महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-293, verse-27

यस्तु संसत्सु कथयेद्ग्रन्थार्थं स्थूलबुद्धिमान् ।
स कथं मन्दविज्ञानो ग्रन्थं वक्ष्यति निर्णयात् ॥२७॥

27. yastu saṁsatsu kathayedgranthārthaṁ sthūlabuddhimān ,
sa kathaṁ mandavijñāno granthaṁ vakṣyati nirṇayāt.

27. yaḥ tu saṃsatsu kathayet granthārtham sthūlabuddhimān
saḥ katham mandavijñānaḥ grantham vakṣyati nirṇayāt

27. yaḥ tu sthūlabuddhimān saṃsatsu granthārtham kathayet
saḥ mandavijñānaḥ katham grantham nirṇayāt vakṣyati

27. Indeed, how can a person of dull intellect, who would attempt to explain the meaning of a text in assemblies, explain that text with certainty, being slow-witted?

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, he who)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• संसत्सु (saṁsatsu) - in assemblies (in assemblies, in gatherings, in councils)

• कथयेत् (kathayet) - would attempt to explain (would explain, should explain, might tell)

• ग्रन्थार्थम् (granthārtham) - the meaning of a text (the meaning of the text, for the purpose of the text)

• स्थूलबुद्धिमान् (sthūlabuddhimān) - having dull intellect (having a dull intellect, unintelligent, slow-witted)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• मन्दविज्ञानः (mandavijñānaḥ) - slow-witted (of dull understanding, slow-witted, ignorant)

• ग्रन्थम् (grantham) - that text (the text, the book)

• वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will explain (will explain, will speak, will declare)

• निर्णयात् (nirṇayāt) - with certainty (from a definite conclusion, with certainty, decisively)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

संसत्सु (saṁsatsu) - in assemblies (in assemblies, in gatherings, in councils)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of saṃsad

saṁsad - assembly, council, gathering

Prefix: sam

Root: sad (class 1)

कथयेत् (kathayet) - would attempt to explain (would explain, should explain, might tell)

(verb)

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

optative mood, active voice

3rd person singular, optative, parasmaipada

Root: kath (class 10)

ग्रन्थार्थम् (granthārtham) - the meaning of a text (the meaning of the text, for the purpose of the text)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of granthārtha

granthārtha - meaning of a text, purpose of a book

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grantha+artha)

• grantha – text, book, treatise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: granth (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

स्थूलबुद्धिमान् (sthūlabuddhimān) - having dull intellect (having a dull intellect, unintelligent, slow-witted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūlabuddhimat

sthūlabuddhimat - one with a dull intellect

possessive suffix -mat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthūla+buddhi)

• sthūla – thick, large, dull, gross
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

मन्दविज्ञानः (mandavijñānaḥ) - slow-witted (of dull understanding, slow-witted, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandavijñāna

mandavijñāna - having dull understanding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+vijñāna)

• manda – slow, dull, weak
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vijñāna – understanding, knowledge, discrimination
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ग्रन्थम् (grantham) - that text (the text, the book)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grantha

grantha - text, book, treatise

Root: granth (class 1)

वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will explain (will explain, will speak, will declare)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future tense, active voice

3rd person singular, future, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

निर्णयात् (nirṇayāt) - with certainty (from a definite conclusion, with certainty, decisively)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nirṇaya

nirṇaya - decision, ascertainment, definitive conclusion, certainty

Prefix: nir

Root: ṇī (class 1)