महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-309, verse-7

अप्रमत्तेषु जाग्रत्सु नित्ययुक्तेषु शत्रुषु ।
अन्तरं लिप्समानेषु बालस्त्वं नावबुध्यसे ॥७॥

7. apramatteṣu jāgratsu nityayukteṣu śatruṣu ,
antaraṁ lipsamāneṣu bālastvaṁ nāvabudhyase.

7. apramatteṣu jāgratsu nityayukteṣu śatruṣu
antaram lipsamāneṣu bālaḥ tvam na avabudhyase

7. tvam bālaḥ apramatteṣu jāgratsu nityayukteṣu
antaram lipsamāneṣu śatruṣu na avabudhyase

7. Among vigilant and ever-alert enemies who are seeking an opportunity, you, like a child, do not perceive the danger.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमत्तेषु (apramatteṣu) - among the non-negligent, among the vigilant

• जाग्रत्सु (jāgratsu) - among those who are awake, among the watchful

• नित्ययुक्तेषु (nityayukteṣu) - among those constantly engaged, among the perpetually alert

• शत्रुषु (śatruṣu) - among the enemies

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opportunity (to strike) (an opening, a gap, an opportunity, a weakness)

• लिप्समानेषु (lipsamāneṣu) - among those desiring to obtain, among those seeking

• बालः (bālaḥ) - an immature person, someone lacking foresight or understanding (a child, an immature person, a fool)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• न (na) - not, no

• अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you perceive, you understand

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमत्तेषु (apramatteṣu) - among the non-negligent, among the vigilant

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of apramatta

apramatta - not negligent, vigilant, careful, alert

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-mad (to be negligent) with negation 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pramatta – negligent, careless, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Ppp. of pra-mad
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śatruṣu'.

जाग्रत्सु (jāgratsu) - among those who are awake, among the watchful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of jāgrat

jāgrat - awake, vigilant, watchful

Present Active Participle

From root 'jāgṛ'

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'śatruṣu'.

नित्ययुक्तेषु (nityayukteṣu) - among those constantly engaged, among the perpetually alert

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nityayukta

nityayukta - constantly engaged, ever-ready, always alert

Compound of nitya (constant) and yukta (engaged).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+yukta)

• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• yukta – joined, engaged, united, alert, attentive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Ppp. of yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śatruṣu'.

शत्रुषु (śatruṣu) - among the enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

U-ending masculine noun.

Note: The main noun for the locative adjectives.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - an opportunity (to strike) (an opening, a gap, an opportunity, a weakness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, interior, difference, opportunity, weakness, gap

Usually neuter, sometimes masculine.

Note: Object of 'lipsamāneṣu'.

लिप्समानेषु (lipsamāneṣu) - among those desiring to obtain, among those seeking

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of lipsamāna

lipsamāna - desiring to obtain, wishing to seize, seeking to gain

Desiderative Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

From desiderative stem of labh (to obtain), lipsa-, + śānac suffix.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śatruṣu'.

बालः (bālaḥ) - an immature person, someone lacking foresight or understanding (a child, an immature person, a fool)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature, foolish, naive

A-ending masculine noun.

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, nominative singular.

Note: Subject of 'avabudhyase'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'avabudhyase'.

अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you perceive, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabudh

Present Tense

Present middle voice, 2nd person singular. From ava-budh. Here used as a 4th class verb (budhya-).

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)