महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-66, verse-14

ईशन्नपि महायोगी सर्वस्य जगतो हरिः ।
कर्माण्यारभते कर्तुं कीनाश इव दुर्बलः ॥१४॥

14. īśannapi mahāyogī sarvasya jagato hariḥ ,
karmāṇyārabhate kartuṁ kīnāśa iva durbalaḥ.

14. īśan api mahāyogī sarvasya jagataḥ hariḥ
karmāṇi ārabhate kartum kīnāśaḥ iva durbalaḥ

14. Even though Hari, the great Yogī (Mahayogī), is the ruler of the entire universe, He undertakes His actions (karma) as if He were a weak peasant.

Words meanings summery:

• ईशन् (īśan) - ruling, being capable, being lord

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great Yogī (Mahayogī)

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, Vishnu, the remover of evil

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds (karma)

• आरभते (ārabhate) - undertakes, begins, commences

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform

• कीनाशः (kīnāśaḥ) - peasant, farmer

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

Words meanings and morphology

ईशन् (īśan) - ruling, being capable, being lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśat

īśat - ruling, powerful, being able, master

Present Active Participle

From root īś + śatṛ suffix.

Root: īś (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great Yogī (Mahayogī)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyogin

mahāyogin - great Yogī, great ascetic, great practitioner of yoga (yoga)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yogin)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem of mahat.
• yogin – one who practices yoga (yoga), Yogī, ascetic, mystic
  noun (masculine)
  From yoga + inī suffix.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to Hari/Vishnu.

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with jagataḥ.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

From root gam + kvip suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, Vishnu, the remover of evil

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name of Vishnu/Krishna), remover, yellowish, lion

From root hṛ (to take, remove) + i suffix.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)

From root kṛ (to do) + man suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of ārabhate.

आरभते (ārabhate) - undertakes, begins, commences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ārabh

From root rabh with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root kṛ + tumun suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कीनाशः (kīnāśaḥ) - peasant, farmer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīnāśa

kīnāśa - peasant, farmer, husbandman

From root kī (to injure) + nāśa (destroyer) - folk etymology; generally considered a primary noun.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm

From dur (bad, difficult) + bala (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies kīnāśaḥ.