महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-295, verse-44

बृहच्चैव हि तच्छास्त्रमित्याहुः कुशला जनाः ।
अस्मिंश्च शास्त्रे योगानां पुनर्दधि पुनः शरः ॥४४॥

44. bṛhaccaiva hi tacchāstramityāhuḥ kuśalā janāḥ ,
asmiṁśca śāstre yogānāṁ punardadhi punaḥ śaraḥ.

44. bṛhat ca eva hi tat śāstram iti āhuḥ kuśalāḥ janāḥ
asmin ca śāstre yogānām punaḥ dadhi punaḥ śaraḥ

44. kuśalāḥ janāḥ hi bṛhat ca eva tat śāstram iti āhuḥ
ca asmin śāstre yogānām punaḥ dadhi punaḥ śaraḥ

44. Indeed, skilled people say that this is a great scripture (śāstra). And in this scripture, regarding the various `yoga` (yoga) disciplines, there is again (the gentleness of) curd, and again (the sharpness of) an arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहत् (bṛhat) - great, large, vast

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because, for

• तत् (tat) - that

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, science, discipline

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, indicates quotation

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

• कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skilled, proficient, expert

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• च (ca) - and, also

• शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in the scripture, in the treatise

• योगानाम् (yogānām) - of the yogas, of the disciplines, of the applications

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• दधि (dadhi) - curd, yogurt, sour milk

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow, reed, dart

Words meanings and morphology

बृहत् (bṛhat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhat

bṛhat - great, large, vast

Root: √bṛh (class 1)

Note: From root √bṛh (to grow, swell).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to `śāstram`.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, science, discipline

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - instruction, treatise, science, sacred book

From √śās (to instruct).

Root: √śās (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, indicates quotation

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √ah

Present active indicative

3rd person plural

Root: √ah (class 2)

कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skilled, proficient, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, clever, proficient, auspicious

Note: Qualifies `janāḥ`.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature

From √jan (to be born).

Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `āhuḥ`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to `śāstre`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in the scripture, in the treatise

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - instruction, treatise, science, sacred book

From √śās (to instruct).

Root: √śās (class 2)

योगानाम् (yogānām) - of the yogas, of the disciplines, of the applications

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, application, discipline, effort

From √yuj (to join).

Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: Relates to the subject matter within the scripture.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

दधि (dadhi) - curd, yogurt, sour milk

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dadhi

dadhi - curd, yogurt

Note: Part of an idiomatic expression.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow, reed, dart

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

From √śṝ (to tear, to break).

Root: √śṝ (class 9)

Note: Part of an idiomatic expression.