महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-138, verse-48

गुरोरप्यवलिप्तस्य कार्याकार्यमजानतः ।
उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य दण्डो भवति शासनम् ॥४८॥

48. gurorapyavaliptasya kāryākāryamajānataḥ ,
utpathapratipannasya daṇḍo bhavati śāsanam.

48. guroḥ api avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ
utpathapratipannasya daṇḍaḥ bhavati śāsanam

48. api avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ
utpathapratipannasya guroḥ daṇḍaḥ śāsanam bhavati

48. Even for a guru who is arrogant, who does not discern right from wrong (kāryākāryam), and who has strayed onto a wrong path, punishment (daṇḍa) serves as discipline (śāsanam).

Words meanings summery:

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher, of the preceptor

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of the arrogant, of the proud, of the conceited

• कार्याकार्यम् (kāryākāryam) - what is proper and improper, right and wrong

• अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - of one who does not know, of the ignorant

• उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य (utpathapratipannasya) - of one who has gone astray, of one who has entered a wrong path

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, rod, staff

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - discipline, instruction, ruling, punishment

Words meanings and morphology

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher, of the preceptor

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, important

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of the arrogant, of the proud, of the conceited

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avalipta

avalipta - smeared, anointed; arrogant, proud, haughty

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √lip (to smear) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

कार्याकार्यम् (kāryākāryam) - what is proper and improper, right and wrong

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryākārya

kāryākārya - what should be done and what should not be done, right and wrong, proper and improper

Compound type : Dvandva (kārya+akārya)

• kārya – to be done, proper to be done, duty, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akārya – not to be done, improper, wrong
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do, make) with negative prefix a-.
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'ajānataḥ'.

अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - of one who does not know, of the ignorant

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajānat

ajānat - not knowing, ignorant, unaware

Present Active Participle (negative)

From √jñā (to know) with negative prefix a-.

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य (utpathapratipannasya) - of one who has gone astray, of one who has entered a wrong path

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of utpathapratipanna

utpathapratipanna - gone astray, strayed from the right path, having entered a wrong path

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (utpatha+pratipanna)

• utpatha – wrong road, bad path, heterodox path
  noun (masculine)
• pratipanna – fallen upon, obtained, entered, acknowledged, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prati-√pad (to fall into, reach, understand).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, rod, staff

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, stick, punishment, fine, penalty

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √bhū

Present Indicative

Root bhū (class 1), present tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

शासनम् (śāsanam) - discipline, instruction, ruling, punishment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - instruction, teaching, command, rule, government, discipline, punishment

From √śās (to rule, teach, punish).

Root: śās (class 2)