महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-28, verse-41

न दृष्टपूर्वं प्रत्यक्षं परलोकं विदुर्बुधाः ।
आगमांस्त्वनतिक्रम्य श्रद्धातव्यं बुभूषता ॥४१॥

41. na dṛṣṭapūrvaṁ pratyakṣaṁ paralokaṁ vidurbudhāḥ ,
āgamāṁstvanatikramya śraddhātavyaṁ bubhūṣatā.

41. na dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ paralokaṃ viduḥ budhāḥ
| āgamān tu anatikramya śraddhātavyaṃ bubhūṣatā

41. budhāḥ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ paralokaṃ na viduḥ
tu āgamān anatikramya bubhūṣatā śraddhātavyaṃ

41. Wise individuals do not directly perceive the other world (paraloka) as something seen before. Nevertheless, one who wishes to thrive should believe in it, without transgressing the sacred traditions (āgamas).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• दृष्टपूर्वं (dṛṣṭapūrvaṁ) - previously seen, seen before

• प्रत्यक्षं (pratyakṣaṁ) - directly, perceptibly, visible

• परलोकं (paralokaṁ) - the other world, the world beyond

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent persons

• आगमान् (āgamān) - the sacred traditions, scriptures, texts

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

• अनतिक्रम्य (anatikramya) - without transgressing, without violating, not passing beyond

• श्रद्धातव्यं (śraddhātavyaṁ) - should be believed, to be held with faith

• बुभूषता (bubhūṣatā) - by one who desires to be, by one who wishes to exist/thrive

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

दृष्टपूर्वं (dṛṣṭapūrvaṁ) - previously seen, seen before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - previously seen

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – former, previous, prior
  adjective

प्रत्यक्षं (pratyakṣaṁ) - directly, perceptibly, visible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, visible, direct perception

Note: Used adverbially

परलोकं (paralokaṁ) - the other world, the world beyond

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraloka

paraloka - the other world, future life

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+loka)

• para – other, different, next, supreme
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, learned, a wise man

आगमान् (āgamān) - the sacred traditions, scriptures, texts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āgama

āgama - approach, arrival, tradition, sacred text, scripture

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

(indeclinable)

अनतिक्रम्य (anatikramya) - without transgressing, without violating, not passing beyond

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Negation 'an-' + upasarga 'ati-' + root 'kram' + suffix 'lyap'

Prefixes: an+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

श्रद्धातव्यं (śraddhātavyaṁ) - should be believed, to be held with faith

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śraddhātavya

śraddhātavya - to be believed, trustworthy, credible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from the verbal root śrad-dhā (to have faith, to believe) with the suffix -tavya

Root: dhā (class 3)

बुभूषता (bubhūṣatā) - by one who desires to be, by one who wishes to exist/thrive

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bubhūṣat

bubhūṣat - desiring to be, wishing to exist, wishing for welfare

Desiderative Present Participle

Derived from the desiderative stem of root bhū (bubhūṣ-) with the present participle suffix -śatṛ

Root: bhū (class 1)