महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-254, verse-14

यथान्धबधिरोन्मत्ता उच्छ्वासपरमाः सदा ।
देवैरपिहितद्वाराः सोपमा पश्यतो मम ॥१४॥

14. yathāndhabadhironmattā ucchvāsaparamāḥ sadā ,
devairapihitadvārāḥ sopamā paśyato mama.

14. yathā andha badhira unmattāḥ ucchvāsaparamāḥ
sadā devaiḥ apihita dvārāḥ sopamā paśyataḥ mama

14. mama paśyataḥ sopamā yathā andha badhira unmattāḥ
sadā ucchvāsaparamāḥ devaiḥ apihita dvārāḥ

14. Just as the blind, the deaf, and the insane are always supremely focused on their breath, with their senses (doors) closed by the gods – such is the comparison for me, as I perceive it.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• अन्ध (andha) - blind

• बधिर (badhira) - deaf

• उन्मत्ताः (unmattāḥ) - the insane, frenzied ones

• उच्छ्वासपरमाः (ucchvāsaparamāḥ) - whose supreme concern is breath; supremely focused on breath

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• अपिहित (apihita) - closed, covered

• द्वाराः (dvārāḥ) - metaphorically: senses, sense organs (doors, gates)

• सोपमा (sopamā) - with a simile, having a comparison, comparable state

• पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of one who sees, of the seer

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

अन्ध (andha) - blind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of andha

andha - blind

Note: Part of compound 'andhabadhiroṇmattāḥ'

बधिर (badhira) - deaf

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of badhira

badhira - deaf

Note: Part of compound 'andhabadhiroṇmattāḥ'

उन्मत्ताः (unmattāḥ) - the insane, frenzied ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of unmatta

unmatta - insane, mad, frenzied, drunk

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mad' (to be mad) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Forms a dvandva compound with 'andha' and 'badhira'

उच्छ्वासपरमाः (ucchvāsaparamāḥ) - whose supreme concern is breath; supremely focused on breath

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ucchvāsaparamā

ucchvāsaparamā - whose highest concern is breath

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ucchvāsa+parama)

• ucchvāsa – exhalation, breath, respiration
  noun (masculine)
• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

अपिहित (apihita) - closed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apihita

apihita - closed, covered, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'api'

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Part of compound 'apihitadvārāḥ'

द्वाराः (dvārāḥ) - metaphorically: senses, sense organs (doors, gates)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, opening

Note: Forms a bahuvrihi compound with 'apihita'

सोपमा (sopamā) - with a simile, having a comparison, comparable state

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sopamā

sopamā - provided with a simile or comparison, comparable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+upamā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• upamā – simile, comparison
  noun (feminine)

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of one who sees, of the seer

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, beholding

Present Active Participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I