महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-4

नेत्रहीनो यथा ह्येकः कृच्छ्राणि लभतेऽध्वनि ।
ज्ञानहीनस्तथा लोके तस्माज्ज्ञानविदोऽधिकाः ॥४॥

4. netrahīno yathā hyekaḥ kṛcchrāṇi labhate'dhvani ,
jñānahīnastathā loke tasmājjñānavido'dhikāḥ.

4. netrahīnaḥ yathā hi ekaḥ kṛcchrāṇi labhate adhvani
jñānahīnaḥ tathā loke tasmāt jñānavidaḥ adhikāḥ

4. yathā hi ekaḥ netrahīnaḥ adhvani kṛcchrāṇi labhate
tathā jñānahīnaḥ loke tasmāt jñānavidaḥ adhikāḥ

4. Just as a blind person alone encounters difficulties on the path, so too does a person devoid of knowledge in the world. Therefore, those who possess knowledge are superior.

Words meanings summery:

• नेत्रहीनः (netrahīnaḥ) - blind, devoid of eyes

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, a single

• कृच्छ्राणि (kṛcchrāṇi) - difficulties, hardships

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, encounters

• अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the path, in the way

• ज्ञानहीनः (jñānahīnaḥ) - devoid of knowledge, ignorant

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• ज्ञानविदः (jñānavidaḥ) - knowers of knowledge, those who possess knowledge

• अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - superior, greater, more

Words meanings and morphology

नेत्रहीनः (netrahīnaḥ) - blind, devoid of eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of netrahīna

netrahīna - blind, devoid of eyes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (netra+hīna)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
• hīna – devoid, deprived of, deficient
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hā
  Root: hā

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, a single

(numeral)

कृच्छ्राणि (kṛcchrāṇi) - difficulties, hardships

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - difficulty, trouble, hardship

लभते (labhate) - obtains, receives, encounters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the path, in the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey

ज्ञानहीनः (jñānahīnaḥ) - devoid of knowledge, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānahīna

jñānahīna - devoid of knowledge, ignorant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+hīna)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā
• hīna – devoid, deprived of, deficient
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hā
  Root: hā

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ज्ञानविदः (jñānavidaḥ) - knowers of knowledge, those who possess knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānavid

jñānavid - knower of knowledge, wise person

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (jñāna+vid)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā
• vid – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vid
  Root: vid

अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - superior, greater, more

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhika

adhika - अधिक