महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-26

अबुद्धिमाश्रितानां च क्षन्तव्यमपराधिनाम् ।
न हि सर्वत्र पाण्डित्यं सुलभं पुरुषेण वै ॥२६॥

26. abuddhimāśritānāṁ ca kṣantavyamaparādhinām ,
na hi sarvatra pāṇḍityaṁ sulabhaṁ puruṣeṇa vai.

26. abuddhim āśritānām ca kṣantavyam aparādhinām
na hi sarvatra pāṇḍityam sulabham puruṣeṇa vai

26. Offenders who have acted out of folly should be forgiven. Indeed, wisdom is not readily available to everyone (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अबुद्धिम् (abuddhim) - folly, unintelligence, lack of understanding

• आश्रितानाम् (āśritānām) - of those who have resorted to, of those who have taken refuge in

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - should be forgiven, pardonable

• अपराधिनाम् (aparādhinām) - of offenders, for offenders

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, always, in all cases

• पाण्डित्यम् (pāṇḍityam) - erudition, wisdom, scholarship

• सुलभम् (sulabham) - easily obtainable, readily available

• पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man, by people

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

Words meanings and morphology

अबुद्धिम् (abuddhim) - folly, unintelligence, lack of understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abuddhi

abuddhi - lack of intelligence, folly, ignorance

Negation of buddhi

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddhi)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Prefix for nañ-tatpuruṣa compound
• buddhi – intellect, reason, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

आश्रितानाम् (āśritānām) - of those who have resorted to, of those who have taken refuge in

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, connected with

Past Passive Participle

From √śri with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aparādhinām'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षन्तव्यम् (kṣantavyam) - should be forgiven, pardonable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣantavya

kṣantavya - to be forgiven, pardonable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From √kṣam + tavya

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective used impersonally.

अपराधिनाम् (aparādhinām) - of offenders, for offenders

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aparādhin

aparādhin - offender, transgressor, guilty

From aparādha + -in

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

Note: Used with 'kṣantavyam' indicating 'for whom' or 'regarding whom'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, always, in all cases

(indeclinable)

From sarva + trā (locative suffix)

पाण्डित्यम् (pāṇḍityam) - erudition, wisdom, scholarship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṇḍitya

pāṇḍitya - erudition, scholarship, wisdom, learning

From paṇḍita + ya (abstract suffix)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

सुलभम् (sulabham) - easily obtainable, readily available

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sulabha

sulabha - easily obtained, readily available, easy to get

From su + √labh

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+labha)

• su – good, well, easy, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• labha – obtaining, acquisition, gain
  noun (masculine)
  From √labh
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'pāṇḍityam'.

पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man, by people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Indicates the agent by whom wisdom is obtained.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)