महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-1

करालजनक उवाच ।
नानात्वैकत्वमित्युक्तं त्वयैतदृषिसत्तम ।
पश्यामि चाभिसंदिग्धमेतयोर्वै निदर्शनम् ॥१॥

1. karālajanaka uvāca ,
nānātvaikatvamityuktaṁ tvayaitadṛṣisattama ,
paśyāmi cābhisaṁdigdhametayorvai nidarśanam.

1. karālajanakaḥ uvāca nānātvaikātvam iti uktam tvayā etat
ṛṣisattama paśyāmi ca abhisandigdham etayoḥ vai nidarśanam

1. ṛṣisattama karālajanakaḥ uvāca tvayā etat nānātvaikātvam
iti uktam ca etayoḥ nidarśanam abhisandigdham paśyāmi vai

1. Karālajanaka said: "O best among sages, you have spoken about this duality and unity. However, I find the explanation regarding these two concepts to be quite unclear and doubtful."

Words meanings summery:

• करालजनकः (karālajanakaḥ) - Karālajanaka (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• नानात्वैकात्वम् (nānātvaikātvam) - duality and unity, difference and oneness

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, mentioned

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• ऋषिसत्तम (ṛṣisattama) - O best among sages, O supreme sage

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिसन्दिग्धम् (abhisandigdham) - doubtful, unclear, ambiguous

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - illustration, example, explanation, perception

Words meanings and morphology

करालजनकः (karālajanakaḥ) - Karālajanaka (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karālajanaka

karālajanaka - Karālajanaka (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

perfect active third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From √vac, 2nd class.

नानात्वैकात्वम् (nānātvaikātvam) - duality and unity, difference and oneness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nānātvaikātva

nānātvaikātva - duality and unity, difference and oneness

Compound type : dvandva (nānātva+ekātva)

• nānātva – diversity, multiplicity, difference
  noun (neuter)
  from nāna (various) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)
• ekātva – unity, oneness, identity
  noun (neuter)
  from eka (one) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Concluding particle.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, mentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle of √vac.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Instrumental singular of yuṣmad.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'duality and unity' discussion.

ऋषिसत्तम (ṛṣisattama) - O best among sages, O supreme sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best among sages, supreme sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent (superlative of sat)
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Vocative singular.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

present active first person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: First person singular, present active, from √dṛś.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभिसन्दिग्धम् (abhisandigdham) - doubtful, unclear, ambiguous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhisandigdha

abhisandigdha - doubtful, unclear, suspicious, ambiguous

Past Passive Participle

from √sandih (to doubt) with prefix abhi

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `nidarśanam`.

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

neuter, dual of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Genitive dual, referring to `nānātvaikātva`.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - illustration, example, explanation, perception

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - illustration, example, explanation, perception, observation

from ni-√dṛś

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of `paśyāmi`.