महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-293, verse-11

तथैवाप्रतिबुद्धोऽपि ज्ञेयो नृपतिसत्तम ।
प्रकृतेस्त्रिगुणायास्तु सेवनात्प्राकृतो भवेत् ॥११॥

11. tathaivāpratibuddho'pi jñeyo nṛpatisattama ,
prakṛtestriguṇāyāstu sevanātprākṛto bhavet.

11. tathā eva apratibuddhaḥ api jñeyaḥ nṛpatisattama
prakṛteḥ triguṇāyāḥ tu sevanāt prākṛtaḥ bhavet

11. nṛpatisattama,
tathā eva apratibuddhaḥ api jñeyaḥ; triguṇāyāḥ prakṛteḥ tu sevanāt prākṛtaḥ bhavet.

11. O best of kings, similarly, one who is unawakened should be understood to become mundane by associating with nature (prakṛti), which is characterized by the three *guṇas*.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• अप्रतिबुद्धः (apratibuddhaḥ) - unawakened, unenlightened, ignorant

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - should be known, ought to be understood

• नृपतिसत्तम (nṛpatisattama) - O best of kings

• प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - of nature, of the primal substance

• त्रिगुणायाः (triguṇāyāḥ) - having three qualities, consisting of three *guṇas*

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सेवनात् (sevanāt) - from serving, from associating with, from practicing

• प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - mundane, worldly, common, natural

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he/she/it may be, should be, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

अप्रतिबुद्धः (apratibuddhaḥ) - unawakened, unenlightened, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apratibuddha

apratibuddha - unawakened, unenlightened, ignorant

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from 'prati-budh' (to awaken) with the negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratibuddha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratibuddha – awakened, enlightened, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √budh with prati- prefix.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: budh (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - should be known, ought to be understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, intelligible

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Formed from √jñā (to know) with the suffix -eya.

Root: jñā (class 9)

नृपतिसत्तम (nṛpatisattama) - O best of kings

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpatisattama

nṛpatisattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+sattama)

• nṛpati – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - of nature, of the primal substance

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primal matter, original form, source (prakṛti)

From pra-√kṛ (to make, to do).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्रिगुणायाः (triguṇāyāḥ) - having three qualities, consisting of three *guṇas*

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of triguṇā

triguṇā - having three qualities, consisting of three *guṇas*

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+guṇa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, constituent, strand (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'prakṛteḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सेवनात् (sevanāt) - from serving, from associating with, from practicing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sevana

sevana - serving, attending, practicing, associating

From √sev (to serve, attend).

Root: sev (class 1)

प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - mundane, worldly, common, natural

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - mundane, worldly, common, natural, relating to nature (prakṛti)

Derived from 'prakṛti' with suffix -a.

भवेत् (bhavet) - he/she/it may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)