महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-41

प्रयोजनेषु ये सक्ता न विशेषेषु भारत ।
तानहं पण्डितान्मन्ये विशेषा हि प्रसङ्गिनः ॥४१॥

41. prayojaneṣu ye saktā na viśeṣeṣu bhārata ,
tānahaṁ paṇḍitānmanye viśeṣā hi prasaṅginaḥ.

41. prayojaneṣu ye saktāḥ na viśeṣeṣu bhārata tān
aham paṇḍitān manye viśeṣāḥ hi prasaṅginaḥ

41. O Bhārata, I consider those wise who are focused on the primary objectives, not on the specific details, for specific details indeed lead to entanglement.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयोजनेषु (prayojaneṣu) - in the primary objectives (in purposes, in objectives, in results, in uses)

• ये (ye) - those persons who (those who)

• सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - focused, intent (attached, devoted, intent)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विशेषेषु (viśeṣeṣu) - in the specific details (as opposed to primary objectives) (in particulars, in distinctions, in specific details)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing a king or noble, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in MBh context) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• तान् (tān) - those (persons) (them, those)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - wise ones (wise, learned ones)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

• विशेषाः (viśeṣāḥ) - specific details (as a subject) (particulars, distinctions, specific details)

• हि (hi) - for indeed, because (indeed, certainly, because)

• प्रसङ्गिनः (prasaṅginaḥ) - leading to entanglement (involved, attached, conducive to entanglement, occasioning)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयोजनेषु (prayojaneṣu) - in the primary objectives (in purposes, in objectives, in results, in uses)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, object, result, use

from pra + yuj

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

ये (ye) - those persons who (those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - focused, intent (attached, devoted, intent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted, intent on

Past Passive Participle

from sañj (to cling to, attach)

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective agreeing with 'ye'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विशेषेषु (viśeṣeṣu) - in the specific details (as opposed to primary objectives) (in particulars, in distinctions, in specific details)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, specific detail, peculiarity

from vi + śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing a king or noble, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in MBh context) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

derived from Bharata

तान् (tān) - those (persons) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'ye'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - wise ones (wise, learned ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar

Note: Acts as the object of 'manye', referring to 'tān'.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I think, I consider, I believe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

Conjugated form of the verb 'man'

Root: man (class 4)

विशेषाः (viśeṣāḥ) - specific details (as a subject) (particulars, distinctions, specific details)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, specific detail, peculiarity

from vi + śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the clause 'viśeṣā hi prasaṅginaḥ'.

हि (hi) - for indeed, because (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

प्रसङ्गिनः (prasaṅginaḥ) - leading to entanglement (involved, attached, conducive to entanglement, occasioning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prasaṅgin

prasaṅgin - attached to, occasioned by, engaged in, leading to involvement

from pra + sañj (to cling, be attached to)

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 7)