महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-84, verse-27

केवलात्पुनराचारात्कर्मणो नोपपद्यते ।
परिमर्शो विशेषाणामश्रुतस्येह दुर्मतेः ॥२७॥

27. kevalātpunarācārātkarmaṇo nopapadyate ,
parimarśo viśeṣāṇāmaśrutasyeha durmateḥ.

27. kevalāt punaḥ ācārāt karmaṇaḥ na upapadyate
| parimarśaḥ viśeṣāṇām aśrutasya iha durmateḥ

27. iha durmateḥ aśrutasya,
kevalāt punaḥ ācārāt karmaṇaḥ (vā),
viśeṣāṇām parimarśaḥ na upapadyate.

27. For a foolish person (durmateḥ) who has not learned (aśrutasya), insight (parimarśaḥ) into particular distinctions (viśeṣāṇām) is not attained in this world (iha) merely through traditional conduct (ācārāt) or (ritual) action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• केवलात् (kevalāt) - from mere, from only, from solitary

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, but, moreover, on the other hand

• आचारात् (ācārāt) - from conduct, from practice, from traditional rule

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action, of action, from ritual (karma)

• न (na) - not

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is attained (is obtained, is produced, becomes appropriate, results)

• परिमर्शः (parimarśaḥ) - insight (consideration, examination, insight, complete understanding)

• विशेषाणाम् (viśeṣāṇām) - of particular distinctions (of distinctions, of particulars, of specific qualities)

• अश्रुतस्य (aśrutasya) - of one who has not learned (the teachings) (of one who has not heard, of the unheard, of the unlearned)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of a foolish person (of a foolish person, of one with bad intellect, of the ill-advised)

Words meanings and morphology

केवलात् (kevalāt) - from mere, from only, from solitary

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - mere, only, solitary, pure

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, but, moreover, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

आचारात् (ācārāt) - from conduct, from practice, from traditional rule

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, practice, custom, tradition

Derived from √car with ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action, of action, from ritual (karma)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)

Derived from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is attained (is obtained, is produced, becomes appropriate, results)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Present Middle

3rd person singular Present Middle Indicative

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

परिमर्शः (parimarśaḥ) - insight (consideration, examination, insight, complete understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimarśa

parimarśa - consideration, examination, insight, deliberation

Derived from √mṛś with pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛś (class 6)

विशेषाणाम् (viśeṣāṇām) - of particular distinctions (of distinctions, of particulars, of specific qualities)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, particularity, specific quality, special characteristic

Derived from √śiṣ with vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

अश्रुतस्य (aśrutasya) - of one who has not learned (the teachings) (of one who has not heard, of the unheard, of the unlearned)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśruta

aśruta - unheard, unlearned, ignorant of scriptures

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Formed from the root √śru (to hear) with the prefix 'a-' (negative) and the suffix '-ta' (PPP)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śruta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śruta – heard, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of a foolish person (of a foolish person, of one with bad intellect, of the ill-advised)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - foolish, ill-advised, bad intellect

From 'dur' (bad) and 'mati' (intellect)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+mati)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mati – intellect, mind, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From √man
  Root: man (class 4)