महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-25

तिले तैलं गवि क्षीरं काष्ठे पावकमन्ततः ।
धिया धीरो विजानीयादुपायं चास्य सिद्धये ॥२५॥

25. tile tailaṁ gavi kṣīraṁ kāṣṭhe pāvakamantataḥ ,
dhiyā dhīro vijānīyādupāyaṁ cāsya siddhaye.

25. tile tailaṃ gavi kṣīraṃ kāṣṭhe pāvakam antataḥ
dhiyā dhīraḥ vijānīyāt upāyaṃ ca asya siddhaye

25. Just as oil is found in a sesame seed, milk in a cow, and fire ultimately within wood, so too should a resolute person, through his intelligence, discern the proper means for its (or his) accomplishment (siddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• तिले (tile) - in a sesame seed

• तैलं (tailaṁ) - oil

• गवि (gavi) - in a cow (in a cow, in an ox)

• क्षीरं (kṣīraṁ) - milk

• काष्ठे (kāṣṭhe) - in wood (in wood, in timber)

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purifying)

• अन्ततः (antataḥ) - ultimately, within (finally, at the end, within)

• धिया (dhiyā) - through his intelligence (by intelligence, by thought, by understanding)

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a resolute person (the wise one, the resolute one)

• विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - should discern (should know, should discern, should understand)

• उपायं (upāyaṁ) - the proper means (means, method, expedient, approach)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अस्य (asya) - for its (or his) (of this, of him, his, of it)

• सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for its accomplishment (siddhi) (for success, for accomplishment, for attainment)

Words meanings and morphology

तिले (tile) - in a sesame seed

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tila

tila - sesame seed, sesame plant

तैलं (tailaṁ) - oil

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil (especially sesame oil)

derived from tila

गवि (gavi) - in a cow (in a cow, in an ox)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth

क्षीरं (kṣīraṁ) - milk

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, juice, liquid

काष्ठे (kāṣṭhe) - in wood (in wood, in timber)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, piece of wood, timber, log

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purifying)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying, clean, bright

derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Accusative form used as predicate nominative, common in such constructions.

अन्ततः (antataḥ) - ultimately, within (finally, at the end, within)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas denoting 'from' or 'in the end'

धिया (dhiyā) - through his intelligence (by intelligence, by thought, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intelligence, understanding, thought, mind, wisdom

Root: dhyai (class 1)

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a resolute person (the wise one, the resolute one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - wise, resolute, firm, steady, brave

Note: Used substantively.

विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - should discern (should know, should discern, should understand)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vijñā

root jñā with prefix vi, 9th class verb (nā), optative mood

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

उपायं (upāyaṁ) - the proper means (means, method, expedient, approach)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach, remedy

derived from root i (to go) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for its (or his) (of this, of him, his, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Can be masculine (referring to dhīraḥ) or neuter (referring to the implicit goal/task).

सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for its accomplishment (siddhi) (for success, for accomplishment, for attainment)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, accomplishment, attainment, perfection, supernatural power, final beatitude

derived from root sidh

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Term siddhi included in brackets as per instructions.