महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-317, verse-2

शोकस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च ।
दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम् ॥२॥

2. śokasthānasahasrāṇi bhayasthānaśatāni ca ,
divase divase mūḍhamāviśanti na paṇḍitam.

2. śoka-sthāna-sahasrāṇi bhaya-sthāna-śatāni ca
divase divase mūḍham āviśanti na paṇḍitam

2. śoka-sthāna-sahasrāṇi ca bhaya-sthāna-śatāni
divase divase mūḍham āviśanti paṇḍitam na

2. Thousands of causes of sorrow and hundreds of causes of fear afflict a foolish person day after day, but they do not afflict a wise person.

Words meanings summery:

• शोक-स्थान-सहस्राणि (śoka-sthāna-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of places/causes of sorrow

• भय-स्थान-शतानि (bhaya-sthāna-śatāni) - hundreds of places/causes of fear

• च (ca) - and

• दिवसे (divase) - in day, on a day

• दिवसे (divase) - in day, on a day

• मूढम् (mūḍham) - a fool, foolish person

• आविशन्ति (āviśanti) - they enter, they afflict, they come upon

• न (na) - not

• पण्डितम् (paṇḍitam) - a wise person, a scholar

Words meanings and morphology

शोक-स्थान-सहस्राणि (śoka-sthāna-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of places/causes of sorrow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śoka-sthāna-sahasra

śoka-sthāna-sahasra - thousands of causes of sorrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+sthāna+sahasra)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, position, cause, occasion
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb 'āviśanti'.

भय-स्थान-शतानि (bhaya-sthāna-śatāni) - hundreds of places/causes of fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhaya-sthāna-śata

bhaya-sthāna-śata - hundreds of causes of fear

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+sthāna+śata)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sthāna – place, position, cause, occasion
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb 'āviśanti'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

दिवसे (divase) - in day, on a day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: Duplicated for emphasis: "day by day".

दिवसे (divase) - in day, on a day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: Duplicated for emphasis: "day by day".

मूढम् (mūḍham) - a fool, foolish person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, stupid, bewildered; a fool

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āviśanti'.

आविशन्ति (āviśanti) - they enter, they afflict, they come upon

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of viś

Present Active

Root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ā-'. Present 3rd person plural active.

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'śoka-sthāna-sahasrāṇi' and 'bhaya-sthāna-śatāni'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'āviśanti' in relation to 'paṇḍitam'.

पण्डितम् (paṇḍitam) - a wise person, a scholar

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, skilled; a wise person, scholar

Note: Object of 'āviśanti' (implied by 'na').