महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-18

नासुहृत्परमं मन्त्रं भारतार्हति वेदितुम् ।
अपण्डितो वापि सुहृत्पण्डितो वाप्यनात्मवान् ।
अमात्ये ह्यर्थलिप्सा च मन्त्ररक्षणमेव च ॥१८॥

18. nāsuhṛtparamaṁ mantraṁ bhāratārhati veditum ,
apaṇḍito vāpi suhṛtpaṇḍito vāpyanātmavān ,
amātye hyarthalipsā ca mantrarakṣaṇameva ca.

18. na asuhṛt paramam mantram bhārata
arhati veditum apaṇḍitaḥ vā api suhṛt
paṇḍitaḥ vā api anātmavān amātye
hi arthalipsā ca mantrarakṣaṇam eva ca

18. O Bhārata, an unfriendly person is not worthy of knowing the supreme counsel (mantra). Neither is an unlearned friend, nor even a learned person who lacks self-control (ātman). For even in a minister, there can be both a desire for wealth (arthalipsā) and the duty to protect counsel (mantrarakṣaṇam).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• असुहृत् (asuhṛt) - an enemy, one who is not a friend

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent, highest, most important

• मन्त्रम् (mantram) - counsel, secret deliberation or plan (counsel, deliberation, secret plan (mantra))

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (a descendant of Bharata) (O descendant of Bharata)

• अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy, deserves, ought

• वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to understand

• अपण्डितः (apaṇḍitaḥ) - unlearned, ignorant, foolish

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned, wise, scholar

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अनात्मवान् (anātmavān) - lacking self-control (ātman), without a strong mind, weak-willed

• अमात्ये (amātye) - in a minister, regarding a minister

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अर्थलिप्सा (arthalipsā) - desire for wealth, greed

• च (ca) - and

• मन्त्ररक्षणम् (mantrarakṣaṇam) - protection of counsel (mantra), guarding of secret plans

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असुहृत् (asuhṛt) - an enemy, one who is not a friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asuhṛt

asuhṛt - enemy, foe, unfriendly person, one who is not a friend

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+suhṛt)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• suhṛt – friend, good-hearted
  noun (masculine)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent, highest, most important

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, principal, excellent, ultimate

Note: Agrees with 'mantram'.

मन्त्रम् (mantram) - counsel, secret deliberation or plan (counsel, deliberation, secret plan (mantra))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, deliberation, secret plan, sacred utterance, spell (mantra)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (a descendant of Bharata) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian, belonging to Bharata

अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy, deserves, ought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to understand

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

अपण्डितः (apaṇḍitaḥ) - unlearned, ignorant, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaṇḍita

apaṇḍita - unlearned, ignorant, foolish, not wise

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paṇḍita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• paṇḍita – learned, wise, scholar
  adjective (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛt

suhṛt - friend, good-hearted, benevolent

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned, wise, scholar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, intelligent

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अनात्मवान् (anātmavān) - lacking self-control (ātman), without a strong mind, weak-willed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anātmavat

anātmavat - lacking self-control, without a strong mind, weak-willed, ignorant of the Self (ātman)

Possessive adjective formed from the compound 'anātman' (not the self, lacking self-control) with the possessive suffix '-vat'. 'Anātman' itself is a Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'an' (not) and 'ātman' (self).

अमात्ये (amātye) - in a minister, regarding a minister

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - minister, cabinet member, associate

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अर्थलिप्सा (arthalipsā) - desire for wealth, greed

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arthalipsā

arthalipsā - desire for wealth/gain, covetousness, greed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+lipsā)

• artha – wealth, purpose, object, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• lipsā – desire, wish, longing to obtain
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  Noun formed from the desiderative stem of the root 'labh' (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मन्त्ररक्षणम् (mantrarakṣaṇam) - protection of counsel (mantra), guarding of secret plans

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mantrarakṣaṇa

mantrarakṣaṇa - protection of counsel/secret plan, guarding of secret plans

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+rakṣaṇa)

• mantra – counsel, secret plan, sacred utterance (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣaṇa – protecting, guarding, protection, preservation
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization
  Noun derived from the root 'rakṣ' (to protect).
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)