महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-72, verse-21

अप्युदासीनवृत्तिः स्याद्यथा नः कुरुभिः सह ।
वासुदेव तथा कार्यं न कुरूननयः स्पृशेत् ॥२१॥

21. apyudāsīnavṛttiḥ syādyathā naḥ kurubhiḥ saha ,
vāsudeva tathā kāryaṁ na kurūnanayaḥ spṛśet.

21. api udāsīnavṛttiḥ syāt yathā naḥ kurubhiḥ saha
vāsudeva tathā kāryam na kurūn anayaḥ spṛśet

21. O Vasudeva, even if we were to adopt a neutral attitude (udāsīna-vṛtti) towards the Kurus, action should be taken in such a way that no misfortune (anaya) touches the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• उदासीनवृत्तिः (udāsīnavṛttiḥ) - a neutral attitude, an indifferent disposition, a neutral stance

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, so that

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, by us, our

• कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kurus, with the Kurus

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - O Vasudeva (Krishna)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, deed, task

• न (na) - not, no

• कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus (accusative plural)

• अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune, injustice, impropriety

• स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - may touch, should touch

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

उदासीनवृत्तिः (udāsīnavṛttiḥ) - a neutral attitude, an indifferent disposition, a neutral stance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udāsīnavṛtti

udāsīnavṛtti - neutral attitude, indifferent disposition, neutral stance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (udāsīna+vṛtti)

• udāsīna – indifferent, neutral
  adjective
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ās (class 2)
• vṛtti – conduct, course, mode, attitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be, should be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, so that

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, by us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form, can be Dative, Genitive or Accusative plural for first person pronoun.

कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kurus, with the Kurus

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case.

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - O Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - descendant of Vasudeva, Krishna

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, deed, task

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya (kṛ + ṇyat)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used here as a noun in the nominative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus (accusative plural)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)

अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune, injustice, impropriety

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anaya

anaya - misfortune, injustice, bad conduct, impropriety

Formed with 'a-' (negation) and 'naya' (conduct, policy).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+naya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• naya – conduct, policy, leading
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nī (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - may touch, should touch

(verb)

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

Root: spṛś (class 6)