महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-9

न विश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्ते नातिविश्वसेत् ।
विश्वासाद्भयमुत्पन्नं मूलान्यपि निकृन्तति ॥९॥

9. na viśvasedaviśvaste viśvaste nātiviśvaset ,
viśvāsādbhayamutpannaṁ mūlānyapi nikṛntati.

9. na viśvaset aviśvaste viśvaste na ativiśvaset
viśvāsāt bhayam utpannam mūlāni api nikṛntati

9. One should not trust an untrustworthy person. Even in a trustworthy person, one should not place excessive trust, because fear arising from such over-reliance can cut even the very roots (of one's well-being).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should trust, may trust

• अविश्वस्ते (aviśvaste) - in an untrustworthy person, in one not to be trusted

• विश्वस्ते (viśvaste) - in a trustworthy person, in one who is trusted

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिविश्वसेत् (ativiśvaset) - one should trust excessively, may trust too much

• विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, due to confidence

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced

• मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots

• अपि (api) - even, also

• निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - cuts off, destroys

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - one should trust, may trust

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of viśvas

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root √śvas (to breathe, to trust) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: √śvas (class 2)

अविश्वस्ते (aviśvaste) - in an untrustworthy person, in one not to be trusted

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of aviśvasta

aviśvasta - untrustworthy, not trusted

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From √viśvas with prefix 'a-' (negation) and suffix '-ta' (PPP).

Prefixes: a-+vi

Root: √śvas (class 2)

विश्वस्ते (viśvaste) - in a trustworthy person, in one who is trusted

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of viśvasta

viśvasta - trustworthy, trusted

Past Passive Participle

From root √viśvas with suffix '-ta' (PPP).

Prefix: vi

Root: √śvas (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतिविश्वसेत् (ativiśvaset) - one should trust excessively, may trust too much

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ativiśvas

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root √śvas (to breathe, to trust) with upasargas ati and vi.

Prefixes: ati+vi

Root: √śvas (class 2)

विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, due to confidence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, reliance

From root √viśvas, masculine noun.

Root: √śvas (class 2)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

From root √bhī (to fear) with suffix '-a'.

Root: √bhī (class 3)

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - arisen, produced, born

Past Passive Participle

From root √pad (to go) with upasarga ud- and suffix '-na'.

Prefix: ud

Root: √pad (class 4)

मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, origin, basis

Neuter noun.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - cuts off, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nikṛnt

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

From root √kṛnt (to cut) with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: √kṛnt (class 6)