महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-125, verse-25

नूनं त्वा स्वगुणापेक्षं पूजयानं सुहृद्ध्रुवम् ।
मयार्थ इति जानाति तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥२५॥

25. nūnaṁ tvā svaguṇāpekṣaṁ pūjayānaṁ suhṛddhruvam ,
mayārtha iti jānāti tenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ.

25. nūnam tvā svaguṇāpekṣam pūjayānam suhṛt dhruvam
| mayā arthaḥ iti jānāti tena asi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ

25. nūnam svaguṇāpekṣam dhruvam suhṛt pūjayānam tvā
mayā arthaḥ iti jānāti tena hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ asi

25. Surely, you, honoring a steadfast friend while expecting something in return for your own virtues, are known (by that friend, who thinks) 'this one is for my purpose.' Therefore, you are as emaciated as a deer.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• त्वा (tvā) - you

• स्वगुणापेक्षम् (svaguṇāpekṣam) - expecting (a return for) one's own qualities/virtues

• पूजयानम् (pūjayānam) - honoring, worshipping

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, good-hearted

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - steadfast, firm, certain

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, gain, object

• इति (iti) - indicates direct or indirect speech/thought (thus, in this manner)

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• असि (asi) - you are

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, fawn

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - thin, emaciated, weak

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

त्वा (tvā) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

स्वगुणापेक्षम् (svaguṇāpekṣam) - expecting (a return for) one's own qualities/virtues

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svaguṇāpekṣa

svaguṇāpekṣa - expecting one's own qualities/virtues

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+guṇa+apekṣa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• apekṣa – expecting, looking for, depending on
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from verb root īkṣ (to see) with prefix apa + ā.
  Prefixes: apa+ā
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tvā'.

पूजयानम् (pūjayānam) - honoring, worshipping

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjayat

pūjayat - honoring, worshipping

present active participle

Derived from the causative stem of root pūj (to honor).

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'tvā'.

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, good-hearted

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as the object of 'pūjayānam'. Poetic usage of stem 'suhṛd' in accusative singular, usually 'suhṛdam'.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - steadfast, firm, certain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, steadfast, certain, permanent

Note: Modifies 'suhṛt'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, gain, object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, gain

Note: Used in the phrase 'mayā arthaḥ' meaning 'my purpose/gain (is this one)'.

इति (iti) - indicates direct or indirect speech/thought (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

present indicative

Root jñā, class 9 (Divādi).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject is implied (the friend).

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present indicative

Root as, class 2 (Adādi).

Root: as (class 2)

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, fawn

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, fawn, yellowish, pale

Note: Predicate nominative for 'asi'.

कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - thin, emaciated, weak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - thin, emaciated, weak

Note: Predicate nominative for 'asi', modifying the implied subject 'you'.