महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-17

लुब्धक उवाच ।
जानाम्येवं नेह गुणागुणज्ञाः सर्वे नियुक्ता गुरवो वै भवन्ति ।
स्वस्थस्यैते तूपदेशा भवन्ति तस्मात्क्षुद्रं सर्पमेनं हनिष्ये ॥१७॥

17. lubdhaka uvāca ,
jānāmyevaṁ neha guṇāguṇajñāḥ; sarve niyuktā guravo vai bhavanti ,
svasthasyaite tūpadeśā bhavanti; tasmātkṣudraṁ sarpamenaṁ haniṣye.

17. lubdhaka uvāca | jānāmi evam na iha
guṇa-aguṇa-jñāḥ sarve niyuktāḥ guravaḥ vai
bhavanti | svasthasya ete tu upadeśāḥ
bhavanti tasmāt kṣudram sarpam enam haniṣye

17. lubdhaka uvāca aham evam jānāmi: iha sarve niyuktāḥ guravaḥ vai guṇa-aguṇa-jñāḥ na bhavanti ete upadeśāḥ tu svasthasya bhavanti tasmāt enam kṣudram sarpam haniṣye.

17. The hunter said: "I know this: not all who are appointed as teachers here are truly discerning of qualities and faults. These instructions are indeed meant for a composed person. Therefore, I shall kill this wretched snake."

Words meanings summery:

• लुब्धक (lubdhaka) - hunter, fowler

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• गुण-अगुण-ज्ञाः (guṇa-aguṇa-jñāḥ) - those who are truly discerning (of qualities and faults) (knowers of merits and demerits, discerning of qualities and faults)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - appointed, engaged, commissioned

• गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, elders, venerable persons

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

• स्वस्थस्य (svasthasya) - of a composed person (of one who is well, healthy, self-composed, self-reliant)

• एते (ete) - these

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand (contrasting particle)

• उपदेशाः (upadeśāḥ) - instructions, advice, teachings

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• क्षुद्रम् (kṣudram) - wretched, wicked (small, petty, mean, wicked)

• सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake

• एनम् (enam) - this (masc. acc. sg.)

• हनिष्ये (haniṣye) - I will kill

Words meanings and morphology

लुब्धक (lubdhaka) - hunter, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler

from √lubh

Root: lubh (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st person singular present active of √jñā (9th class)

Root: jñā (class 9)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

गुण-अगुण-ज्ञाः (guṇa-aguṇa-jñāḥ) - those who are truly discerning (of qualities and faults) (knowers of merits and demerits, discerning of qualities and faults)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇāguṇajña

guṇāguṇajña - knowing merits and demerits, discerning

compound of guṇa (quality), aguṇa (non-quality, fault) and jña (knower)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (guṇa+aguṇa+jña)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit
  noun (masculine)
• aguṇa – fault, defect, demerit
  noun (masculine)
  a- (negation) + guṇa
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise
  adjective
  from √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to "guravaḥ"

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नियुक्ताः (niyuktāḥ) - appointed, engaged, commissioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, commissioned

Past Passive Participle

Ppp. of √yuj with ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, elders, venerable persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, elder, heavy

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active

3rd person plural present active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वस्थस्य (svasthasya) - of a composed person (of one who is well, healthy, self-composed, self-reliant)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - healthy, well, self-reliant, composed

su- (good) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+stha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• stha – standing, situated, being
  adjective
  from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to "upadeśāḥ"

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand (contrasting particle)

(indeclinable)

Adversative or emphatic particle

उपदेशाः (upadeśāḥ) - instructions, advice, teachings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, advice, teaching

from √diś with upa

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active

3rd person plural present active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of tad

Note: functions adverbially as "therefore"

क्षुद्रम् (kṣudram) - wretched, wicked (small, petty, mean, wicked)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, minute, petty, mean, wicked

Note: Agrees with "sarpam"

सर्पम् (sarpam) - snake

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

from √sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Object of "haniṣye"

एनम् (enam) - this (masc. acc. sg.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that (emphatic/proximate demonstrative)

Accusative singular masculine of enad

Note: Agrees with "sarpam"

हनिष्ये (haniṣye) - I will kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of han

Future Middle

1st person singular future middle of √han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The meaning is clearly active despite the middle ending here.