महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-58, verse-17

न च शत्रुरवज्ञेयो दुर्बलोऽपि बलीयसा ।
अल्पोऽपि हि दहत्यग्निर्विषमल्पं हिनस्ति च ॥१७॥

17. na ca śatruravajñeyo durbalo'pi balīyasā ,
alpo'pi hi dahatyagnirviṣamalpaṁ hinasti ca.

17. na ca śatruḥ avajñeyaḥ durbalaḥ api balīyasā
alpaḥ api hi dahati agniḥ viṣam alpam hinasti ca

17. ca balīyasā durbalaḥ api śatruḥ na avajñeyaḥ hi
alpaḥ api agniḥ dahati ca alpam viṣam hinasti

17. An enemy, even if weak, should not be underestimated by the strong. For even a small fire burns, and a small amount of poison destroys.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe)

• अवज्ञेयः (avajñeyaḥ) - should be underestimated (to be disregarded, to be despised, to be underestimated)

• दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak (weak, powerless)

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too, although)

• बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the strong (by one who is stronger/very strong)

• अल्पः (alpaḥ) - small (small, little, insignificant)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, although)

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

• दहति (dahati) - burns (burns, consumes by fire)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)

• अल्पम् (alpam) - small amount (small, little, insignificant)

• हिनस्ति (hinasti) - destroys (injures, harms, destroys)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negative particle

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy (enemy, foe)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

u-stem noun

अवज्ञेयः (avajñeyaḥ) - should be underestimated (to be disregarded, to be despised, to be underestimated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avajñeya

avajñeya - to be disregarded, to be despised, to be underestimated

Gerundive (passive future participle)

from root jñā (to know) with prefix ava and -eya suffix

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak (weak, powerless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, powerless, feeble

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'bala' (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
  prefix/preposition
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too, although)

(indeclinable)

particle

बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the strong (by one who is stronger/very strong)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, very strong, powerful

comparative degree of 'balin' or 'bala'

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

अल्पः (alpaḥ) - small (small, little, insignificant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, insignificant

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, although)

(indeclinable)

particle

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

(indeclinable)

particle

दहति (dahati) - burns (burns, consumes by fire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dah

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

From root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

i-stem noun

विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

अल्पम् (alpam) - small amount (small, little, insignificant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, insignificant

हिनस्ति (hinasti) - destroys (injures, harms, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hiṃs

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

From root hiṃs (to injure)

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction