महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-9

बुद्धिकर्मेन्द्रियाणां हि प्रमत्तो यो न बुध्यते ।
शुभाशुभेषु सक्तात्मा प्राप्नोति सुमहद्भयम् ॥९॥

9. buddhikarmendriyāṇāṁ hi pramatto yo na budhyate ,
śubhāśubheṣu saktātmā prāpnoti sumahadbhayam.

9. buddhikarmendriyāṇām hi pramattaḥ yaḥ na budhyate
śubhāśubheṣu saktātmā prāpnoti sumahat bhayam

9. yaḥ buddhikarmendriyāṇām hi pramattaḥ na budhyate,
śubhāśubheṣu saktātmā (san),
(saḥ) sumahat bhayam prāpnoti

9. Indeed, whoever is negligent and does not understand (the nature or proper function) of their intellect and organs of action, and whose mind (ātman) remains attached to both auspicious and inauspicious matters, certainly encounters very great fear.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिकर्मेन्द्रियाणाम् (buddhikarmendriyāṇām) - of the intellectual and active senses

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ) - negligent, careless, heedless

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• न (na) - not

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - understands, comprehends, knows

• शुभाशुभेषु (śubhāśubheṣu) - in auspicious and inauspicious things/matters

• सक्तात्मा (saktātmā) - whose mind/self is attached

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिकर्मेन्द्रियाणाम् (buddhikarmendriyāṇām) - of the intellectual and active senses

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of buddhikarmendriya

buddhikarmendriya - intellectual and active senses (referring to buddhi and karmendriyas)

Compound of 'buddhi' (intellect) and 'karmendriya' (organs of action).

Compound type : dvandva (buddhi+karmendriya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• karmendriya – organ of action, active sense (e.g., hands, feet)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'karma' (action) and 'indriya' (sense organ).

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ) - negligent, careless, heedless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - negligent, careless, intoxicated, mad

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, delighted, mad) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - understands, comprehends, knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of budh

present

From root 'budh'. Here 4th class, middle voice.

Root: budh (class 4)

शुभाशुभेषु (śubhāśubheṣu) - in auspicious and inauspicious things/matters

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Dvandva compound of 'śubha' (auspicious, good) and 'aśubha' (inauspicious, bad).

Compound type : dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)
• aśubha – inauspicious, bad, evil, unpropitious
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'a-' + 'śubha'.
  Prefix: a

सक्तात्मा (saktātmā) - whose mind/self is attached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saktātman

saktātman - one whose mind/self is attached

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sakta' (attached) + 'ātman' (self/mind).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sakta+ātman)

• sakta – attached, clinging, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sañj' (to attach oneself, cling) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: This adjective qualifies the implicit subject 'saḥ' (he/that one).

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

(verb)

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

present

From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'āp' (to obtain, reach).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Compound of 'su' (very) + 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'mah' (to be great).
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: The 't' in 'sumahat' becomes 'd' before 'bhayam' due to external sandhi.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

From root 'bhī' (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)