महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-178, verse-30

सर्प उवाच ।
सुप्रज्ञमपि चेच्छूरमृद्धिर्मोहयते नरम् ।
वर्तमानः सुखे सर्वो नावैतीति मतिर्मम ॥३०॥

30. sarpa uvāca ,
suprajñamapi cecchūramṛddhirmohayate naram ,
vartamānaḥ sukhe sarvo nāvaitīti matirmama.

30. sarpaḥ uvāca suprajñam api cet śūram ṛddhiḥ mohayate
naram vartamānaḥ sukhe sarvaḥ na aveti iti matiḥ mama

30. The Serpent said: 'Prosperity (ṛddhi) can delude a person, even one who is very wise and brave. My understanding (mati) is that anyone living in happiness (sukha) does not grasp this fact.'

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - The Serpent (as a character in the narrative) (serpent, snake)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सुप्रज्ञम् (suprajñam) - very wise, very discerning, highly intelligent

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• चेत् (cet) - if

• शूरम् (śūram) - brave, heroic, valiant

• ऋद्धिः (ṛddhiḥ) - prosperity, success, growth, power (ṛddhi)

• मोहयते (mohayate) - deludes, bewilders, causes confusion

• नरम् (naram) - man, person, human being

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - one who is existing (in happiness), engrossed (in happiness) (existing, being, dwelling, present)

• सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in comfort, in pleasure (sukha)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, everyone

• न (na) - not, no

• अवैति (avaiti) - knows, understands, perceives

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (marker of conclusion or quotation)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding (mati)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - The Serpent (as a character in the narrative) (serpent, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect 3rd person singular

सुप्रज्ञम् (suprajñam) - very wise, very discerning, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suprajña

suprajña - very wise, highly intelligent, discerning

Compound of su- (good, well) and prajña (wise)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+prajña)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• prajña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra- + jñā (to know)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Accusative singular masculine

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

शूरम् (śūram) - brave, heroic, valiant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, valiant, warrior

Note: Accusative singular masculine

ऋद्धिः (ṛddhiḥ) - prosperity, success, growth, power (ṛddhi)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi

ṛddhi - prosperity, success, abundance, growth, power (ṛddhi)

From root ṛdh (to prosper)

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular feminine

मोहयते (mohayate) - deludes, bewilders, causes confusion

(verb)

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

Causative present

Causative form of root muh with suffix -aya

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Present middle 3rd person singular, causative

नरम् (naram) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Accusative singular masculine

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - one who is existing (in happiness), engrossed (in happiness) (existing, being, dwelling, present)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, present, living

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to exist) with suffix -māna

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, present middle participle

सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness, in comfort, in pleasure (sukha)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, joy (sukha)

Note: Locative singular neuter

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Nominative singular masculine

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवैति (avaiti) - knows, understands, perceives

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Present active 3rd person singular, from root vid with prefix ava

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (marker of conclusion or quotation)

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding (mati)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, understanding, intention (mati)

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular feminine

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Genitive singular of aham