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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-20

शास्त्रं प्राज्ञस्य वदतः समूहे यात्यदर्शनम् ।
आगतागमया बुद्ध्या वचनेन प्रशस्यते ॥२०॥
20. śāstraṁ prājñasya vadataḥ samūhe yātyadarśanam ,
āgatāgamayā buddhyā vacanena praśasyate.
20. śāstram prājñasya vadataḥ samūhe yāti adarśanam
āgatāgamayā buddhyā vacanena praśasyate
20. samūhe vadataḥ prājñasya śāstram adarśanam
yāti āgatāgamayā buddhyā vacanena praśasyate
20. The wisdom (śāstra) of a learned person speaking in an assembly (samūha) often goes unnoticed. It is truly praised, however, when expressed with understanding (buddhi) derived from traditional knowledge (āgama).

Words meanings summery:

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  • शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, knowledge, wisdom
  • प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise one, of the learned person
  • वदतः (vadataḥ) - of one speaking, of one who speaks
  • समूहे (samūhe) - in a group, in an assembly, in a multitude
  • याति (yāti) - goes, attains, becomes
  • अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - invisibility, not being seen, disappearance
  • आगतागमया (āgatāgamayā) - by one who has acquired traditional knowledge, by that which has traditional knowledge obtained
  • बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by understanding, by intellect, by wisdom
  • वचनेन (vacanena) - by speech, by utterance, by words
  • प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is commended, is extolled

Words meanings and morphology

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, knowledge, wisdom
(noun)
neuter, singular of śāstra
śāstra - scripture, treatise, sacred book, science, instruction
Root: √śās (class 2)
प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise one, of the learned person
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prājña
prājña - wise, learned, intelligent, a wise man
from pra-√jñā (to know well)
Prefix: pra
Root: √jñā (class 9)
वदतः (vadataḥ) - of one speaking, of one who speaks
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat
vadat - speaking, saying, talking
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of √vad (to speak)
Root: √vad (class 1)
समूहे (samūhe) - in a group, in an assembly, in a multitude
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samūha
samūha - collection, multitude, crowd, assembly, heap
from sam-√ūh (to collect)
Prefix: sam
Root: √ūh (class 1)
याति (yāti) - goes, attains, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
present (laṭ)
present 3rd person singular active of √yā
Root: √yā (class 2)
अदर्शनम् (adarśanam) - invisibility, not being seen, disappearance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adarśana
adarśana - not seeing, invisibility, disappearance, absence of sight
negation of darśana (seeing, appearance)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+darśana)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, view, doctrine
    noun (neuter)
    from √dṛś (to see)
    Root: √dṛś (class 1)
आगतागमया (āgatāgamayā) - by one who has acquired traditional knowledge, by that which has traditional knowledge obtained
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of āgatāgama
āgatāgama - having acquired traditional knowledge, learned in sacred tradition
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āgata+āgama)
  • āgata – come, arrived, obtained, acquired
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past passive participle of ā-√gam (to come, arrive)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: √gam (class 1)
  • āgama – traditional knowledge, scripture, sacred tradition, arrival
    noun (masculine)
    from ā-√gam
    Prefix: ā
    Root: √gam (class 1)
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by understanding, by intellect, by wisdom
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, wisdom, perception, mind
Root: √budh (class 1)
वचनेन (vacanena) - by speech, by utterance, by words
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - speech, word, statement, saying
Root: √vac (class 2)
प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is commended, is extolled
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of praśasyate
present (laṭ)
present 3rd person singular passive of pra-√śaṃs (to praise)
Prefix: pra
Root: √śaṃs (class 1)