महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-22, verse-5

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
गुणाज्ञानमविज्ञानं गुणिज्ञानमभिज्ञता ।
परस्परगुणानेते न विजानन्ति कर्हिचित् ॥५॥

5. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
guṇājñānamavijñānaṁ guṇijñānamabhijñatā ,
parasparaguṇānete na vijānanti karhicit.

5. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | guṇā-ajñānam avijñānam guṇi-jñānam
abhijñatā | paraspara-guṇān ete na vijānanti karhicit

5. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca guṇā-ajñānam avijñānam guṇi-jñānam
abhijñatā ete paraspara-guṇān karhicit na vijānanti

5. The Brahmin said: Not knowing attributes is a lack of understanding; knowing the possessor of attributes is true insight. These attributes and their possessors, however, never truly understand each other.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin (speaker of the verse) (a Brahmin, a priest)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गुणा-अज्ञानम् (guṇā-ajñānam) - ignorance of qualities, non-knowledge of attributes

• अविज्ञानम् (avijñānam) - non-knowledge, lack of understanding

• गुणि-ज्ञानम् (guṇi-jñānam) - knowledge of the possessor of qualities, understanding of the substance

• अभिज्ञता (abhijñatā) - true understanding, insight, familiarity, expertise

• परस्पर-गुणान् (paraspara-guṇān) - the qualities of attributes and their possessors mutually (reciprocal qualities, qualities of each other)

• एते (ete) - these (referring to qualities and their possessors) (these (masculine/plural))

• न (na) - not, no

• विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they understand (each other) (they know, they understand)

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever (in a negative context: never) (ever, at any time, sometimes)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin (speaker of the verse) (a Brahmin, a priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, a Vedic scholar

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac, reduplicated, irregular perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

गुणा-अज्ञानम् (guṇā-ajñānam) - ignorance of qualities, non-knowledge of attributes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇa-ajñāna

guṇa-ajñāna - ignorance of qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+ajñāna)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, property
  noun (masculine)
• ajñāna – ignorance, non-knowledge, lack of understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a

अविज्ञानम् (avijñānam) - non-knowledge, lack of understanding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avijñāna

avijñāna - non-knowledge, lack of understanding, nescience

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

गुणि-ज्ञानम् (guṇi-jñānam) - knowledge of the possessor of qualities, understanding of the substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇi-jñāna

guṇi-jñāna - knowledge of the possessor of qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇin+jñāna)

• guṇin – possessor of qualities, endowed with attributes
  adjective (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अभिज्ञता (abhijñatā) - true understanding, insight, familiarity, expertise

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhijñatā

abhijñatā - familiarity, knowledge, expertise, understanding

derived from abhijña (knowing, familiar with) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

परस्पर-गुणान् (paraspara-guṇān) - the qualities of attributes and their possessors mutually (reciprocal qualities, qualities of each other)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paraspara-guṇa

paraspara-guṇa - mutual qualities, reciprocal attributes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+guṇa)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, property
  noun (masculine)

एते (ete) - these (referring to qualities and their possessors) (these (masculine/plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they understand (each other) (they know, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vijñā

present active

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever (in a negative context: never) (ever, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)