महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-293, verse-12

करालजनक उवाच ।
अक्षरक्षरयोरेष द्वयोः संबन्ध इष्यते ।
स्त्रीपुंसोर्वापि भगवन्संबन्धस्तद्वदुच्यते ॥१२॥

12. karālajanaka uvāca ,
akṣarakṣarayoreṣa dvayoḥ saṁbandha iṣyate ,
strīpuṁsorvāpi bhagavansaṁbandhastadvaducyate.

12. karālajanaka uvāca akṣara kṣarayoḥ eṣaḥ dvayoḥ sambandhaḥ
iṣyate strīpuṃsoḥ vā api bhagavan sambandhaḥ tadvat ucyate

12. karālajanaka uvāca.
akṣara-kṣarayoḥ dvayoḥ eṣaḥ sambandhaḥ iṣyate.
vā api,
bhagavan,
strīpuṃsoḥ sambandhaḥ tadvat ucyate.

12. Karālajanaka said: This relationship between the imperishable (akṣara) and the perishable (kṣara) is understood. And similarly, O Lord, the relationship between a woman and a man is also described.

Words meanings summery:

• करालजनक (karālajanaka) - Karālajanaka (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अक्षर (akṣara) - the imperishable, immutable

• क्षरयोः (kṣarayoḥ) - of the perishable

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought, is understood

• स्त्रीपुंसोः (strīpuṁsoḥ) - of male and female, of woman and man

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in the same way

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is described

Words meanings and morphology

करालजनक (karālajanaka) - Karālajanaka (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karālajanaka

karālajanaka - Karālajanaka (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अक्षर (akṣara) - the imperishable, immutable

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, immutable, letter, syllable

From 'a-' (negative) + 'kṣara' (perishable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣara)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṣara – perishable, decaying
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kṣar (to flow, perish)
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: Part of a Dvandva compound 'akṣara-kṣara' in a genitive dual form.

क्षरयोः (kṣarayoḥ) - of the perishable

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kṣara

kṣara - perishable, decaying, transient

From √kṣar (to flow, perish).

Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: The sandhi 'akṣara kṣarayoḥ' indicates a compound of 'akṣara' and 'kṣara', but here broken for clarity in 'no_sandhi'. The genitive dual ending -ayoḥ applies to both components of the implicit dvandva.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two

(numeral)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, tie

From sam-bandh (to bind together).

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought, is understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: From the root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire) in passive voice.

स्त्रीपुंसोः (strīpuṁsoḥ) - of male and female, of woman and man

(noun)

Genitive, dual of strīpuṃsa

strīpuṁsa - female and male

Compound type : dvandva (strī+puṃs)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• puṃs – man, male, person
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - Lord, worshipful, divine, fortunate

Root: bhaj (class 1)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, tie

From sam-bandh (to bind together).

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in the same way

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) with suffix -vat.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is described

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Derived from √vac in passive voice.