महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-75

सत्यवानुवाच ।
वनं प्रतिभयाकारं घनेन तमसा वृतम् ।
न विज्ञास्यसि पन्थानं गन्तुं चैव न शक्ष्यसि ॥७५॥

75. satyavānuvāca ,
vanaṁ pratibhayākāraṁ ghanena tamasā vṛtam ,
na vijñāsyasi panthānaṁ gantuṁ caiva na śakṣyasi.

75. satyavān uvāca vanam pratibhayākāram ghanena tamasā
vṛtam na vijñāsyasi panthānam gantum ca eva na śakṣyasi

75. Satyavan said, 'The forest has a terrifying appearance, enveloped in dense darkness. You will not recognize the path, nor will you be able to travel.'

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• प्रतिभयाकारम् (pratibhayākāram) - having a frightening appearance, terrifying

• घनेन (ghanena) - by dense (darkness) (by thick, by dense)

• तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, by gloom

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, enveloped

• न (na) - not

• विज्ञास्यसि (vijñāsyasi) - you will know, you will recognize

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to travel

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• न (na) - not

• शक्ष्यसि (śakṣyasi) - you will be able

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavan

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - Satyavan (name of a character)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

From root 'vac' (to speak) in perfect tense (lit).

Root: vac (class 2)

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

प्रतिभयाकारम् (pratibhayākāram) - having a frightening appearance, terrifying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratibhayākāra

pratibhayākāra - having a terrifying appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pratibhaya+ākāra)

• pratibhaya – fear-inspiring, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'ghañ'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

घनेन (ghanena) - by dense (darkness) (by thick, by dense)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - thick, dense, solid, cloud

Note: Refers to 'tamasā'.

तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness, by gloom

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, enveloped

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛ' (to cover, enclose) with 'kta' suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विज्ञास्यसि (vijñāsyasi) - you will know, you will recognize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vijñā

From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to travel

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'gam' (to go) with 'tumun' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्ष्यसि (śakṣyasi) - you will be able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śak

From root 'śak' (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)