महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-26

तक्षोवाच ।
महास्कन्धो भृशं ह्येष परशुर्न तरिष्यति ।
कर्तुं चाहं न शक्ष्यामि कर्म सद्भिर्विगर्हितम् ॥२६॥

26. takṣovāca ,
mahāskandho bhṛśaṁ hyeṣa paraśurna tariṣyati ,
kartuṁ cāhaṁ na śakṣyāmi karma sadbhirvigarhitam.

26. takṣā uvāca | mahāskandhaḥ bhṛśam hi eṣa paraśuḥ na tariṣyati
| kartum ca aham na śakṣyāmi karma sadbhiḥ vigarhitam

26. The carpenter said: 'Indeed, this axe (paraśu) is very heavy, and it will not suffice. Moreover, I will not be able to perform an action condemned by good people (sadbhiḥ).'

Words meanings summery:

• तक्षा (takṣā) - carpenter, builder

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• महास्कन्धः (mahāskandhaḥ) - referring to the axe, meaning it is heavy-bladed or heavy-handled (having a great trunk/shoulder (heavy-bodied))

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very, greatly, exceedingly

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एष (eṣa) - this

• परशुः (paraśuḥ) - axe

• न (na) - not

• तरिष्यति (tariṣyati) - will suffice, will be able to cut through

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not

• शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - will be able

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous

• विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned, blamed, censured

Words meanings and morphology

तक्षा (takṣā) - carpenter, builder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣan

takṣan - carpenter, builder, artisan

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महास्कन्धः (mahāskandhaḥ) - referring to the axe, meaning it is heavy-bladed or heavy-handled (having a great trunk/shoulder (heavy-bodied))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāskandha

mahāskandha - having a great trunk (of a tree), having a great shoulder (of an animal), having a large handle/blade (of an axe), heavy-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+skandha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree), stem, body, part
  noun (masculine)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very, greatly, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (near the speaker), he, she, it

परशुः (paraśuḥ) - axe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraśu

paraśu - axe, hatchet

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तरिष्यति (tariṣyati) - will suffice, will be able to cut through

(verb)

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

Root: tṛ (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - will be able

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

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

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, true, a good person

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be), used substantively

Root: as (class 2)

विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned, blamed, censured

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - condemned, blamed, censured, despised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root garh (to blame, censure) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)