महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-67

कश्यप उवाच ।
जानन्न विब्रुवन्प्रश्नं कामात्क्रोधात्तथा भयात् ।
सहस्रं वारुणान्पाशानात्मनि प्रतिमुञ्चति ॥६७॥

67. kaśyapa uvāca ,
jānanna vibruvanpraśnaṁ kāmātkrodhāttathā bhayāt ,
sahasraṁ vāruṇānpāśānātmani pratimuñcati.

67. kaśyapaḥ uvāca jānan na vibruvan praśnam kāmāt krodhāt
tathā bhayāt sahasram vāruṇān pāśān ātmani pratimuncati

67. Kaśyapa said: The one who, knowing (the answer), fails to explain a question due to desire, anger, or fear, binds a thousand of Varuṇa's nooses upon his own being (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - The sage Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (a sage's name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जानन् (jānan) - one who knows (the answer) (knowing, while knowing)

• न (na) - not, no

• विब्रुवन् (vibruvan) - one who does not explain/answer (not explaining, not declaring)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question (question, inquiry)

• कामात् (kāmāt) - due to desire (from desire, owing to desire)

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - due to anger (from anger, owing to anger)

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, likewise, and)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - due to fear (from fear, owing to fear)

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• वारुणान् (vāruṇān) - Varuṇa's (nooses) (of Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa)

• पाशान् (pāśān) - nooses (of Varuṇa) (nooses, snares, bonds)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon his own being (ātman) (in the self, on the self)

• प्रतिमुन्चति (pratimuncati) - binds upon (himself) (binds on, attaches, puts on)

Words meanings and morphology

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - The sage Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven great sages (Ṛṣis)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

जानन् (jānan) - one who knows (the answer) (knowing, while knowing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, conscious

Present Active Participle

Nominative singular masculine of present active participle of √jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विब्रुवन् (vibruvan) - one who does not explain/answer (not explaining, not declaring)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibruvat

vibruvat - speaking, explaining

Present Active Participle

Nominative singular masculine of present active participle of √brū with vi-prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question (question, inquiry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

Prefix: pra

Root: śrā (class 9)

कामात् (kāmāt) - due to desire (from desire, owing to desire)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, sensual pleasure, love

Root: kam (class 1)

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - due to anger (from anger, owing to anger)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

Root: krudh (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, likewise, and)

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - due to fear (from fear, owing to fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

Root: bhī (class 3)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

वारुणान् (vāruṇān) - Varuṇa's (nooses) (of Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, divine, aquatic

Derived from Varuṇa

Note: Modifies 'pāśān'

पाशान् (pāśān) - nooses (of Varuṇa) (nooses, snares, bonds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - noose, snare, bond, rope

आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon his own being (ātman) (in the self, on the self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath

प्रतिमुन्चति (pratimuncati) - binds upon (himself) (binds on, attaches, puts on)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

3rd person singular active present of √muc with prati-prefix

Prefix: prati

Root: muc (class 6)