महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-21

अप्रज्ञो वा पाण्डव युध्यमानो अधर्मज्ञो वा भूतिपथाद्व्यपैति ।
प्रज्ञावान्वा बुध्यमानोऽपि धर्मं संरम्भाद्वा सोऽपि भूतेरपैति ॥२१॥

21. aprajño vā pāṇḍava yudhyamāno; adharmajño vā bhūtipathādvyapaiti ,
prajñāvānvā budhyamāno'pi dharmaṁ; saṁrambhādvā so'pi bhūterapaiti.

21. aprajñaḥ vā pāṇḍava yudhyamānaḥ
adharmajñaḥ vā bhūtipathāt vyapaiti
prajñāvān vā budhyamānaḥ api dharmam
saṃrambhāt vā saḥ api bhūteḥ apaiti

21. O Pāṇḍava, either an unwise person engaged in battle, or one ignorant of the natural law (dharma), falls away from the path to prosperity. Even a wise person, though understanding the natural law (dharma), if acting out of fury, also falls away from prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रज्ञः (aprajñaḥ) - unwise, ignorant, unintelligent

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - referring to Yudhishthira (O Pāṇḍava, O son of Pāṇḍu)

• युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting, one who is fighting

• अधर्मज्ञः (adharmajñaḥ) - ignorant of natural law (dharma), unrighteous

• वा (vā) - or, either

• भूतिपथात् (bhūtipathāt) - from the path of prosperity/welfare

• व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - departs, deviates, falls away

• प्रज्ञावान् (prajñāvān) - wise, intelligent

• वा (vā) - or, either

• बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - understanding, knowing, realizing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

• संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from anger, from fury, from haste

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• भूतेः (bhūteḥ) - from prosperity, from welfare

• अपैति (apaiti) - departs, deviates, falls away

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रज्ञः (aprajñaḥ) - unwise, ignorant, unintelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprajña

aprajña - unwise, ignorant

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+prajña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• prajña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - referring to Yudhishthira (O Pāṇḍava, O son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting, one who is fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, engaged in battle

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'yudh'

Root: yudh (class 4)

अधर्मज्ञः (adharmajñaḥ) - ignorant of natural law (dharma), unrighteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharmajña

adharmajña - ignorant of (natural) law/duty (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (adharma+jña)

• adharma – unrighteousness, unrighteous deed, that which is not natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'dharma'
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, one who knows
  adjective
  Derived from root 'jñā'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

भूतिपथात् (bhūtipathāt) - from the path of prosperity/welfare

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhūtipatha

bhūtipatha - path to prosperity/welfare

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūti+patha)

• bhūti – being, existence, welfare, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - departs, deviates, falls away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vy-ap-i

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: i (class 2)

प्रज्ञावान् (prajñāvān) - wise, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajñāvat

prajñāvat - wise, intelligent, possessing wisdom

Derived from 'prajñā' (wisdom) with 'matup' suffix

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - understanding, knowing, realizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budhyamāna

budhyamāna - understanding, being aware, knowing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'budh'

Root: budh (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from anger, from fury, from haste

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃrambha

saṁrambha - anger, fury, vehemence, hastiness

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

भूतेः (bhūteḥ) - from prosperity, from welfare

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - being, existence, welfare, prosperity, well-being

अपैति (apaiti) - departs, deviates, falls away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ap-i

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)