महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-66

भवतोस्तु यदि प्रज्ञा न मोहादपचीयते ।
व्यापन्नेऽस्मिन्महत्यर्थे यन्नः श्रेयस्तदुच्यताम् ॥६६॥

66. bhavatostu yadi prajñā na mohādapacīyate ,
vyāpanne'sminmahatyarthe yannaḥ śreyastaducyatām.

66. भवतोः तु यदि प्रज्ञा न मोहात् अपचीयते व्यापन्ने
अस्मिन् महति अर्थे यत् नः श्रेयः तत् उच्यताम्

66. यदि भवतोः प्रज्ञा मोहात् न अपचीयते,
[तदा] अस्मिन् व्यापन्ने महति अर्थे यत् नः श्रेयः,
तत् उच्यताम्

66. But if your wisdom is not diminished by delusion, then regarding this great matter that has gone awry, please tell us what is most beneficial for us.

Words meanings summery:

• भवतोः (भवतोः) - of you two, to you two

• तु (तु) - but, indeed, however

• यदि (यदि) - if, in case that

• प्रज्ञा (प्रज्ञा) - wisdom, understanding, knowledge

• न (न) - not, no

• मोहात् (मोहात्) - from delusion, due to bewilderment

• अपचीयते (अपचीयते) - decreases, wastes away, diminishes

• व्यापन्ने (व्यापन्ने) - in a failed, ruined, or perished (matter)

• अस्मिन् (अस्मिन्) - in this

• महति (महति) - in a great, important, large (matter)

• अर्थे (अर्थे) - in the matter, purpose, interest

• यत् (यत्) - which, what

• नः (नः) - to us, our

• श्रेयः (श्रेयः) - good, welfare, beneficial, best

• तत् (तत्) - that, it

• उच्यताम् (उच्यताम्) - let it be said, let it be told

Words meanings and morphology

भवतोः (भवतोः) - of you two, to you two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, present, venerable, your honor

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with the -at suffix, used here as a respectful pronoun meaning 'your honor' or 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (तु) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यदि (यदि) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञा (प्रज्ञा) - wisdom, understanding, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, understanding, intelligence, knowledge, discernment

Derived from the root jñā (to know) with the prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (न) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मोहात् (मोहात्) - from delusion, due to bewilderment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, bewilderment, infatuation, confusion

Derived from the root muh (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

अपचीयते (अपचीयते) - decreases, wastes away, diminishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of apacī

Passive voice, Present tense

Formed from the root cī (to gather, heap) with the prefix apa (away, off). The passive form is apacīyate.

Prefix: apa

Root: cī (class 5)

व्यापन्ने (व्यापन्ने) - in a failed, ruined, or perished (matter)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyāpanna

vyāpanna - ruined, destroyed, failed, gone wrong, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root pad (to go) with prefixes vi and ā.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

अस्मिन् (अस्मिन्) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

महति (महति) - in a great, important, large (matter)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty, noble

अर्थे (अर्थे) - in the matter, purpose, interest

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, goal, wealth, matter, interest

यत् (यत्) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

नः (नः) - to us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

श्रेयः (श्रेयः) - good, welfare, beneficial, best

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, better, best, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good

तत् (तत्) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

उच्यताम् (उच्यताम्) - let it be said, let it be told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

Passive voice, Imperative mood

From the root vac (to speak), 3rd person singular passive imperative.

Root: vac (class 2)