महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-240, verse-3

न हि कार्यविरुद्धेषु बह्वपायेषु कर्मसु ।
मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधाः ॥३॥

3. na hi kāryaviruddheṣu bahvapāyeṣu karmasu ,
mūlaghātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ.

3. na hi kāryaviruddheṣu bahvapāyeṣu karmasu
mūlaghātiṣu sajjante buddhimantaḥ bhavadvidhāḥ

3. Indeed, wise individuals like you do not engage in actions (karma) that are detrimental to their objective, fraught with many dangers, and utterly ruinous.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• कार्यविरुद्धेषु (kāryaviruddheṣu) - detrimental to their objective (conflicting with duty/purpose, contrary to what should be done)

• बह्वपायेषु (bahvapāyeṣu) - fraught with many dangers (in many dangers)

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

• मूलघातिषु (mūlaghātiṣu) - utterly ruinous (root-destroying, ruinous)

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

• बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - wise individuals (intelligent ones, wise persons)

• भवद्विधाः (bhavadvidhāḥ) - like you (like you, of your kind)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

कार्यविरुद्धेषु (kāryaviruddheṣu) - detrimental to their objective (conflicting with duty/purpose, contrary to what should be done)

(adjective)

Locative, plural of kāryaviruddha

kāryaviruddha - contrary to one's duty/purpose, conflicting with what should be done

Compound of kārya and viruddha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+viruddha)

• kārya – to be done, duty, objective, purpose
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ 'to do' + -ya suffix (gerundive)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• viruddha – opposed, contrary, conflicting
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rudh with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

बह्वपायेषु (bahvapāyeṣu) - fraught with many dangers (in many dangers)

(adjective)

Locative, plural of bahvapāya

bahvapāya - having many dangers, fraught with peril

Compound of bahu and apāya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+apāya)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective
• apāya – danger, risk, loss, calamity
  noun (masculine)
  From root i with upasarga apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (result of action)

From root kṛ 'to do' + -man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative plural object of sajjante, or location for the actions.

मूलघातिषु (mūlaghātiṣu) - utterly ruinous (root-destroying, ruinous)

(adjective)

Locative, plural of mūlaghātin

mūlaghātin - root-destroying, destructive to the foundation, ruinous

Compound of mūla and ghātin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+ghātin)

• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)
• ghātin – destroying, killing, striking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agentive adjective/noun
  From root han 'to strike/kill' (ghā substitution) + -in suffix
  Root: han (class 2)

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

(verb)

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

Present indicative

3rd person plural Present middle

Root: saj (class 1)

बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - wise individuals (intelligent ones, wise persons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhimant

buddhimant - intelligent, wise, discerning

Possessive adjective from buddhi + -mat suffix

Note: Subject of sajjante.

भवद्विधाः (bhavadvidhāḥ) - like you (like you, of your kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavadvidhā

bhavadvidhā - of your kind, like you

Compound of bhavat and vidhā

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhavat+vidhā)

• bhavat – your honor, you (respectful)
  pronoun
  Present active participle
  From root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vidhā – kind, sort, manner, type
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective to buddhimantaḥ.