महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-80, verse-10

भीष्म उवाच ।
न वेदानां परिभवान्न शाठ्येन न मायया ।
कश्चिन्महदवाप्नोति मा ते भूद्बुद्धिरीदृशी ॥१०॥

10. bhīṣma uvāca ,
na vedānāṁ paribhavānna śāṭhyena na māyayā ,
kaścinmahadavāpnoti mā te bhūdbuddhirīdṛśī.

10. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | na vedānām paribhavāt na śāṭhyena na
māyayā | kaścit mahat avāpnoti mā te bhūt buddhiḥ īdṛśī

10. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: "kaścit vedānām paribhavāt na,
śāṭhyena na,
māyayā na mahat avāpnoti īdṛśī buddhiḥ te mā bhūt"

10. Bhishma said: "No one attains greatness by disrespecting the Vedas, nor by dishonesty, nor by illusion (māyā). May such an idea (buddhi) not arise in your mind."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• वेदानाम् (vedānām) - of the Vedas

• परिभवात् (paribhavāt) - by disrespecting (the Vedas) (from disrespect, from contempt, from insult)

• न (na) - not, no

• शाठ्येन (śāṭhyena) - by deceit, by trickery, by dishonesty

• न (na) - not, no

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by magic, by deception

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• महत् (mahat) - greatness, a great thing, prosperity

• अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, achieves

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• ते (te) - in your (mind) (to you, your (dative/genitive of 'tvad'))

• भूत् (bhūt) - may it be (present imperative sense with 'mā' for prohibition) (may it be, let it happen, it was)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind, intention, idea

• ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वेदानाम् (vedānām) - of the Vedas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

Root: vid (class 2)

परिभवात् (paribhavāt) - by disrespecting (the Vedas) (from disrespect, from contempt, from insult)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paribhava

paribhava - disrespect, contempt, insult, defeat

Derived from root BHŪ (to be) with upasarga PARI.

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शाठ्येन (śāṭhyena) - by deceit, by trickery, by dishonesty

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śāṭhya

śāṭhya - deceit, trickery, dishonesty, fraud

Derived from śaṭha (dishonest, rogue).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by magic, by deception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, deception, divine power of creation (māyā)

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: The philosophical term 'māyā' is preferred here.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, some

Note: Represents 'anyone'.

महत् (mahat) - greatness, a great thing, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large; greatness, glory

अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, achieves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of āp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - in your (mind) (to you, your (dative/genitive of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Could also be genitive, but dative 'to you' or 'for you' fits better with 'bhūt'.

भूत् (bhūt) - may it be (present imperative sense with 'mā' for prohibition) (may it be, let it happen, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, injunctive/aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mā' to express prohibition (do not let it be).

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind, intention, idea

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, intention, idea

Derived from root BUDH (to understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.