महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-17

अस्माल्लोकादूर्ध्वममुष्य चाधो महत्तमस्तिष्ठति ह्यन्धकारम् ।
तद्वै महामोहनमिन्द्रियाणां बुध्यस्व मा त्वां प्रलभेत राजन् ॥१७॥

17. asmāllokādūrdhvamamuṣya cādho; mahattamastiṣṭhati hyandhakāram ,
tadvai mahāmohanamindriyāṇāṁ; budhyasva mā tvāṁ pralabheta rājan.

17. asmāt lokāt ūrdhvam amuṣya ca adhaḥ
mahattamam tiṣṭhati hi andhakāram
tat vai mahāmohanam indriyāṇām
budhyasva mā tvām pralabheta rājan

17. Above this world and below the next, a very great darkness (andhakāra) indeed exists. That truly creates great delusion for the senses. Be aware of this, O King, lest it delude you!

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• लोकात् (lokāt) - from the world

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - above, upwards

• अमुष्य (amuṣya) - of that, of yonder

• च (ca) - and

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards

• महत्तमम् (mahattamam) - greatest, very great

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, remains

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अन्धकारम् (andhakāram) - darkness (andhakāra)

• तत् (tat) - that

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• महामोहनम् (mahāmohanam) - great delusion, greatly deluding

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses

• बुध्यस्व (budhyasva) - be aware, know, understand (imperative)

• मा (mā) - do not

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• प्रलभेत (pralabheta) - may delude, may deceive, may overpower

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, present

लोकात् (lokāt) - from the world

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

Root: lok (class 1)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - above, upwards

(indeclinable)

अमुष्य (amuṣya) - of that, of yonder

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, that one

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards

(indeclinable)

महत्तमम् (mahattamam) - greatest, very great

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mahattama

mahattama - greatest, most important, very large

Superlative degree of 'mahat' (great)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अन्धकारम् (andhakāram) - darkness (andhakāra)

(noun)

neuter, singular of andhakāra

andhakāra - darkness, gloom

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

महामोहनम् (mahāmohanam) - great delusion, greatly deluding

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mahāmohana

mahāmohana - great delusion, greatly bewildering

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+mohana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mohana – deluding, bewildering, fascination, infatuation
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun / Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'muh' (to be confused, deluded)
  Root: muh (class 4)

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, energy, power

बुध्यस्व (budhyasva) - be aware, know, understand (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of budh

Root: budh (class 4)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

प्रलभेत (pralabheta) - may delude, may deceive, may overpower

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of labh

Prefix: pra

Root: labh (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)