महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-29

आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं प्रभुं प्राणधनेश्वरम् ।
यत्नेनोपचरेन्नित्यं नाहमस्मीति मानवः ॥२९॥

29. āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṁ prabhuṁ prāṇadhaneśvaram ,
yatnenopacarennityaṁ nāhamasmīti mānavaḥ.

29. āśīviṣam iva kruddham prabhum prāṇadhaneśvaram
yatnena upacaren nityam na aham asmi iti mānavaḥ

29. mānavaḥ kruddham āśīviṣam iva prāṇadhaneśvaram
prabhum nityam yatnena upacaret aham na asmi iti

29. A wise man should constantly and with great care attend upon a master, who holds the power over life and wealth, treating him just as one would treat an angry, venomous snake, thinking within himself - I am nothing before him.

Words meanings summery:

• आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - snake, venomous snake, serpent

• इव (iva) - like, as

• क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry, enraged, provoked

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, king, ruler

• प्राणधनेश्वरम् (prāṇadhaneśvaram) - lord of life and wealth, master of one's breath and riches

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, with care, diligently, carefully

• उपचरेत् (upacaret) - should serve, should attend upon, should treat respectfully

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• न (na) - not

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्मि (asmi) - am

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man, human being, mortal, wise man

Words meanings and morphology

आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - snake, venomous snake, serpent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a venomous snake, a serpent

Compound of āśīṣ (fang, venom in the fangs) and viṣa (poison)

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśīṣ+viṣa)

• āśīṣ – blessing, fang
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry, enraged, provoked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged

Past Passive Participle

From the root krudh

Root: krudh (class 4)

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful ruler

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राणधनेश्वरम् (prāṇadhaneśvaram) - lord of life and wealth, master of one's breath and riches

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇadhaneśvara

prāṇadhaneśvara - lord of life and wealth

Compound of prāṇa (life), dhana (wealth) and īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇadhana+īśvara)

• prāṇadhana – life and wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of prāṇa and dhana
• īśvara – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort, with care, diligently, carefully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, care, endeavor

उपचरेत् (upacaret) - should serve, should attend upon, should treat respectfully

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-lin) of upacar

From upa + car

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(adverb)

Note: Used as an adverb here

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अस्मि (asmi) - am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man, human being, mortal, wise man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - man, human being

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