महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-2, verse-20

स कथं सर्वधर्मज्ञः सर्वागमविशारदः ।
परिमुह्यसि भूयस्त्वमज्ञानादिव भारत ॥२०॥

20. sa kathaṁ sarvadharmajñaḥ sarvāgamaviśāradaḥ ,
parimuhyasi bhūyastvamajñānādiva bhārata.

20. sa katham sarvadharmajñaḥ sarvāgamaviśāradaḥ
parimuhyasi bhūyaḥ tvam ajñānāt iva bhārata

20. bhārata,
sarvadharmajñaḥ sarvāgamaviśāradaḥ saḥ tvam katham ajñānāt iva bhūyaḥ parimuhyasi?

20. O Bhārata, how can you, who are a knower of all principles (dharma) and an expert in all traditional teachings (āgama), be bewildered again, as if from ignorance?

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (he/it), he

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knower of all principles (dharma)

• सर्वागमविशारदः (sarvāgamaviśāradaḥ) - expert in all traditional teachings (āgama)

• परिमुह्यसि (parimuhyasi) - you are completely bewildered, confused

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O scion of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (he/it), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knower of all principles (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmajña

sarvadharmajña - one who knows all principles (dharma) or duties

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharmajña)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharmajña – knower of principles (dharma), knowing duty
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'dharma' (principles) + 'jña' (knower)

Note: Epithet for the implied subject 'you'.

सर्वागमविशारदः (sarvāgamaviśāradaḥ) - expert in all traditional teachings (āgama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvāgamaviśārada

sarvāgamaviśārada - expert in all traditional teachings/scriptures/doctrines

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+āgama+viśārada)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• āgama – traditional teaching, scripture, sacred doctrine, arrival
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ā + root gam (to go) + a (ac suffix)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• viśārada – expert, proficient, skilled, clever
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Epithet for the implied subject 'you'.

परिमुह्यसि (parimuhyasi) - you are completely bewildered, confused

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Prefix: pari

Root: muh (class 4)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'parimuhyasi'.

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience

Negation 'a' + 'jñāna' (knowledge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know) + lyuṭ suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O scion of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Derived from Bharata + aṆ (patronymic suffix)