महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-24

बृहच्छाल इवानूपे शाखापुष्पपलाशवान् ।
हस्ती श्वेत इवाज्ञातः कथं जिष्णुश्चरिष्यति ॥२४॥

24. bṛhacchāla ivānūpe śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān ,
hastī śveta ivājñātaḥ kathaṁ jiṣṇuścariṣyati.

24. bṛhacchālaḥ iva anūpe śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān hastī
śvetaḥ iva ajñātaḥ katham jiṣṇuḥ cariṣyati

24. Like a great śāla tree, rich with branches, flowers, and leaves, in a marshy region, or like a white elephant, how can Jishnu (Arjuna) remain unknown?

Words meanings summery:

• बृहच्छालः (bṛhacchālaḥ) - a great śāla tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनूपे (anūpe) - in a marshy land, in a wet region

• शाखापुष्पपलाशवान् (śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān) - having branches, flowers, and leaves

• हस्ती (hastī) - elephant

• श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अज्ञातः (ajñātaḥ) - unknown, unrecognized, disguised

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (an epithet of Arjuna) (victorious)

• चरिष्यति (cariṣyati) - will live in disguise, will remain incognito (will wander, will move about, will live)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहच्छालः (bṛhacchālaḥ) - a great śāla tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhacchāla

bṛhacchāla - a great śāla tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+śāla)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• śāla – śāla tree (Shorea robusta), house
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनूपे (anūpe) - in a marshy land, in a wet region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anūpa

anūpa - marshy land, watery region, swamp

शाखापुष्पपलाशवान् (śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān) - having branches, flowers, and leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākhāpuṣpapalāśavat

śākhāpuṣpapalāśavat - possessing branches, flowers, and leaves

Possessive adjective formed with suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śākhā+puṣpa+palāśa)

• śākhā – branch
  noun (feminine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• palāśa – leaf, foliage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `bṛhacchālaḥ`.

हस्ती (hastī) - elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastin

hastin - elephant (literally 'having hands' or a trunk)

Derived from 'hasta' (hand/trunk) + possessive suffix '-in'.

श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śveta

śveta - white, bright

Note: Modifies `hastī`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अज्ञातः (ajñātaḥ) - unknown, unrecognized, disguised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñāta

ajñāta - unknown, not known, unrecognized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'a-' (not) + root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Jishnu.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (an epithet of Arjuna) (victorious)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, triumphant; an epithet of Indra, Vishnu, Arjuna

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) + suffix '-ṣṇu'.

Root: ji (class 1)

चरिष्यति (cariṣyati) - will live in disguise, will remain incognito (will wander, will move about, will live)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

Future tense

Future tense form of root 'car'.

Root: car (class 1)