महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-128, verse-16

इमं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षं जिघृक्षन्त्यल्पचेतसः ।
पटेनाग्निं प्रज्वलितं यथा बाला यथा जडाः ॥१६॥

16. imaṁ hi puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ jighṛkṣantyalpacetasaḥ ,
paṭenāgniṁ prajvalitaṁ yathā bālā yathā jaḍāḥ.

16. imam hi puṇḍarīkākṣam jighṛkṣanti alpacetasaḥ
paṭena agnim prajvalitam yathā bālāḥ yathā jaḍāḥ

16. hi alpacetasaḥ imam puṇḍarīkākṣam jighṛkṣanti yathā
bālāḥ yathā jaḍāḥ paṭena prajvalitam agnim (jighṛkṣanti)

16. Indeed, these foolish, small-minded individuals wish to seize this lotus-eyed one (Lord Krishna), just as children or dull-witted people attempt to grasp a blazing fire with a mere cloth.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this (Lord Krishna) (this (one), him)

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

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - the lotus-eyed one (Lord Krishna) (lotus-eyed one)

• जिघृक्षन्ति (jighṛkṣanti) - they wish to seize (they wish to seize, they desire to grasp)

• अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - foolish, small-minded individuals (small-minded, foolish, ignorant ones)

• पटेन (paṭena) - with a mere cloth (by a cloth)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• प्रज्वलितम् (prajvalitam) - blazing (blazing, ignited, kindled)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children (children, ignorant ones, naive ones)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - dull-witted people (dull-witted, foolish, senseless ones)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this (Lord Krishna) (this (one), him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

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

(indeclinable)

Note: an emphatic particle

पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - the lotus-eyed one (Lord Krishna) (lotus-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇḍarīka+akṣi)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

जिघृक्षन्ति (jighṛkṣanti) - they wish to seize (they wish to seize, they desire to grasp)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jighṛkṣ

present third person plural active voice

Desiderative form of root grah (to seize, grasp), class 9. Formed with reduplication and -sa suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - foolish, small-minded individuals (small-minded, foolish, ignorant ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpacetas

alpacetas - small-minded, ignorant, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+cetas)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (neuter)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)

Note: functions as a noun here

पटेन (paṭena) - with a mere cloth (by a cloth)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, canvas

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; god of fire

प्रज्वलितम् (prajvalitam) - blazing (blazing, ignited, kindled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, ignited, kindled

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- and root jval (to blaze, shine), class 1

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: modifies agnim

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children (children, ignorant ones, naive ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young boy; ignorant, naive

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - dull-witted people (dull-witted, foolish, senseless ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaḍa

jaḍa - dull, stupid, senseless, inert, foolish

Note: functions as a noun here