महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-30

अप्युन्मत्तात्प्रलपतो बालाच्च परिसर्पतः ।
सर्वतः सारमादद्यादश्मभ्य इव काञ्चनम् ॥३०॥

30. apyunmattātpralapato bālācca parisarpataḥ ,
sarvataḥ sāramādadyādaśmabhya iva kāñcanam.

30. api unmattāt pralapataḥ bālāt ca parisarpataḥ
sarvataḥ sāram ādadyāt aśmabhyaḥ iva kāñcanam

30. Just as gold is extracted from stones, one should gather the valuable essence from all sources, even from a babbling madman or a crawling child.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, indeed)

• उन्मत्तात् (unmattāt) - from a madman (from a madman, from an insane person, from one who is frenzied)

• प्रलपतः (pralapataḥ) - from one babbling (of one babbling, of one talking incoherently, from one who babbles)

• बालात् (bālāt) - from a child (from a child, from a young one, from an ignorant person)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परिसर्पत्ः (parisarpatḥ) - from one crawling (of one crawling, from one who crawls)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sources (from all sides, from everywhere, from all sources)

• सारम् (sāram) - the valuable essence (essence, core, best part, valuable thing, strength)

• आदद्यात् (ādadyāt) - one should gather (one should take, one should extract, one should gather)

• अश्मभ्यः (aśmabhyaḥ) - from stones (from stones, for stones)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if, just as)

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold (gold, golden)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an emphasizing particle.

उन्मत्तात् (unmattāt) - from a madman (from a madman, from an insane person, from one who is frenzied)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of unmatta

unmatta - mad, insane, frenzied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice) with prefix ud (up, out) and suffix -ta

Prefix: ud

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: The form 'unmatta' is a past passive participle used as a noun.

प्रलपतः (pralapataḥ) - from one babbling (of one babbling, of one talking incoherently, from one who babbles)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pralapat

pralapat - babbling, talking incoherently

Present Active Participle

Derived from root lap (to speak) with prefix pra (forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'unmattāt'.

बालात् (bālāt) - from a child (from a child, from a young one, from an ignorant person)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, ignorant

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bālāt' with 'unmattāt'.

परिसर्पत्ः (parisarpatḥ) - from one crawling (of one crawling, from one who crawls)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parisarpat

parisarpat - crawling, moving about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sṛp (to crawl, creep) with prefix pari (around, about)

Prefix: pari

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bālāt'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sources (from all sides, from everywhere, from all sources)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with suffix -tas

सारम् (sāram) - the valuable essence (essence, core, best part, valuable thing, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, best part, valuable thing, strength

Root: sṛ

Note: Object of 'ādadyāt'.

आदद्यात् (ādadyāt) - one should gather (one should take, one should extract, one should gather)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dā

Optative Mood

Root dā (to give) with prefix ā (towards, here meaning to take), parasmaipada

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अश्मभ्यः (aśmabhyaḥ) - from stones (from stones, for stones)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of aśman

aśman - stone, rock, thunderbolt

Note: The dative/ablative plural form. Context here implies ablative 'from'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if, just as)

(indeclinable)

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold (gold, golden)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden

Derived from kañc (to shine) with suffix -ana

Root: kañc

Note: The subject of the implied verb 'is extracted' in the simile.