महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-26, verse-28

ये च मूढतमा लोके ये च बुद्धेः परं गताः ।
त एव सुखमेधन्ते मध्यः क्लेशेन युज्यते ॥२८॥

28. ye ca mūḍhatamā loke ye ca buddheḥ paraṁ gatāḥ ,
ta eva sukhamedhante madhyaḥ kleśena yujyate.

28. ye ca mūḍhatamāḥ loke ye ca buddheḥ param gatāḥ
te eva sukham edhante madhyaḥ kleśena yujyate

28. loke ye ca mūḍhatamāḥ ye ca buddheḥ param gatāḥ
te eva sukham edhante madhyaḥ kleśena yujyate

28. Those who are most deluded in the world, and those who have gone beyond intellect, they alone thrive in happiness; the mediocre person, however, is afflicted by distress.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• मूढतमाः (mūḍhatamāḥ) - most foolish, most deluded, most bewildered

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of intellect, of understanding, from intellect

• परम् (param) - beyond, supreme, ultimate

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, reached, attained

• ते (te) - they, those

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease

• एधन्ते (edhante) - they prosper, they grow, they thrive in happiness

• मध्यः (madhyaḥ) - the middle one, the mediocre person

• क्लेशेन (kleśena) - by distress, by trouble, by affliction

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is afflicted, is connected with

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मूढतमाः (mūḍhatamāḥ) - most foolish, most deluded, most bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍhatama

mūḍhatama - most foolish, most deluded

Superlative form of mūḍha (deluded).

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) - of intellect, of understanding, from intellect

(noun)

feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception

परम् (param) - beyond, supreme, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, different, supreme, ultimate, beyond

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, moved, reached

Past Passive Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, ease, pleasure

Note: Used adverbially, 'happily'.

एधन्ते (edhante) - they prosper, they grow, they thrive in happiness

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of edh

Root: edh (class 1)

मध्यः (madhyaḥ) - the middle one, the mediocre person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central; a mediocre person

क्लेशेन (kleśena) - by distress, by trouble, by affliction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - distress, trouble, affliction, pain

युज्यते (yujyate) - is joined, is afflicted, is connected with

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)