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12,136

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-39

न हि बुद्ध्यान्विताः प्राज्ञा नीतिशास्त्रविशारदाः ।
संभ्रमन्त्यापदं प्राप्य महतोऽर्थानवाप्य च ॥३९॥
39. na hi buddhyānvitāḥ prājñā nītiśāstraviśāradāḥ ,
saṁbhramantyāpadaṁ prāpya mahato'rthānavāpya ca.
39. na hi buddhyā-anvitāḥ prājñāḥ nīti-śāstra-viśāradāḥ
sampramanti āpadam prāpya mahataḥ arthān avāpya ca
39. hi buddhyā-anvitāḥ nīti-śāstra-viśāradāḥ prājñāḥ āpadam
prāpya (api) mahataḥ arthān avāpya ca (api) na sampramanti
39. Indeed, wise persons (prājña) endowed with intellect and proficient in the science of polity do not become bewildered either upon encountering calamity or after achieving great objectives.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)
  • बुद्ध्या-अन्विताः (buddhyā-anvitāḥ) - endowed with intellect (endowed with intelligence, possessing intelligence)
  • प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise persons (prājña) (wise, intelligent, knowing; wise persons)
  • नीति-शास्त्र-विशारदाः (nīti-śāstra-viśāradāḥ) - proficient in the science of polity (expert in political science, skilled in the science of polity)
  • सम्प्रमन्ति (sampramanti) - do not become bewildered (they become bewildered, they are confused, they err)
  • आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity (calamity, misfortune, distress)
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - upon encountering (having obtained, having reached, having encountered)
  • महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large, important, powerful)
  • अर्थान् (arthān) - objectives (objectives, purposes, wealth, meaning, things)
  • अवाप्य (avāpya) - after achieving (having obtained, having achieved, having acquired)
  • (ca) - or (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
बुद्ध्या-अन्विताः (buddhyā-anvitāḥ) - endowed with intellect (endowed with intelligence, possessing intelligence)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhyā-anvita
buddhyā-anvita - endowed with intellect, accompanied by understanding
Compound formed with instrumental of buddhi and anvita
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+anvita)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
    noun (feminine)
    From root budh (1P, 4A)
    Root: budh (class 1)
  • anvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root i (2P) with prefix anu, suffix -ta
    Prefix: anu
    Root: i (class 2)
प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise persons (prājña) (wise, intelligent, knowing; wise persons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña
prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing; a wise person (prājña)
From pra-jñā
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
नीति-शास्त्र-विशारदाः (nīti-śāstra-viśāradāḥ) - proficient in the science of polity (expert in political science, skilled in the science of polity)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nīti-śāstra-viśārada
nīti-śāstra-viśārada - expert in the science of polity/ethics
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīti-śāstra+viśārada)
  • nīti-śāstra – science of polity, ethics, moral science
    noun (neuter)
    Compound of nīti (guidance) and śāstra (treatise)
  • viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient, learned
    adjective (masculine)
सम्प्रमन्ति (sampramanti) - do not become bewildered (they become bewildered, they are confused, they err)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sam-bhram
Root bhram (class 1) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: bhram (class 1)
आपदम् (āpadam) - calamity (calamity, misfortune, distress)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad
āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, adversity
प्राप्य (prāpya) - upon encountering (having obtained, having reached, having encountered)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
From root āp (5P) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large, important, powerful)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, powerful
Note: Agrees with arthān.
अर्थान् (arthān) - objectives (objectives, purposes, wealth, meaning, things)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of artha
artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing, affair
अवाप्य (avāpya) - after achieving (having obtained, having achieved, having acquired)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
From root āp (5P) with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
(ca) - or (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here in the sense of 'either... or...' with the preceding 'na'.