महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-60, verse-21

यदभिध्याम्यहं शश्वच्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् ।
नैतद्विपन्नपूर्वं मे मित्रेष्वरिषु चोभयोः ॥२१॥

21. yadabhidhyāmyahaṁ śaśvacchubhaṁ vā yadi vāśubham ,
naitadvipannapūrvaṁ me mitreṣvariṣu cobhayoḥ.

21. yat abhidhyāmi aham śaśvat śubham vā yadi vā aśubham
na etat vipanna-pūrvam me mitreṣu ariṣu ca ubhayoḥ

21. Whatever I constantly intend, whether it be good or bad, has never failed for me, both regarding my friends and my enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which (as object)

• अभिध्यामि (abhidhyāmi) - I intend, I think of, I meditate upon

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, constantly

• शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• वा (vā) - or

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - bad, inauspicious

• न (na) - not

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विपन्न-पूर्वम् (vipanna-pūrvam) - previously failed, never failed before (with negation)

• मे (me) - for me, to me

• मित्रेषु (mitreṣu) - among friends, regarding friends

• अरिषु (ariṣu) - among enemies, regarding enemies

• च (ca) - and

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, regarding both

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which (as object)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

अभिध्यामि (abhidhyāmi) - I intend, I think of, I meditate upon

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhi-dhyā

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhyā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, fortunate, beautiful

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अशुभम् (aśubham) - bad, inauspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, evil, bad, unlucky

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śubha – good, auspicious, fortunate, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, these

विपन्न-पूर्वम् (vipanna-pūrvam) - previously failed, never failed before (with negation)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipannapūrva

vipannapūrva - that which has previously failed

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipanna+pūrva)

• vipanna – failed, fallen, perished, gone wrong
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root pad with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: pad (class 4)
• pūrva – previous, former, prior, before
  adjective (masculine)

मे (me) - for me, to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Can be dative or genitive. Here functions as dative, 'for me'.

मित्रेषु (mitreṣu) - among friends, regarding friends

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

अरिषु (ariṣu) - among enemies, regarding enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe, adversary

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, regarding both

(pronoun)

Locative, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Can be genitive or locative dual. Here it relates to the locative nouns mitreṣu and ariṣu.