महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठा भूतानां प्रज्ञा लाभः परो मतः ।
प्रज्ञा नैःश्रेयसी लोके प्रज्ञा स्वर्गो मतः सताम् ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
prajñā pratiṣṭhā bhūtānāṁ prajñā lābhaḥ paro mataḥ ,
prajñā naiḥśreyasī loke prajñā svargo mataḥ satām.

2. bhīṣma uvāca prajñā pratiṣṭhā bhūtānām prajñā lābhaḥ paraḥ
mataḥ prajñā naiḥśreyasī loke prajñā svargaḥ mataḥ satām

2. bhīṣma uvāca prajñā bhūtānām pratiṣṭhā prajñā paraḥ lābhaḥ
mataḥ prajñā loke naiḥśreyasī prajñā satām svargaḥ mataḥ

2. Bhishma said: Wisdom (prajñā) is the foundation of all beings. Wisdom is considered the supreme gain. Wisdom leads to the highest good in the world, and for the virtuous, wisdom is deemed heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, support, standing, position

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all living beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

• नैःश्रेयसी (naiḥśreyasī) - leading to the highest good, supremely beneficial, final liberation

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, paradise

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of the good, of noble persons

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahabharata, 'the terrible')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discernment, understanding, knowledge (prajñā)

From root jñā (to know) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, support, standing, position

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - standing, position, foundation, basis, support, prestige, fame, celebrity

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all living beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past; (as noun) a being, creature, element, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discernment, understanding, knowledge (prajñā)

From root jñā (to know) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, advantage

From root labh (to obtain, gain)

Root: labh (class 1)

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, best; other, distant, subsequent

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, deemed, thought, believed, known; (as noun) opinion, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discernment, understanding, knowledge (prajñā)

From root jñā (to know) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

नैःश्रेयसी (naiḥśreyasī) - leading to the highest good, supremely beneficial, final liberation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiḥśreyasī

naiḥśreyasa - leading to the highest good, supremely beneficial, conducive to final liberation; (as noun) the highest good, final beatitude

Derived from 'niḥśreyasa' (supreme good)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, intelligence, discernment (prajñā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, discernment, understanding, knowledge (prajñā)

From root jñā (to know) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, paradise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial world

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, deemed, thought

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, deemed, thought, believed, known; (as noun) opinion, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of the good, of noble persons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, noble; (as noun) a good man, a sage

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)