महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-14, verse-34

कुरुते मूढमेवं हि यः श्रेयो नाधिगच्छति ।
धूपैरञ्जनयोगैश्च नस्यकर्मभिरेव च ।
भेषजैः स चिकित्स्यः स्याद्य उन्मार्गेण गच्छति ॥३४॥

34. kurute mūḍhamevaṁ hi yaḥ śreyo nādhigacchati ,
dhūpairañjanayogaiśca nasyakarmabhireva ca ,
bheṣajaiḥ sa cikitsyaḥ syādya unmārgeṇa gacchati.

34. kurute mūḍham evam hi yaḥ śreyaḥ na
adhigacchati dhūpaiḥ añjanayogaiḥ ca
nasyakarmabhiḥ eva ca bheṣajaiḥ saḥ
cikitsyaḥ syāt yaḥ unmārgeṇa gacchati

34. yaḥ mūḍham evam hi kurute,
śreyaḥ na adhigacchati,
yaḥ unmārgeṇa ca gacchati,
saḥ dhūpaiḥ añjanayogaiḥ nasyakarmabhiḥ eva ca bheṣajaiḥ cikitsyaḥ syāt.

34. Indeed, a foolish person who acts in this manner and does not achieve welfare (śreyas), and who follows the wrong path, should be treated with fumigations, applications of collyrium, nasal therapies, and other medicines.

Words meanings summery:

• कुरुते (kurute) - he (a foolish person) acts (he does, he makes, he performs)

• मूढम् (mūḍham) - foolish (person) (foolish, bewildered, confused (masc. acc. sg.))

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, surely)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which (masc. nom. sg.))

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyas) (welfare, prosperity, good, salvation)

• न (na) - not

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - he attains (he obtains, he reaches, he understands)

• धूपैः (dhūpaiḥ) - with fumigations (by fumigations, by incenses)

• अञ्जनयोगैः (añjanayogaiḥ) - with applications of collyrium (by applications of collyrium)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नस्यकर्मभिः (nasyakarmabhiḥ) - with nasal therapies (by nasal treatments)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (emphasizing 'ca') (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भेषजैः (bheṣajaiḥ) - with other medicines (by medicines, by remedies)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the foolish person) (he, that (masc. nom. sg.))

• चिकित्स्यः (cikitsyaḥ) - should be treated (to be treated, treatable)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, would be)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which (masc. nom. sg.))

• उन्मार्गेण (unmārgeṇa) - on the wrong path (by the wrong path, by the evil way)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes (he goes, he moves)

Words meanings and morphology

कुरुते (kurute) - he (a foolish person) acts (he does, he makes, he performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, Lat (present tense), 8th class verb

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मूढम् (mūḍham) - foolish (person) (foolish, bewildered, confused (masc. acc. sg.))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, bewildered, confused, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Functions here as a substantive (foolish person).

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which (masc. nom. sg.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyas) (welfare, prosperity, good, salvation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, prosperity, good, salvation, excellence, pre-eminence

Note: Here used as an object, so accusative sense.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - he attains (he obtains, he reaches, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Lat (present tense), 1st class verb

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

धूपैः (dhūpaiḥ) - with fumigations (by fumigations, by incenses)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhūpa

dhūpa - fumigation, incense, smoke

अञ्जनयोगैः (añjanayogaiḥ) - with applications of collyrium (by applications of collyrium)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of añjanayoga

añjanayoga - application of collyrium

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (añjana+yoga)

• añjana – collyrium, ointment, anointing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: añj (class 7)
• yoga – application, conjunction, union, (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नस्यकर्मभिः (nasyakarmabhiḥ) - with nasal therapies (by nasal treatments)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nasyakarman

nasyakarman - nasal treatment, nasal therapy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nasya+karman)

• nasya – nasal (medicine/treatment)
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √nas (to smell)
  Root: nas (class 1)
• karman – action, deed, work, (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (emphasizing 'ca') (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भेषजैः (bheṣajaiḥ) - with other medicines (by medicines, by remedies)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bheṣaja

bheṣaja - medicine, remedy, drug

सः (saḥ) - he (the foolish person) (he, that (masc. nom. sg.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

चिकित्स्यः (cikitsyaḥ) - should be treated (to be treated, treatable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cikitsya

cikitsya - to be treated, treatable, curable

Gerundive

Derived from desiderative stem of root √kit (to treat, cure)

Root: kit (class 10)

Note: This is a gerundive, expressing obligation or fitness.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

Optative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Liṅ (optative mood)

Root: as (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which (masc. nom. sg.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun

उन्मार्गेण (unmārgeṇa) - on the wrong path (by the wrong path, by the evil way)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of unmārga

unmārga - wrong path, evil way, bad road

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ut+mārga)

• ut – up, forth, out of, away
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes (he goes, he moves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of gam

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Lat (present tense), 1st class verb

Root: gam (class 1)