महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-275, verse-12

मूढस्य दर्पः स पुनर्मोह एव मूढस्य नायं न परोऽस्ति लोकः ।
न ह्येव दुःखानि सदा भवन्ति सुखस्य वा नित्यशो लाभ एव ॥१२॥

12. mūḍhasya darpaḥ sa punarmoha eva; mūḍhasya nāyaṁ na paro'sti lokaḥ ,
na hyeva duḥkhāni sadā bhavanti; sukhasya vā nityaśo lābha eva.

12. mūḍhasya darpaḥ saḥ punar moha eva
mūḍhasya na ayam na paraḥ asti
lokaḥ na hi eva duḥkhāni sadā bhavanti
sukhasya vā nityaśaḥ lābhaḥ eva

12. mūḍhasya darpaḥ saḥ punaḥ moha eva.
mūḍhasya ayam lokaḥ na asti,
na ca paraḥ (lokaḥ) asti.
hi eva duḥkhāni sadā na bhavanti,
vā sukhasya nityaśaḥ lābhaḥ eva na asti.

12. The pride of the deluded person is indeed nothing but delusion itself. For such a deluded one, neither this world nor the other world exists. For truly, sorrows do not always arise, nor is there a constant attainment of happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the deluded, of the foolish person

• दर्पः (darpaḥ) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पुनर् (punar) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

• मोह (moha) - delusion, confusion, infatuation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the deluded, of the foolish person

• न (na) - not, no

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• न (na) - not, no

• परः (paraḥ) - other, supreme, subsequent

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, pains, sufferings

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become, they exist

• सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of pleasure

• वा (vā) - or, either

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always, constantly, perpetually

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, attainment

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

Words meanings and morphology

मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the deluded, of the foolish person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, confused, bewildered, foolish

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused) + kta suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

दर्पः (darpaḥ) - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुनर् (punar) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मोह (moha) - delusion, confusion, infatuation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation, bewilderment

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the deluded, of the foolish person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, confused, bewildered, foolish

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused) + kta suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परः (paraḥ) - other, supreme, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, highest

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common folk

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, pains, sufferings

(noun)

neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, suffering, misery

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become, they exist

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of pleasure

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - joy, pleasure, happiness, comfort

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating 'in every way' or 'always'

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, attainment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, attainment, profit

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)