महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-24

जानामि तेजो विप्राणां महाभाग्यं च धीमताम् ।
अपेयः सागरः क्रोधात्कृतो हि लवणोदकः ॥२४॥

24. jānāmi tejo viprāṇāṁ mahābhāgyaṁ ca dhīmatām ,
apeyaḥ sāgaraḥ krodhātkṛto hi lavaṇodakaḥ.

24. jānāmi tejaḥ viprāṇām mahābhāgyam ca dhīmatām
apeyaḥ sāgaraḥ krodhāt kṛtaḥ hi lavaṇodakaḥ

24. I know the spiritual power of Brahmins and the great auspiciousness of the wise. Indeed, the ocean was made undrinkable salty water out of wrath.

Words meanings summery:

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - spiritual power, brilliance, energy, glory

• विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of Brahmins, of the learned ones

• महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - great auspiciousness, great fortune, great prosperity

• च (ca) - and

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

• अपेयः (apeyaḥ) - undrinkable, not to be drunk

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from wrath, out of anger

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, performed

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• लवणोदकः (lavaṇodakaḥ) - salty water, saline water

Words meanings and morphology

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

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

Present Active

from root jñā (to know) in the 9th class

Root: jñā (class 9)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - spiritual power, brilliance, energy, glory

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - spiritual power, brilliance, energy, glory, sharp edge

विप्राणाम् (viprāṇām) - of Brahmins, of the learned ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned one, sage

महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - great auspiciousness, great fortune, great prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhāgya

mahābhāgya - great auspiciousness, great fortune, great prosperity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāgya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāgya – fortune, luck, destiny, auspiciousness
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

from dhī (intellect) + -mat (possessive suffix)

अपेयः (apeyaḥ) - undrinkable, not to be drunk

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apeya

apeya - undrinkable, not to be drunk

Gerundive

negative particle a- + root pā (to drink) + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+peya)

• a – not
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• peya – drinkable, to be drunk
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from wrath, out of anger

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - wrath, anger, fury

Root: krudh (class 4)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

लवणोदकः (lavaṇodakaḥ) - salty water, saline water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lavaṇodaka

lavaṇodaka - salty water, saline water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lavaṇa+udaka)

• lavaṇa – salt, salty
  noun (masculine)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaraḥ' in gender and case.