महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-33

एतस्मात्कारणात्प्रज्ञां मृगयन्ते पृथग्विधाम् ।
प्रज्ञालाभो हि भूतानामुत्तमः प्रतिभाति माम् ॥३३॥

33. etasmātkāraṇātprajñāṁ mṛgayante pṛthagvidhām ,
prajñālābho hi bhūtānāmuttamaḥ pratibhāti mām.

33. etasmāt kāraṇāt prajñām mṛgayante pṛthagvidhām
prajñālābhaḥ hi bhūtānām uttamaḥ pratibhāti mām

33. etasmāt kāraṇāt pṛthagvidhām prajñām mṛgayante.
hi bhūtānām prajñālābhaḥ uttamaḥ mām pratibhāti.

33. For this very reason, people seek diverse forms of wisdom. Indeed, the acquisition of wisdom appears to me to be the supreme good for all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - for this (from this, for this reason)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - reason (from a cause, for a reason)

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom (wisdom, understanding, intelligence)

• मृगयन्ते (mṛgayante) - they seek (they seek, they hunt, they search for)

• पृथग्विधाम् (pṛthagvidhām) - diverse forms (of various kinds, diverse, manifold)

• प्रज्ञालाभः (prajñālābhaḥ) - acquisition of wisdom (acquisition of wisdom, gain of knowledge)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - for all beings (of beings, of creatures, of what has come into existence)

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - supreme good (best, highest, supreme, excellent)

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears (it appears, it shines forth, it occurs to, it seems)

• माम् (mām) - to me (me (accusative))

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - for this (from this, for this reason)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Used adverbially.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - reason (from a cause, for a reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially with etasmāt.

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom (wisdom, understanding, intelligence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, intelligence, understanding, discernment

From pra- + root jñā (to know)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of mṛgayante.

मृगयन्ते (mṛgayante) - they seek (they seek, they hunt, they search for)

(verb)

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

Present tense, Middle voice

Denominative verb from mṛga (animal), or root mṛg (to hunt).

Root: mṛg (class 10)

पृथग्विधाम् (pṛthagvidhām) - diverse forms (of various kinds, diverse, manifold)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthagvidha

pṛthagvidha - of various kinds, diverse, manifold

Compound of pṛthak (separate, distinct) and vidha (kind, sort).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+vidha)

• pṛthak – separate, distinct, different, apart
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, type, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, arrange) with vi- and suffix -a.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with prajñām.

प्रज्ञालाभः (prajñālābhaḥ) - acquisition of wisdom (acquisition of wisdom, gain of knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajñālābha

prajñālābha - acquisition of wisdom, gain of knowledge

Compound of prajñā and lābha.

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajñā+lābha)

• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From pra- + root jñā (to know).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• lābha – gain, acquisition, profit, attainment
  noun (masculine)
  From root labh (to obtain) + ghañ suffix.
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of pratibhāti.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - for all beings (of beings, of creatures, of what has come into existence)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has come into existence; past, true

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Genitive of interest or possession.

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - supreme good (best, highest, supreme, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent, primary

Superlative form of ud (up) or ut.

Note: Predicate adjective for prajñālābhaḥ.

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears (it appears, it shines forth, it occurs to, it seems)

(verb)

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

Present tense, Active voice

From prati- + root bhā (to shine).

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

माम् (mām) - to me (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object with pratibhāti (appears to me).