महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-98

कारणद्वयमेतद्धि जानानस्त्वाहमब्रुवम् ।
मावमंस्था वचो मह्यं गुरुस्तव गुरोर्ह्यहम् ॥९८॥

98. kāraṇadvayametaddhi jānānastvāhamabruvam ,
māvamaṁsthā vaco mahyaṁ gurustava gurorhyaham.

98. kāraṇadvayam etat hi jānānaḥ tvā aham abruvam mā
avamaṃsthāḥ vacaḥ mahyam guruḥ tava guroḥ hi aham

98. aham hi etat kāraṇadvayam jānānaḥ tvā abruvam mahyam
vacaḥ mā avamaṃsthāḥ hi aham tava guroḥ guruḥ

98. Indeed, knowing these two reasons, I spoke to you. Do not disregard my words, for I am the teacher (guru) of your teacher (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• कारणद्वयम् (kāraṇadvayam) - the pair of reasons, two reasons

• एतत् (etat) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• जानानः (jānānaḥ) - knowing, being aware

• त्वा (tvā) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - do not despise, do not scorn

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - my, to me, for me

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor (guru)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher (guru), from the teacher

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

कारणद्वयम् (kāraṇadvayam) - the pair of reasons, two reasons

(compound noun)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+dvaya)

• kāraṇa – reason, cause, motive
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dvaya – pair, couple, two
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative singular

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Can also be accusative singular

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

जानानः (jānānaḥ) - knowing, being aware

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānāna

jānāna - knowing, perceiving

Present active participle (Ātmanepada)

From root jñā (9th class) with Ātmanepada suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वा (tvā) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect past tense, first person singular

From root brū (2nd class), imperfect tense, Paras.pada

Root: brū (class 2)

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - do not despise, do not scorn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (luṅ (injunctive use)) of avaman

Injunctive/Aorist, 2nd person singular, Middle voice

From root man (8th class), with prefix ava; s-aorist form used as injunctive with mā for prohibition

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 8)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular

मह्यम् (mahyam) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor (guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, master, heavy, important

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher (guru), from the teacher

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, master, heavy, important

Note: Can also be ablative singular

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I