महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-26

क्रोशतो मे न शृण्वन्ति बालाः पण्डितमानिनः ।
विषमं नावबुध्यन्ते प्रपातं मधुदर्शिनः ॥२६॥

26. krośato me na śṛṇvanti bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ ,
viṣamaṁ nāvabudhyante prapātaṁ madhudarśinaḥ.

26. krośataḥ me na śṛṇvanti bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ |
viṣamam na avabudhyante prapātam madhudārśinaḥ

26. Though I cry out (krośataḥ), those foolish ones (bālāḥ) who consider themselves wise (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) do not listen (na śṛṇvanti) to me. They see only the honey (madhudārśinaḥ) and do not comprehend (na avabudhyante) the dangerous (viṣamam) precipice (prapātam).

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - crying out (crying out, lamenting, shouting)

• मे (me) - to me (my, to me, for me)

• न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

• शृण्वन्ति (śṛṇvanti) - they listen (they hear, they listen)

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - foolish ones (children) (boys, children, fools, ignorant ones)

• पण्डितमानिनः (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) - considering themselves wise (considering oneself wise, self-proclaimed pundit)

• विषमम् (viṣamam) - dangerous (uneven, difficult, dangerous, perilous)

• न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

• अवबुध्यन्ते (avabudhyante) - they understand (they understand, comprehend, perceive)

• प्रपातम् (prapātam) - the precipice (precipice, fall, downfall, waterfall)

• मधुदार्शिनः (madhudārśinaḥ) - seeing only the honey (seeing honey, attracted by honey)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - crying out (crying out, lamenting, shouting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of krośat

krośat - crying, shouting, lamenting

Present active participle

Derived from root 'kruś' (to cry, shout) with present participle suffix '-at'.

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Modifies implied 'me' (my), meaning 'while I am crying out'.

मे (me) - to me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Here used with 'krośataḥ' and 'śṛṇvanti'.

न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'śṛṇvanti'.

शृण्वन्ति (śṛṇvanti) - they listen (they hear, they listen)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject is `bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ`.

बालाः (bālāḥ) - foolish ones (children) (boys, children, fools, ignorant ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant, fool

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons.

पण्डितमानिनः (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) - considering themselves wise (considering oneself wise, self-proclaimed pundit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍitamānin

paṇḍitamānin - considering oneself wise, thinking oneself learned, conceited in wisdom

Compound of 'paṇḍita' (wise) and 'mānin' (thinking oneself).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṇḍita+mānin)

• paṇḍita – wise, learned, scholar, pundit
  adjective (masculine)
• mānin – thinking oneself, considering oneself, proud of
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'man' (to think) + suffix '-in'.
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `bālāḥ`.

विषमम् (viṣamam) - dangerous (uneven, difficult, dangerous, perilous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, dangerous, adverse, perilous

Compound of 'vi' (apart, asymmetry) and 'sama' (even, equal).

Note: Agrees with `prapātam`.

न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'avabudhyante'.

अवबुध्यन्ते (avabudhyante) - they understand (they understand, comprehend, perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ava-budh

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रपातम् (prapātam) - the precipice (precipice, fall, downfall, waterfall)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prapāta

prapāta - precipice, fall, descent, downfall, waterfall

From prefix 'pra' and root 'pat' (to fall).

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

मधुदार्शिनः (madhudārśinaḥ) - seeing only the honey (seeing honey, attracted by honey)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhudarśin

madhudarśin - seeing honey, attracted by honey, one who sees honey

Compound of 'madhu' (honey) and 'darśin' (seeing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+darśin)

• madhu – honey, sweet, delightful
  noun (neuter)
• darśin – seeing, perceiving, one who sees
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ` (implied).