महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-6

अन्यथा चिन्तितो ह्यर्थः पुनर्भवति सोऽन्यथा ।
अनित्यमतयो लोके नराः पुरुषसत्तम ॥६॥

6. anyathā cintito hyarthaḥ punarbhavati so'nyathā ,
anityamatayo loke narāḥ puruṣasattama.

6. anyathā cintitaḥ hi arthaḥ punar bhavati saḥ
anyathā anityamatayaḥ loke narāḥ puruṣasattama

6. Indeed, a matter conceived in one way later becomes quite different again, O best among men (puruṣasattama), for people in the world have transient opinions.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

• चिन्तितः (cintitaḥ) - thought, conceived, pondered

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning, purpose, matter, object

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, arises

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

• अनित्यमतयः (anityamatayaḥ) - having transient opinions, fickle-minded

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to how something is thought.

चिन्तितः (cintitaḥ) - thought, conceived, pondered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintita

cintita - thought, considered, imagined

Past Passive Participle

from root cint (causative of cit)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'arthaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning, purpose, matter, object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, thing, matter, wealth

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पुनर् (punar) - again, back

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, arises

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)

अनित्यमतयः (anityamatayaḥ) - having transient opinions, fickle-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anityamati

anityamati - having transient opinions, fickle-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anitya+mati)

• anitya – impermanent, transient, not eternal
  adjective (masculine)
  a (negation) + nitya (eternal)
  Prefix: a
• mati – opinion, thought, intelligence, mind
  noun (feminine)
  from root man
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of implied verb 'are'.

पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best among men, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) among sattamas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of 'sat' (good, excellent)
  Root: as (class 2)