महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-25

मणिः सूत्र इव प्रोतो नस्योत इव गोवृषः ।
धातुरादेशमन्वेति तन्मयो हि तदर्पणः ॥२५॥

25. maṇiḥ sūtra iva proto nasyota iva govṛṣaḥ ,
dhāturādeśamanveti tanmayo hi tadarpaṇaḥ.

25. maṇiḥ sūtre iva protaḥ na syūtaḥ iva govṛṣaḥ
dhātuḥ ādeśam anveti tanmayaḥ hi tadarpaṇaḥ

25. Just as a gem is strung on a thread, or a bull is led by its nose-rope, so a created being (dhātu) follows a command, for it becomes fully absorbed in that and is dedicated to it.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - a gem (strung on a thread) (gem, jewel, bead)

• सूत्रे (sūtre) - on a thread (on a thread, in a string)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• प्रोतः (protaḥ) - strung (strung, woven, pierced, inlaid)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• स्यूतः (syūtaḥ) - tethered (by a nose-rope) (sewn, stitched, bound, tethered)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• गोवृषः (govṛṣaḥ) - a bull (bull, ox)

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - a created being (element, constituent, root (verb), created being)

• आदेशम् (ādeśam) - a command (command, order, instruction, injunction)

• अन्वेति (anveti) - follows (follows, goes after, conforms to, investigates)

• तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - fully absorbed in that (command) (consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that)

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

• तदर्पणः (tadarpaṇaḥ) - dedicated to that (command) (dedicated to that, having that as an offering/dedication)

Words meanings and morphology

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - a gem (strung on a thread) (gem, jewel, bead)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, bead, trinket

सूत्रे (sūtre) - on a thread (on a thread, in a string)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sūtra

sūtra - thread, string, line, rule, aphorism

Root: √sūtr

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

प्रोतः (protaḥ) - strung (strung, woven, pierced, inlaid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prota

prota - strung, woven, pierced, inlaid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ve (to weave, string) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: √ve (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

स्यूतः (syūtaḥ) - tethered (by a nose-rope) (sewn, stitched, bound, tethered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of syūta

syūta - sewn, stitched, bound, tethered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √siv (to sew, bind)

Root: √siv (class 4)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

गोवृषः (govṛṣaḥ) - a bull (bull, ox)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of govṛṣa

govṛṣa - bull, ox, chief of kine

Compound type : karmadhāraya (go+vṛṣa)

• go – cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣa – bull, male, chief, best, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - a created being (element, constituent, root (verb), created being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, root (verb), created being, primary substance

Derived from √dhā (to place, create)

Root: √dhā (class 3)

आदेशम् (ādeśam) - a command (command, order, instruction, injunction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādeśa

ādeśa - command, order, instruction, injunction, precept

Derived from dis- (to point, show) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √diś (class 6)

अन्वेति (anveti) - follows (follows, goes after, conforms to, investigates)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from √i (to go) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: √i (class 2)

तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - fully absorbed in that (command) (consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that, fully occupied by

Derived from tad (that) + -maya (consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+maya)

• tad – that, him, her, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -maya indicating composition or fullness

हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

तदर्पणः (tadarpaṇaḥ) - dedicated to that (command) (dedicated to that, having that as an offering/dedication)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadarpaṇa

tadarpaṇa - dedicated to that, having that as an offering, giving that up

Compound of tad (that) and arpaṇa (offering, dedication)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+arpaṇa)

• tad – that, him, her, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• arpaṇa – offering, dedication, entrusting, delivering
  noun (neuter)
  From √ṛp (to go) or √ar (to go) + ṇic + lyuṭ (or from √ṛ (to reach) + ṇic + ana) - often seen as causative of √ṛ with prefix a- + ṇic
  Prefix: a
  Root: √ṛ (class 3)