महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-46

न कश्चित्कस्यचिच्छ्रोता न कश्चित्कस्यचिद्गुरुः ।
तमोग्रस्तस्तदा लोको भविष्यति नराधिप ॥४६॥

46. na kaścitkasyacicchrotā na kaścitkasyacidguruḥ ,
tamograstastadā loko bhaviṣyati narādhipa.

46. na kaścit kasyacit śrotā na kaścit kasyacit
guruḥ tamograstaḥ tadā lokaḥ bhaviṣyati narādhipa

46. O king of men, no one will listen to anyone else, nor will anyone be a teacher (guru) to anyone else. Then, the world will be engulfed by darkness (tamas).

46. הו שליט בני האדם, אז לא יהיה איש שיקשיב לאחר, ולא יהיה איש שיהיה מורה לאחר, והעולם יהיה שקוע בחושך.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

• श्रोता (śrotā) - listener, hearer

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor (guru)

• तमोग्रस्तः (tamograstaḥ) - engulfed by darkness, seized by ignorance (tamas)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, people, folk

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become, will be

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men, O ruler of men

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain (one)

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' (who) + 'cid' (a particle denoting indefiniteness).

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain (one)

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' (who) + 'cid' (a particle denoting indefiniteness).

श्रोता (śrotā) - listener, hearer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotṛ

śrotṛ - listener, hearer, one who hears

Agent noun

Agent noun derived from the root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain (one)

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' (who) + 'cid' (a particle denoting indefiniteness).

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain (one)

Indefinite pronoun formed from 'kim' (who) + 'cid' (a particle denoting indefiniteness).

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor (guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, important

तमोग्रस्तः (tamograstaḥ) - engulfed by darkness, seized by ignorance (tamas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tamograsta

tamograsta - overwhelmed by darkness/ignorance, enveloped in gloom

Compound of 'tamas' (darkness) and 'grasta' (seized, consumed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+grasta)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, inertia (tamas)
  noun (neuter)
• grasta – seized, grasped, eclipsed, engulfed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the root 'gras' (to seize, devour).
  Root: gras (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal indeclinable derived from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, people, folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common people

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future active

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of the root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men, O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

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