महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-168, verse-24

ये च मूढतमा लोके ये च बुद्धेः परं गताः ।
ते नराः सुखमेधन्ते क्लिश्यत्यन्तरितो जनः ॥२४॥

24. ye ca mūḍhatamā loke ye ca buddheḥ paraṁ gatāḥ ,
te narāḥ sukhamedhante kliśyatyantarito janaḥ.

24. ye ca mūḍhatamāḥ loke ye ca buddheḥ param gatāḥ
te narāḥ sukham edhante kliśyati antaritaḥ janaḥ

24. ye ca mūḍhatamāḥ loke ye ca buddheḥ param gatāḥ
te narāḥ sukham edhante antaritaḥ janaḥ kliśyati

24. Those who are most deluded in the world, and those who have transcended the intellect, both these types of people prosper happily. The intermediate person, however, suffers.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and

• मूढतमाः (mūḍhatamāḥ) - most deluded, most foolish

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and

• बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, from the intellect

• परम् (param) - beyond, higher, supreme

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached

• ते (te) - those

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease

• एधन्ते (edhante) - they prosper, they grow, they flourish

• क्लिश्यति (kliśyati) - he/she/it suffers, is afflicted

• अन्तरितः (antaritaḥ) - intermediate, intervened, separated

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मूढतमाः (mūḍhatamāḥ) - most deluded, most foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍhatama

mūḍhatama - most deluded, most foolish, utterly bewildered

superlative degree of mūḍha (deluded)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of the intellect, from the intellect

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence

derived from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Also ablative singular.

परम् (param) - beyond, higher, supreme

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative neuter singular).

एधन्ते (edhante) - they prosper, they grow, they flourish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of edh

Root: edh (class 1)

क्लिश्यति (kliśyati) - he/she/it suffers, is afflicted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kliś

Root: kliś (class 9)

अन्तरितः (antaritaḥ) - intermediate, intervened, separated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarita

antarita - intervened, separated, disappeared, intermediate

Past Passive Participle

derived from root i (to go) with prefix antar (between)

Prefix: antar

Root: i (class 2)

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk