महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-50

अमूढो मूढरूपेण चरेद्धर्ममदूषयन् ।
यथैनमवमन्येरन्परे सततमेव हि ॥५०॥

50. amūḍho mūḍharūpeṇa careddharmamadūṣayan ,
yathainamavamanyeranpare satatameva hi.

50. amūḍhaḥ mūḍharūpeṇa caret dharmam adūṣayan
yathā enam avamanyeran pare satatam eva hi

50. amūḍhaḥ mūḍharūpeṇa dharmam adūṣayan caret
yathā pare enam satatam eva hi avamanyeran

50. Though undeluded, one should live in the guise of a fool, without violating natural law (dharma), so that others may indeed constantly disrespect him.

Words meanings summery:

• अमूढः (amūḍhaḥ) - undeluded, wise, not foolish

• मूढरूपेण (mūḍharūpeṇa) - in the guise of a fool, in a foolish appearance

• चरेत् (caret) - should act, should live, should practice

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, righteousness

• अदूषयन् (adūṣayan) - not defiling, not polluting, not harming

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, so that, in order that

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (person)

• अवमन्येरन् (avamanyeran) - they might despise, disregard, disrespect

• परे (pare) - others, other people, enemies

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• हि (hi) - certainly, indeed, for, because

Words meanings and morphology

अमूढः (amūḍhaḥ) - undeluded, wise, not foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amūḍha

amūḍha - undeluded, wise, not foolish

From a (not) + mūḍha (deluded, foolish)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+mūḍha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mūḍha – deluded, foolish, bewildered
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh ('to be bewildered, deluded')
  Root: muh (class 4)

मूढरूपेण (mūḍharūpeṇa) - in the guise of a fool, in a foolish appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūḍharūpa

mūḍharūpa - foolish appearance/form

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūḍha+rūpa)

• mūḍha – deluded, foolish, bewildered
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muh ('to be bewildered, deluded')
  Root: muh (class 4)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, guise
  noun (neuter)

चरेत् (caret) - should act, should live, should practice

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty

From root dhṛ ('to hold, support')

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अदूषयन् (adūṣayan) - not defiling, not polluting, not harming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adūṣayat

adūṣayat - not defiling, not polluting, not harming

Present Active Participle

From a (not) + dūṣayat (present participle of dūṣ 'to defile')

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dūṣayat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dūṣayat – defiling, polluting, corrupting
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root dūṣ ('to defile, spoil')
  Root: dūṣ (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, so that, in order that

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अवमन्येरन् (avamanyeran) - they might despise, disregard, disrespect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of avamany

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Root 'man' with upasarga 'ava' meaning 'to despise, disregard'.

परे (pare) - others, other people, enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - certainly, indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)