महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-241, verse-12

न भवति विदुषां महद्भयं यदविदुषां सुमहद्भयं भवेत् ।
न हि गतिरधिकास्ति कस्यचिद्भवति हि या विदुषः सनातनी ॥१२॥

12. na bhavati viduṣāṁ mahadbhayaṁ; yadaviduṣāṁ sumahadbhayaṁ bhavet ,
na hi gatiradhikāsti kasyaci;dbhavati hi yā viduṣaḥ sanātanī.

12. na bhavati viduṣām mahat bhayam
yat aviduṣām sumahat bhayam bhavet
na hi gatiḥ adhikā asti kasyacit
bhavati hi yā viduṣaḥ sanātanī

12. viduṣām mahat bhayam na bhavati
yat aviduṣām sumahat bhayam bhavet
hi kasyacit adhikā gatiḥ na
asti hi yā viduṣaḥ sanātanī bhavati

12. Great fear does not exist for the wise, whereas very great fear exists for the ignorant. Indeed, there is no superior state (gati) for anyone other than that eternal (sanātanī) state which belongs to the wise.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, occurs

• विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the wise, for the wise

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• यत् (yat) - that which, whereas

• अविदुषाम् (aviduṣām) - of the unwise, for the ignorant

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, exceedingly mighty

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, path, destination

• अधिका (adhikā) - superior, greater, excessive

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, for anyone

• भवति (bhavati) - is, exists

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

• या (yā) - which, who

• विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of the wise, for the wise

• सनातनी (sanātanī) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - is, exists, occurs

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the wise, for the wise

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vidus

vidus - wise, learned, knowing; a wise person

perfect active participle (irregular)

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with bhayam

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Derived from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

यत् (yat) - that which, whereas

(relative pronoun)

अविदुषाम् (aviduṣām) - of the unwise, for the ignorant

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of avidus

avidus - unwise, ignorant, foolish; an ignorant person

Negative compound of vidus

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vidus)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vidus – wise, learned
  noun (masculine)
  perfect active participle (irregular)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, exceedingly mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, exceedingly mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with bhayam

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Derived from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - state, path, destination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, state, condition, destiny, end

Root: gam (class 1)

अधिका (adhikā) - superior, greater, excessive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhika

adhika - excessive, abundant, greater, superior

Note: Agrees with gatiḥ

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, for anyone

(indefinite pronoun)

भवति (bhavati) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which, who

(relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with gatiḥ

विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of the wise, for the wise

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidus

vidus - wise, learned, knowing; a wise person

perfect active participle (irregular)

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

सनातनी (sanātanī) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient, primeval

Note: Agrees with gatiḥ