महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-98, verse-5

जमदग्निरुवाच ।
स्थिरं वापि चलं वापि जाने त्वां ज्ञानचक्षुषा ।
अवश्यं विनयाधानं कार्यमद्य मया तव ॥५॥

5. jamadagniruvāca ,
sthiraṁ vāpi calaṁ vāpi jāne tvāṁ jñānacakṣuṣā ,
avaśyaṁ vinayādhānaṁ kāryamadya mayā tava.

5. jamadagniḥ uvāca sthiram vā api calam vā api jāne tvām
jñānacakṣuṣā avaśyam vinayādhānam kāryam adya mayā tava

5. jamadagniḥ uvāca jñānacakṣuṣā tvām sthiram vā api calam
vā api jāne adya mayā tava vinayādhānam avaśyam kāryam

5. Jamadagni said: 'Whether steady or moving, I know you with the eye of knowledge. It is certainly necessary for me today to instill humility in you.'

Words meanings summery:

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - The sage Jamadagni (Jamadagni (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steady (referring to the sun's state) (steady, firm, immobile, stable)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - (with `vā`) whether (also, even, too; (interrogative particle); (after `vā` or `kim`) even if, whether)

• चलम् (calam) - moving (referring to the sun's state) (moving, unsteady, trembling, agitated)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - (with `vā`) whether (also, even, too; (interrogative particle); (after `vā` or `kim`) even if, whether)

• जाने (jāne) - I know (I know, I recognize, I understand)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (referring to the Sun) (you (accusative singular))

• ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - with the eye of knowledge (by the eye of knowledge, with the eye of wisdom)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly (certainly, necessarily, inevitably)

• विनयाधानम् (vinayādhānam) - instilling humility (instilling humility, making humble, act of imparting modesty)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be done (to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, work)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at present)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तव (tava) - for you (your, of you, for you)

Words meanings and morphology

जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - The sage Jamadagni (Jamadagni (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jamadagni

jamadagni - Name of a famous sage, father of Paraśurāma.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steady (referring to the sun's state) (steady, firm, immobile, stable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, stable, steady, fixed, lasting

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or accusative agreeing with `tvām`.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - (with `vā`) whether (also, even, too; (interrogative particle); (after `vā` or `kim`) even if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Particle

चलम् (calam) - moving (referring to the sun's state) (moving, unsteady, trembling, agitated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cala

cala - moving, trembling, unsteady, wavering, inconstant

From root `cal` (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or accusative agreeing with `tvām`.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - (with `vā`) whether (also, even, too; (interrogative particle); (after `vā` or `kim`) even if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Particle

जाने (jāne) - I know (I know, I recognize, I understand)

(verb)

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

present active indicative 1st person singular

From root `jñā` (9th class)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The active voice `jānāmi` is more common, `jāne` is also attested for 1st singular active from 9th class roots.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (referring to the Sun) (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

2nd person pronoun.

ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - with the eye of knowledge (by the eye of knowledge, with the eye of wisdom)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñānacakṣus

jñānacakṣus - eye of knowledge, eye of wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+cakṣus)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root `jñā`
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly (certainly, necessarily, inevitably)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

विनयाधानम् (vinayādhānam) - instilling humility (instilling humility, making humble, act of imparting modesty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vinayādhāna

vinayādhāna - instilling humility, placing modesty, discipline, training

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinaya+ādhāna)

• vinaya – humility, modesty, discipline, training, good conduct
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi-nī` (to lead away, train).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)
• ādhāna – placing, depositing, producing, causing, instilling
  noun (neuter)
  From `ā-dhā` (to place, cause).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative nominative with `kāryam`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be done (to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, work)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, proper, work, business, cause

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root `kṛ` + `ṇyat` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used impersonally, implies obligation or necessity.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at present)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive construction `kāryam`.

तव (tava) - for you (your, of you, for you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Used with the sense of dative, "for you."