महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-16

न हि ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु बहुदोषेषु कर्मसु ।
श्रेयोघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधाः ॥१६॥

16. na hi jñānaviruddheṣu bahudoṣeṣu karmasu ,
śreyoghātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ.

16. na hi jñānaviruddheṣu bahudoṣeṣu karmasu
śreyoghātiṣu sajjante buddhimantaḥ bhavadvidhāḥ

16. Indeed, intelligent people like you do not engage in actions (karma) that are contrary to wisdom, full of many faults, and destructive of welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु (jñānaviruddheṣu) - in what is contrary to knowledge

• बहुदोषेषु (bahudoṣeṣu) - in what has many faults, very harmful

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions (karma), in deeds

• श्रेयोघातिषु (śreyoghātiṣu) - in what destroys welfare/goodness

• सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - they cling, they engage, they become attached

• बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - intelligent ones, wise ones

• भवद्विधाः (bhavadvidhāḥ) - those like you

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Particle

ज्ञानविरुद्धेषु (jñānaviruddheṣu) - in what is contrary to knowledge

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of jñānaviruddha

jñānaviruddha - contrary to knowledge, hostile to wisdom

Note: Agrees with karmasu.

बहुदोषेषु (bahudoṣeṣu) - in what has many faults, very harmful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of bahudoṣa

bahudoṣa - having many faults, very harmful

Note: Agrees with karmasu.

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions (karma), in deeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate

From √kṛ (to do, make) + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to actions and their consequences (karma).

श्रेयोघातिषु (śreyoghātiṣu) - in what destroys welfare/goodness

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of śreyoghātin

śreyoghātin - destructive of welfare, harmful to prosperity

Agent noun from śreyas (welfare, good) + √han (to strike, kill) + ṇin suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with karmasu.

सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - they cling, they engage, they become attached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of saj

Present middle

From √saj (to cling, attach) + ante ending (class 1, middle voice)

Root: saj (class 1)

Note: Nullified by na.

बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - intelligent ones, wise ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, possessing intellect

From buddhi (intellect) + matup suffix (possessive)

Note: Subject of sajjante.

भवद्विधाः (bhavadvidhāḥ) - those like you

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavadvidha

bhavadvidha - like you, of your kind

Compound of bhavat (your honor, you) + vidha (kind, sort)

Note: Agrees with buddhimantaḥ.