महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-30

नारद उवाच ।
गूढोऽज्ञानी बहिः शास्त्रं पठतां विस्वरं पदम् ।
गरीयसोऽवजानातु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम् ॥३०॥

30. nārada uvāca ,
gūḍho'jñānī bahiḥ śāstraṁ paṭhatāṁ visvaraṁ padam ,
garīyaso'vajānātu yaste harati puṣkaram.

30. nāradaḥ uvāca | gūḍhaḥ ajñānī bahiḥ śāstram paṭhatām
visvaram padam | garīyasaḥ avajānātu yaḥ te harati puṣkaram

30. nāradaḥ uvāca yaḥ te puṣkaram harati,
(saḥ) gūḍhaḥ ajñānī (astu),
bahiḥ śāstram paṭhatām visvaram padam (astu),
ca garīyasaḥ avajānātu.

30. Nārada said: May he be a hidden ignoramus, whose reading of scriptures aloud produces incorrectly pronounced words, and may he disrespect his superiors—whoever takes your lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed

• अज्ञानी (ajñānī) - ignorant, foolish person

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - aloud (referring to scripture recitation) (outside, externally, aloud)

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, sacred text, treatise

• पठताम् (paṭhatām) - of those who read scriptures (aloud) (of those reading)

• विस्वरम् (visvaram) - with an incorrect pronunciation (modifying 'padam') (incorrectly pronounced, ill-accented)

• पदम् (padam) - a word (as part of scripture recitation) (word, foot (of a verse), step)

• गरीयसः (garīyasaḥ) - of a superior, of a venerable person

• अवजानातु (avajānātu) - may he disrespect, may he despise

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• ते (te) - your (referring to the interlocutor, possibly Indra, to whom the lotus 'puṣkara' belongs) (your, to you)

• हरति (harati) - takes away, seizes, steals

• पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - the lotus (possibly referring to the celestial lotus of Brahmā or Indra, or a prized possession) (lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā, famed for devotion and as a messenger)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret, obscure

Past Passive Participle

From root guh (to hide)

Root: guh (class 1)

अज्ञानी (ajñānī) - ignorant, foolish person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñānin

ajñānin - ignorant, foolish; an ignorant person

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñānin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñānin – knowing, intelligent, wise; a knowing person
  adjective (masculine)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - aloud (referring to scripture recitation) (outside, externally, aloud)

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, sacred text, treatise

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - a command, rule, instruction, sacred precept, scientific treatise, scripture, book

पठताम् (paṭhatām) - of those who read scriptures (aloud) (of those reading)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paṭhat

paṭhat - reading, studying, reciting

Present Active Participle

From root paṭh (to read), present stem paṭha- + -at

Root: paṭh (class 1)

विस्वरम् (visvaram) - with an incorrect pronunciation (modifying 'padam') (incorrectly pronounced, ill-accented)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visvara

visvara - ill-accented, discordant, incorrectly pronounced, inharmonious

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of pronunciation of the word.

पदम् (padam) - a word (as part of scripture recitation) (word, foot (of a verse), step)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, pace, mark, sign, word, component of a compound

गरीयसः (garīyasaḥ) - of a superior, of a venerable person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more weighty, more venerable, more important, superior

Comparative form of guru

अवजानातु (avajānātu) - may he disrespect, may he despise

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of avajñā

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

ते (te) - your (referring to the interlocutor, possibly Indra, to whom the lotus 'puṣkara' belongs) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (personal pronoun, second person)

हरति (harati) - takes away, seizes, steals

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - the lotus (possibly referring to the celestial lotus of Brahmā or Indra, or a prized possession) (lotus)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - blue lotus, water, sky, tip of an elephant's trunk, a specific throw of dice, a holy place, a drum