महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-5

आर्जवं प्रतिपद्यस्व मा बाल्याद्बहुधा नशीः ।
राज्यं पुत्रांश्च पौत्रांश्च सुहृदश्चापि सुप्रियान् ॥५॥

5. ārjavaṁ pratipadyasva mā bālyādbahudhā naśīḥ ,
rājyaṁ putrāṁśca pautrāṁśca suhṛdaścāpi supriyān.

5. ārjavam pratipadyasva mā bālyāt bahudhā naśīḥ
rājyam putrān ca pautrān ca suhṛdaḥ ca api supriyān

5. Embrace integrity. Do not, due to your immaturity, perish in various ways, losing your kingdom, your sons, your grandsons, and your very dear friends.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - honesty, integrity, straightforwardness

• प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - attain, adopt, follow, take up

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childishness, due to folly, on account of immaturity

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

• नशीः (naśīḥ) - may you not perish, may you not be lost

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• च (ca) - and, also

• पौत्रान् (pautrān) - grandsons

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, good-hearted ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सुप्रियान् (supriyān) - very dear, beloved

Words meanings and morphology

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - honesty, integrity, straightforwardness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - honesty, integrity, straightforwardness, uprightness

Derived from ṛju (straight).

Note: Object of 'pratipadyasva'.

प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - attain, adopt, follow, take up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratipad

Root 'pad' with upasarga 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of prohibition.

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childishness, due to folly, on account of immaturity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childishness, immaturity, folly

Derived from 'bāla' (child).

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -dhā.

Note: Adverb modifying 'naśīḥ'.

नशीः (naśīḥ) - may you not perish, may you not be lost

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, dominion

Derived from 'rājan' (king).

Note: Object of the implied "losing" from "perish".

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of the implied "losing".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects elements.

पौत्रान् (pautrān) - grandsons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pautra

pautra - grandson, son's son

Derived from 'putra' (son) with suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Object of the implied "losing".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects elements.

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, good-hearted ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound 'su' (good) + 'hṛd' (heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the implied "losing".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects elements.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'suhṛdaḥ'.

सुप्रियान् (supriyān) - very dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of supriya

supriya - very dear, beloved, exceedingly pleasing

Compound 'su' (very) + 'priya' (dear).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+priya)

• su – very, good, excellent
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'suhṛdaḥ'.