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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-32

ओषधीभिस्तथा ब्रह्मन्यजेरंस्ते नतादृशाः ।
बुद्धित्यागं पुरस्कृत्य तादृशं प्रब्रवीमि ते ॥३२॥
32. oṣadhībhistathā brahmanyajeraṁste natādṛśāḥ ,
buddhityāgaṁ puraskṛtya tādṛśaṁ prabravīmi te.
32. oṣadhībhiḥ tathā brahman yajeran te na tādṛśāḥ
buddhi-tyāgam puraskṛtya tādṛśam prabravīmi te
32. brahman te na tādṛśāḥ tathā oṣadhībhiḥ yajeran
buddhi-tyāgam puraskṛtya tādṛśam te prabravīmi
32. O Brahmin, those who are not of that advanced nature (i.e., not yet ready for profound inner renunciation) should indeed perform Vedic rituals (yajña) with medicinal plants. But to you, I shall declare that very teaching which prioritizes the abandonment of the intellect (buddhi).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ओषधीभिः (oṣadhībhiḥ) - by means of medicinal plants, by means of herbs
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise, indeed
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin
  • यजेरन् (yajeran) - they should sacrifice, they should worship
  • ते (te) - they, those
  • (na) - not, no
  • तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such ones, those of that kind, those of that nature
  • बुद्धि-त्यागम् (buddhi-tyāgam) - the abandonment of intellect, renunciation of understanding
  • पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed foremost, having prioritized, having made paramount
  • तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such a teaching/path (such a thing, that kind)
  • प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I speak forth
  • ते (te) - to you

Words meanings and morphology

ओषधीभिः (oṣadhībhiḥ) - by means of medicinal plants, by means of herbs
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of oṣadhī
oṣadhī - medicinal plant, herb, annual plant
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise, indeed
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmin, one who knows Brahman, the ultimate reality (brahman)
यजेरन् (yajeran) - they should sacrifice, they should worship
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of yaj
Root: yaj (class 1)
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such ones, those of that kind, those of that nature
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that
बुद्धि-त्यागम् (buddhi-tyāgam) - the abandonment of intellect, renunciation of understanding
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of buddhi-tyāga
buddhi-tyāga - abandonment of intellect/understanding
Compound type : tatpurusha (buddhi+tyāga)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
    noun (feminine)
    Root: budh (class 1)
  • tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice
    noun (masculine)
    Root: tyaj (class 1)
पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed foremost, having prioritized, having made paramount
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed from puras (prefix) + kṛ (root) + lyaP (absolutive suffix)
Prefix: puras
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such a teaching/path (such a thing, that kind)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that
प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I speak forth
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū
Prefix: pra
Root: brū (class 2)
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)