महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-34, verse-6

सम्यगप्युपदिष्टश्च भ्रमरैरिव लक्ष्यते ।
कर्मबुद्धिरबुद्धित्वाज्ज्ञानलिङ्गैरिवाश्रितम् ॥६॥

6. samyagapyupadiṣṭaśca bhramarairiva lakṣyate ,
karmabuddhirabuddhitvājjñānaliṅgairivāśritam.

6. samyak api upadiṣṭaḥ ca bhramarair iva lakṣyate
karmabuddhiḥ abuddhitvāt jñānaliṅgaiḥ iva āśritam

6. samyak api upadiṣṭaḥ ca bhramarair iva lakṣyate
karmabuddhiḥ abuddhitvāt jñānaliṅgaiḥ iva āśritam

6. Even when properly taught, it is merely perceived superficially, as if by bees. An intellect focused on ritual action, due to its lack of true understanding, apprehends it as though it were dependent on mere signs of knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• उपदिष्टः (upadiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, taught, advised

• च (ca) - and

• भ्रमरैर् (bhramarair) - by bees

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, is indicated

• कर्मबुद्धिः (karmabuddhiḥ) - intellect focused on action, intellect of ritual

• अबुद्धित्वात् (abuddhitvāt) - due to lack of understanding, due to foolishness

• ज्ञानलिङ्गैः (jñānaliṅgaiḥ) - by signs of knowledge, by intellectual symbols

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent on, supported by, approached

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely

(indeclinable)

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: From sam-añc (to go together, to be right).

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

उपदिष्टः (upadiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, taught, advised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - instructed, taught, advised

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root diś (to point, show) with upasarga upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies the implicit subject (the ultimate reality).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भ्रमरैर् (bhramarair) - by bees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhramara

bhramara - a bee, a large black bee

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used as an analogy for superficial perception.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, is indicated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of lakṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice of root lakṣ (to perceive, aim).

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Often used in passive sense 'is perceived'.

कर्मबुद्धिः (karmabuddhiḥ) - intellect focused on action, intellect of ritual

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karmabuddhi

karmabuddhi - intellect whose object is action (karma), intellect associated with ritual activities

Tatpuruṣa compound: karma (action) + buddhi (intellect).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+buddhi)

• karma – action, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Emphasizes an intellect bound by the sphere of action and its results.

अबुद्धित्वात् (abuddhitvāt) - due to lack of understanding, due to foolishness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abuddhitva

abuddhitva - the state of not having understanding, foolishness, lack of intelligence

Compound: a (negation) + buddhi (intellect) + tva (abstract suffix).

Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (a+buddhi+tva)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• tva – state, nature, -ness
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix for forming abstract nouns.

Note: Expresses reason or cause.

ज्ञानलिङ्गैः (jñānaliṅgaiḥ) - by signs of knowledge, by intellectual symbols

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jñānaliṅga

jñānaliṅga - sign of knowledge, intellectual symbol, characteristic of knowledge

Tatpuruṣa compound: jñāna (knowledge) + liṅga (sign/mark).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+liṅga)

• jñāna – knowledge, spiritual knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• liṅga – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
  Root: liṅg (class 10)

Note: Refers to conceptual frameworks or external indicators of knowledge.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent on, supported by, approached

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āśrita

āśrita - dependent on, supported by, resorted to, approached

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śri (to lean on, resort to) with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: The neuter singular form refers to the implied 'it' (ultimate reality) as being 'approached' or 'relied upon' in a certain way.