महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-125, verse-28

अविद्वान्भीरुरल्पार्थो विद्याविक्रमदानजम् ।
यशः प्रार्थयसे नूनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥२८॥

28. avidvānbhīruralpārtho vidyāvikramadānajam ,
yaśaḥ prārthayase nūnaṁ tenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ.

28. avidvān bhīruḥ alpārthaḥ vidyāvikramadānajam |
yaśaḥ prārthayase nūnam tena asi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ

28. nūnam avidvān bhīruḥ alpārthaḥ vidyāvikramadānajam
yaśaḥ prārthayase tena hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ asi

28. Surely, you, who are ignorant, fearful, and insignificant, seek fame born from knowledge, valor, and generosity. Therefore, you are as emaciated as a deer.

Words meanings summery:

• अविद्वान् (avidvān) - ignorant, unwise, unlearned

• भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful, timid, cowardly

• अल्पार्थः (alpārthaḥ) - having little wealth, insignificant, having small purpose

• विद्याविक्रमदानजम् (vidyāvikramadānajam) - born from knowledge, valor, and generosity

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek, you desire, you request

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• असि (asi) - you are

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, fawn

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - thin, emaciated, weak

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्वान् (avidvān) - ignorant, unwise, unlearned

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidvas

avidvas - ignorant, unwise, unlearned

negative past active participle

Negation of vidvas (knowing), past active participle of vid (to know).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidvas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vidvas – knowing, learned
  participle (masculine)
  past active participle
  Derived from root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied 'tvam'.

भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful, timid, cowardly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - fearful, timid, cowardly

Derived from root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied 'tvam'.

अल्पार्थः (alpārthaḥ) - having little wealth, insignificant, having small purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpārtha

alpārtha - having little wealth/purpose, insignificant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+artha)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – wealth, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied 'tvam'.

विद्याविक्रमदानजम् (vidyāvikramadānajam) - born from knowledge, valor, and generosity

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidyāvikramadānaja

vidyāvikramadānaja - born from knowledge, valor, and generosity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+vikrama+dāna+ja)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
• vikrama – valor, courage, powerful stride
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, generosity, gift
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix (masculine)
  Nominal suffix, derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'yaśaḥ'.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Object of 'prārthayase'.

प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek, you desire, you request

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prārth

present indicative

Root arth (to seek) with prefix pra, active form in Middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

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'.