महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-178, verse-24

गुरोरप्यवलिप्तस्य कार्याकार्यमजानतः ।
उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य कार्यं भवति शासनम् ॥२४॥

24. gurorapyavaliptasya kāryākāryamajānataḥ ,
utpathapratipannasya kāryaṁ bhavati śāsanam.

24. guroḥ api avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ
utpathapratipannasya kāryam bhavati śāsanam

24. avaliptasya kāryākāryam ajānataḥ utpathapratipannasya
guroḥ api śāsanam kāryam bhavati

24. Even for a guru (guru) who is arrogant, ignorant of right and wrong, and has gone astray, disciplinary action (śāsanam) is appropriate.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of a spiritual teacher (guru) (of a guru, from a guru)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of an arrogant one, of a conceited one

• कार्याकार्यम् (kāryākāryam) - what should be done and what should not be done, right and wrong

• अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - of one not knowing, of one who is ignorant

• उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य (utpathapratipannasya) - of one who has gone astray, of one who has fallen onto a wrong path

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - proper, necessary, to be done

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - disciplinary action (śāsanam) (instruction, discipline, punishment, correction)

Words meanings and morphology

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of a spiritual teacher (guru) (of a guru, from a guru)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अवलिप्तस्य (avaliptasya) - of an arrogant one, of a conceited one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avalipta

avalipta - anointed, smeared; arrogant, conceited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'lip' (to smear) with prefix 'ava-'.

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

कार्याकार्यम् (kāryākāryam) - what should be done and what should not be done, right and wrong

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāryākārya

kāryākārya - what should be done and what should not be done, right and wrong

Compound type : dvandva (kārya+akārya)

• kārya – what should be done, duty, action, suitable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from verb root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• akārya – what should not be done, improper action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Negative prefix 'a-' added to 'kārya'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'ajānataḥ'.

अजानतः (ajānataḥ) - of one not knowing, of one who is ignorant

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajānat

ajānat - not knowing, ignorant

Present Active Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' added to 'jānat' (knowing), from root 'jñā' (to know).

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

उत्पथप्रतिपन्नस्य (utpathapratipannasya) - of one who has gone astray, of one who has fallen onto a wrong path

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of utpathapratipanna

utpathapratipanna - gone astray, fallen onto a wrong path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpatha+pratipanna)

• utpatha – wrong path, deviation
  noun (masculine)
• pratipanna – entered, fallen into, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'pad' (to go) with prefix 'prati-'.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'guroḥ'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - proper, necessary, to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what should be done, duty, action, suitable, proper

Gerundive

Derived from verb root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'śāsanam'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

शासनम् (śāsanam) - disciplinary action (śāsanam) (instruction, discipline, punishment, correction)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - teaching, instruction, command, punishment, discipline, constitution

Derived from root 'śās' (to teach, to command).

Root: śās (class 2)