महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-231, verse-24

शकुनीनामिवाकाशे जले वारिचरस्य वा ।
यथा गतिर्न दृश्येत तथैव सुमहात्मनः ॥२४॥

24. śakunīnāmivākāśe jale vāricarasya vā ,
yathā gatirna dṛśyeta tathaiva sumahātmanaḥ.

24. śakunīnām iva ākāśe jale vāricarasya vā
yathā gatiḥ na dṛśyeta tathā eva sumahātmanaḥ

24. yathā śakunīnām ākāśe vā vāricarasya jale gatiḥ na dṛśyeta,
tathā eva sumahātmanaḥ [gatiḥ na dṛśyeta]

24. Just as the path or movement of birds in the sky or of an aquatic creature in water is not seen, so too is the movement of a truly great soul (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनीनाम् (śakunīnām) - of birds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• जले (jale) - in water

• वारिचरस्य (vāricarasya) - of an aquatic creature, of one that moves in water

• वा (vā) - or

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, path, state

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्येत (dṛśyeta) - may be seen, is seen (potential mood)

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in that way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - of a truly great soul (mahātman), of a very noble-minded person

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनीनाम् (śakunīnām) - of birds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śakuni

śakuni - bird, fowl, eagle

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

वारिचरस्य (vāricarasya) - of an aquatic creature, of one that moves in water

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāricara

vāricara - aquatic, moving in water (e.g., fish)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+cara)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling (agent noun/adjective)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From root car (to move, to go)
  Root: car (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, path, state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, destiny

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृश्येत (dṛśyeta) - may be seen, is seen (potential mood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, potential/optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - of a truly great soul (mahātman), of a very noble-minded person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - a truly great soul, a very noble-minded person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahā+ātman)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  prefix
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)