महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-78

न वेदवचनात्तात न लोकवचनादपि ।
मतिरुत्क्रमणीया ते प्रयागमरणं प्रति ॥७८॥

78. na vedavacanāttāta na lokavacanādapi ,
matirutkramaṇīyā te prayāgamaraṇaṁ prati.

78. na vedavacanāt tāta na lokavacanāt api
matiḥ utkramaṇīyā te prayāgamaraṇam prati

78. Dear one, your mind should not be diverted, neither by the words of the Vedas nor by the words of ordinary people, regarding death at Prayāga.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• वेदवचनात् (vedavacanāt) - from the word of the Veda, by Vedic injunction

• तात (tāta) - dear one (dear one, father, son)

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• लोकवचनात् (lokavacanāt) - from the word of the people, by popular opinion

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, opinion, intention

• उत्क्रमणीया (utkramaṇīyā) - to be deviated, to be transgressed, to be turned away

• ते (te) - your (by you (dative/genitive of 'you'), your)

• प्रयागमरणम् (prayāgamaraṇam) - death at Prayāga

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

वेदवचनात् (vedavacanāt) - from the word of the Veda, by Vedic injunction

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vedavacana

vedavacana - words of the Veda, Vedic saying

Compound of Veda and vacana (word).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vacana)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid- 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vacana – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac- 'to speak' with suffix -ana.
  Root: vac (class 2)

तात (tāta) - dear one (dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment for father, son, or revered person)

Vocative form.

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

लोकवचनात् (lokavacanāt) - from the word of the people, by popular opinion

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of lokavacana

lokavacana - popular saying, common word, words of people

Compound of loka (world, people) and vacana (word).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+vacana)

• loka – world, people, community
  noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac- 'to speak' with suffix -ana.
  Root: vac (class 2)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, opinion, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, understanding, intelligence

From root man- 'to think'.

Root: man (class 4)

उत्क्रमणीया (utkramaṇīyā) - to be deviated, to be transgressed, to be turned away

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utkramaṇīya

utkramaṇīya - to be deviated, to be transgressed, to be moved away

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root kram- 'to step, go' with upasarga ut- and suffix -aṇīya (gerundive).

Prefix: ut

Root: kram (class 1)

ते (te) - your (by you (dative/genitive of 'you'), your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Dative/genitive singular of 'tvad'. Here, genitive indicating possession ('your mind').

Note: Used possessively ('your').

प्रयागमरणम् (prayāgamaraṇam) - death at Prayāga

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prayāgamaraṇa

prayāgamaraṇa - dying at Prayāga

Compound of Prayāga (proper noun, name of a holy city) and maraṇa (death).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prayāga+maraṇa)

• prayāga – Prayāga (a sacred city, modern Allahabad/Prayagraj)
  proper noun (masculine)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root mṛ- 'to die' with suffix -ana.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of prati.

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the accusative.