महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-58

एवमेव कुले जाताः पावकोपमतेजसः ।
क्षमावन्तो निराकाराः काष्ठेऽग्निरिव शेरते ॥५८॥

58. evameva kule jātāḥ pāvakopamatejasaḥ ,
kṣamāvanto nirākārāḥ kāṣṭhe'gniriva śerate.

58. evam eva kule jātāḥ pāvakopamatejasaḥ
kṣamāvantaḥ nirākārāḥ kāṣṭhe agniḥ iva śerate

58. Similarly, those born in a noble lineage, possessing fiery brilliance, yet patient and outwardly inactive, reside (hidden) just like fire lies dormant within wood.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - similarly, just so (thus, so, in this manner)

• एव (eva) - just, emphasizing similarity (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• कुले (kule) - in a noble lineage (in the family, in the lineage)

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - those who are born (born, produced, generated)

• पावकोपमतेजसः (pāvakopamatejasaḥ) - possessing fiery brilliance (having radiance like fire)

• क्षमावन्तः (kṣamāvantaḥ) - patient (patient, forbearing, endowed with patience)

• निराकाराः (nirākārāḥ) - outwardly inactive (without form, formless, without (visible) activity)

• काष्ठे (kāṣṭhe) - within wood (in wood, on wood)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (dormant) (fire)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• शेरते (śerate) - they reside (hidden) (they lie, they rest, they sleep, they dwell)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - similarly, just so (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form.

एव (eva) - just, emphasizing similarity (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'evam' for emphatic similarity.

कुले (kule) - in a noble lineage (in the family, in the lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community

जाताः (jātāḥ) - those who are born (born, produced, generated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jan

jan - to be born, to be produced

Past Passive Participle

Root 'jan' + suffix '-ta', then declined as an adjective.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions substantively as 'those who are born'.

पावकोपमतेजसः (pāvakopamatejasaḥ) - possessing fiery brilliance (having radiance like fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvakopamatejas

pāvakopamatejas - having radiance like fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāvaka+upama+tejas)

• pāvaka – fire, pure
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pū' (to purify).
  Root: pū (class 1)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resembling
  adjective
• tejas – radiance, brilliance, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound: 'those whose brilliance is like fire'.

क्षमावन्तः (kṣamāvantaḥ) - patient (patient, forbearing, endowed with patience)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣamāvat

kṣamāvat - possessing patience/forbearance

Formed from 'kṣamā' (patience) + possessive suffix '-vat'.

Note: Masculine nominative plural form.

निराकाराः (nirākārāḥ) - outwardly inactive (without form, formless, without (visible) activity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, without visible form or activity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, visible activity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound. Here meaning 'without outward display or activity'.

काष्ठे (kāṣṭhe) - within wood (in wood, on wood)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, stick, timber

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (dormant) (fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacred fire, god of fire

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

शेरते (śerate) - they reside (hidden) (they lie, they rest, they sleep, they dwell)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śī

Root 'śī' (2nd class, middle voice) with ending 'ate'.

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Refers to the 'jātāḥ' (those born).