महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-29

वेद्यावेद्यं तथा राजन्नचलं चलमेव च ।
अपूर्वमक्षयं क्षय्यमेतत्प्रश्नमनुत्तमम् ॥२९॥

29. vedyāvedyaṁ tathā rājannacalaṁ calameva ca ,
apūrvamakṣayaṁ kṣayyametatpraśnamanuttamam.

29. vedyāvedyam tathā rājan acalam calam eva ca
apūrvam akṣayam kṣayyam etat praśnam anuttamam

29. vedyāvedyam tathā rājan acalam calam eva ca
apūrvam akṣayam kṣayyam ca etat anuttamam praśnam

29. The knowable and the unknowable; similarly, O King, the immovable and the movable as well; the unprecedented, the imperishable, and the perishable—this is the excellent question.

Words meanings summery:

• वेद्यावेद्यम् (vedyāvedyam) - the knowable and the unknowable

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

• राजन् (rājan) - term of address for the king (O King)

• अचलम् (acalam) - immovable, stationary, not moving

• चलम् (calam) - movable, moving, unsteady

• एव (eva) - also, as well (indeed, only, just, also)

• च (ca) - and, as well (and, also)

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, new, not existed before

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, indestructible, eternal

• क्षय्यम् (kṣayyam) - perishable, destructible, decaying

• एतत् (etat) - this (question) (this, this one)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unexcelled, unsurpassed, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

वेद्यावेद्यम् (vedyāvedyam) - the knowable and the unknowable

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedyāvedya

vedyāvedya - the knowable and the unknowable

Dvandva compound of vedya (knowable) and avedya (unknowable).

Compound type : dvandva (vedya+avedya)

• vedya – knowable, that which is to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Formed from root vid (to know) with suffix -ya.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• avedya – unknowable, that which is not to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Negation of vedya with 'a' prefix.
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular of a dvandva compound, referring to the pair.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - term of address for the king (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Vocative singular.

अचलम् (acalam) - immovable, stationary, not moving

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - immovable, stationary, firm; a mountain

Negation of cala (moving) with 'a' prefix.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, refers to the immovable aspect.

चलम् (calam) - movable, moving, unsteady

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cala

cala - moving, movable, unsteady, transient

From root cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, refers to the movable aspect.

एव (eva) - also, as well (indeed, only, just, also)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, as well (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, new, not existed before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, novel, not existing before, primordial

Negation of pūrva (former, preceding) with 'a' prefix.

Note: Accusative singular, refers to 'the unprecedented'.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, indestructible, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, indestructible, undecaying, eternal

Negation of kṣaya (perishable, decaying) with 'a' prefix. From root kṣi (to decay).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, refers to 'the imperishable'.

क्षय्यम् (kṣayyam) - perishable, destructible, decaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣayya

kṣayya - perishable, destructible, capable of being destroyed or reduced

Gerundive

Formed from root kṣi (to decay, destroy) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, refers to 'the perishable'.

एतत् (etat) - this (question) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with praśnam.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, doubt

From pra- + root śnā (to ask).

Prefix: pra

Root: śnā (class 9)

Note: Accusative singular neuter.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unexcelled, unsurpassed, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unexcelled, unsurpassed, excellent, best, highest

From an- + uttama (supreme, highest). The 'an' here signifies 'no one is higher than it', meaning unsurpassed.

Compound type : negative tatpurusha (a+uttama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• uttama – highest, supreme, best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'ut' (up).
  Prefix: ut

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with praśnam.