महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-5

शक्तोऽहमपि शप्तुं त्वां मान्यास्तु ब्राह्मणा मम ।
जानतोऽपि च ते व्यक्तं कथयिष्ये निबोध तत् ॥५॥

5. śakto'hamapi śaptuṁ tvāṁ mānyāstu brāhmaṇā mama ,
jānato'pi ca te vyaktaṁ kathayiṣye nibodha tat.

5. śaktaḥ aham api śaptum tvām mānyāḥ tu brāhmaṇāḥ mama
jānataḥ api ca te vyaktam kathayiṣye nibodha tat

5. I am indeed capable of cursing you, but my Brahmins are worthy of respect. Even though you already know this, I will explain it clearly to you; please pay attention.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - (I am) capable (capable, able)

• अहम् (aham) - I (myself) (I)

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

• शप्तुम् (śaptum) - to curse

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative object) (you)

• मान्याः (mānyāḥ) - worthy of respect (venerable, respectable, honorable)

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - (my) Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

• मम (mama) - my (Brahmins) (my, of me)

• जानतः (jānataḥ) - of you who know / for one who knows (knowing, perceiving)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - to you (dative) (to you, for you, your)

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (adverbial) (clear, manifest, distinct; clearly, distinctly)

• कथयिष्ये (kathayiṣye) - I will explain (I will tell, I will narrate)

• निबोध (nibodha) - listen to, pay attention to (understand, learn, listen, perceive)

• तत् (tat) - that (what I am about to tell) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - (I am) capable (capable, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful

past participle

From root śak (to be able), kta suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I (myself) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

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

(indeclinable)

शप्तुम् (śaptum) - to curse

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of śap

infinitive

tumun suffix

Root: śap (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative object) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मान्याः (mānyāḥ) - worthy of respect (venerable, respectable, honorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānya

mānya - to be honored, venerable, respectable

future passive participle

ṇyat suffix from root man

Root: man (class 4)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - (my) Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, related to Brahma, sacred

मम (mama) - my (Brahmins) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

जानतः (jānataḥ) - of you who know / for one who knows (knowing, perceiving)

(nominal form)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, wise

present participle

śatṛ suffix from root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used here with 'te' (dative of 'you') to mean 'to you, knowing' or 'even though you know'.

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (dative) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can be Dative or Genitive. Here, "to you (knowing)" or "even though you know" implies dative/locative sense with participle.

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (adverbial) (clear, manifest, distinct; clearly, distinctly)

(indeclinable)

past participle

From vi-añc, kta suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Often used adverbially in neuter accusative singular.

कथयिष्ये (kathayiṣye) - I will explain (I will tell, I will narrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kath

future

ṇic + syā + iṭ + e

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Often translated as active 'I will tell'.

निबोध (nibodha) - listen to, pay attention to (understand, learn, listen, perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

imperative

2nd sg imperative active

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (what I am about to tell) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the instruction/explanation that follows.