥२६॥

26. na viśvāsājjātu parasya gehaṁ; gacchennaraścetayāno vikāle ,
na catvare niśi tiṣṭhennigūḍho; na rājanyāṁ yoṣitaṁ prārthayīta.

26. na viśvāsāt jātu parasya geham
gacchet naraḥ cetayānaḥ vikāle
na catvare niśi tiṣṭhet nigūḍhaḥ
na rājanyām yoṣitam prārthayīta

26. A discerning person should never visit another's house out of (mere) trust during an inappropriate time. He should not stand concealed in a public square at night, nor should he solicit a woman of the royal (rājanyā) class.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, out of trust

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• परस्य (parasya) - of another, another's

• गेहम् (geham) - house, dwelling

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, he should go

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• चेतयानः (cetayānaḥ) - being conscious, wise, discerning

• विकाले (vikāle) - at an inappropriate time, specifically implied to be at night due to other elements of the verse (at an improper time, at night)

• न (na) - not, nor

• चत्वरे (catvare) - in a public square, at crossroads

• निशि (niśi) - at night

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - one should stand, he should stand

• निगूढः (nigūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed

• न (na) - not, nor

• राजन्याम् (rājanyām) - a woman of a ruling family, a princess, a royal woman

• योषितम् (yoṣitam) - woman, female

• प्रार्थयीत (prārthayīta) - one should woo, he should solicit

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, out of trust

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith

From vi + √śvas (to trust)

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

परस्य (parasya) - of another, another's

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, distant

गेहम् (geham) - house, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, abode

Note: Object of 'gacchet'

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, he should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of 'gacchet'

चेतयानः (cetayānaḥ) - being conscious, wise, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetayāna

cetayāna - conscious, knowing, discerning, wise

Present Participle

Present participle (Ātmanepada) of the causative of √cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'

विकाले (vikāle) - at an inappropriate time, specifically implied to be at night due to other elements of the verse (at an improper time, at night)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikāla

vikāla - improper time, wrong time, night time

Compound 'vi' (bad, improper) + 'kāla' (time)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vi+kāla)

• vi – apart, away, improper, bad
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• kāla – time, season, death
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

चत्वरे (catvare) - in a public square, at crossroads

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of catvara

catvara - public square, marketplace, crossroads

निशि (niśi) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - one should stand, he should stand

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)

निगूढः (nigūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nigūḍha

nigūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret

Past Passive Participle

From ni + √guh (to hide)

Prefix: ni

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject of 'tiṣṭhet' (naraḥ)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

राजन्याम् (rājanyām) - a woman of a ruling family, a princess, a royal woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājanyā

rājanyā - a woman of the royal or Kṣatriya class, a princess

Note: Agrees with 'yoṣitam'

योषितम् (yoṣitam) - woman, female

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

Note: Object of 'prārthayīta'

प्रार्थयीत (prārthayīta) - one should woo, he should solicit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prārth

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, middle voice (Ātmanepada)

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)