महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-21

यथा च दीर्घमध्वानं पद्भ्यामेव प्रपद्यते ।
अदृष्टपूर्वं सहसा तत्त्वदर्शनवर्जितः ॥२१॥

21. yathā ca dīrghamadhvānaṁ padbhyāmeva prapadyate ,
adṛṣṭapūrvaṁ sahasā tattvadarśanavarjitaḥ.

21. yathā ca dīrgham adhvānam padbhyām eva prapadyate
adṛṣṭapūrvam sahasā tattvadarśanavarjitaḥ

21. ca yathā tattvadarśanavarjitaḥ sahasā adṛṣṭapūrvam
dīrgham adhvānam padbhyām eva prapadyate

21. And just as someone lacking true insight (tattvadarśana) suddenly undertakes a long, unprecedented journey only by foot.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the way that

• च (ca) - and, also

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extended

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by feet, with feet, by foot

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - undertakes, sets out on, resorts to

• अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - not seen before, unprecedented

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, by force

• तत्त्वदर्शनवर्जितः (tattvadarśanavarjitaḥ) - devoid of true insight (tattvadarśana) (devoid of true insight, lacking understanding of reality)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the way that

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, extended

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extended

Note: Agrees with 'adhvānam'

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - path, road, journey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by feet, with feet, by foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot, step

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - undertakes, sets out on, resorts to

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - not seen before, unprecedented

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adṛṣṭapūrva

adṛṣṭapūrva - not seen before, unprecedented

Compound of a (not) + dṛṣṭa (seen, PPP of dṛś) + pūrva (before)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'adhvānam'

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, by force

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वदर्शनवर्जितः (tattvadarśanavarjitaḥ) - devoid of true insight (tattvadarśana) (devoid of true insight, lacking understanding of reality)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvadarśanavarjita

tattvadarśanavarjita - devoid of true insight, lacking understanding of reality

Compound of tattvadarśana (true insight) and varjita (devoid of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattvadarśana+varjita)

• tattvadarśana – seeing of truth, true insight, philosophical vision (tattvadarśana)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of tattva (reality, truth) and darśana (seeing, vision)
• varjita – deprived of, devoid of, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj (to avoid, to exclude)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Subject of prapadyate