महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-88

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अज्ञानतः कर्मयोनिं भजन्ते तां तां राजंस्ते यथा यान्त्यभावम् ।
तथा वर्णा ज्ञानहीनाः पतन्ते घोरादज्ञानात्प्राकृतं योनिजालम् ॥८८॥

88. ajñānataḥ karmayoniṁ bhajante; tāṁ tāṁ rājaṁste yathā yāntyabhāvam ,
tathā varṇā jñānahīnāḥ patante; ghorādajñānātprākṛtaṁ yonijālam.

88. ajñānataḥ karmayoniṃ bhajante tāṃ
tāṃ rājan te yathā yānti abhāvam
tathā varṇāḥ jñānahīnāḥ patante
ghorāt ajñānāt prākṛtaṃ yonijālam

88. O King, just as those who, due to ignorance, pursue various paths of action (karma) ultimately come to naught, similarly, the social classes (varṇas) devoid of true knowledge fall into a terrible cycle of material births because of profound ignorance.

Words meanings summery:

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अज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ) - from ignorance, owing to ignorance

कर्मयोनिं (karmayoniṁ) - path of action (karma) (source of actions, womb of actions, sphere of activity)

भजन्ते (bhajante) - they pursue (they resort to, they serve, they practice)

तां (tāṁ) - various (that, those)

तां (tāṁ) - various (that, those)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

ते (te) - those (ignorant people) (they)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

यान्ति (yānti) - they come (to naught) (they go, they proceed)

अभावम् (abhāvam) - to naught (to non-existence, absence, annihilation)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇas) (social classes, castes, colors)

ज्ञानहीनाः (jñānahīnāḥ) - devoid of knowledge, without knowledge

पतन्ते (patante) - they fall, they sink

घोरात् (ghorāt) - from terrible, from dreadful, from formidable

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - because of profound ignorance (from ignorance, due to ignorance)

प्राकृतं (prākṛtaṁ) - material, natural, ordinary, worldly

योनिजालम् (yonijālam) - cycle of material births (net/multitude of births/wombs)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ) - from ignorance, owing to ignorance

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

a – not, non, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix
jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
from root jñā 'to know'
Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: suffix -tas indicates 'from, on account of'.

कर्मयोनिं (karmayoniṁ) - path of action (karma) (source of actions, womb of actions, sphere of activity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karmayoni

karmayoni - source of actions, origin of work, sphere of activity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+yoni)

karma – action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions
noun (neuter)
from root kṛ 'to do'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
yoni – womb, origin, source, place of birth
noun (feminine)

भजन्ते (bhajante) - they pursue (they resort to, they serve, they practice)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form

तां (tāṁ) - various (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition "tāṃ tāṃ" implies "various" or "each and every".

तां (tāṁ) - various (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition "tāṃ tāṃ" implies "various" or "each and every".

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

ते (te) - those (ignorant people) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they come (to naught) (they go, they proceed)

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada form

अभावम् (abhāvam) - to naught (to non-existence, absence, annihilation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation, disappearance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

a – not, non, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix
bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, sentiment
noun (masculine)
from root bhū 'to be'
Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇas) (social classes, castes, colors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, hue, class, caste, syllable, quality

from root vṛ 'to cover, choose'

Root: vṛ (class 9)

ज्ञानहीनाः (jñānahīnāḥ) - devoid of knowledge, without knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānahīna

jñānahīna - devoid of knowledge, ignorant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+hīna)

jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
from root jñā 'to know'
Root: jñā (class 9)
hīna – abandoned, deprived of, deficient, low
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root hā 'to abandon'
Root: hā (class 3)

पतन्ते (patante) - they fall, they sink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form (often Parasmaipada, but Atmanepada is also found)

घोरात् (ghorāt) - from terrible, from dreadful, from formidable

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - because of profound ignorance (from ignorance, due to ignorance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna