महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-5

न जानीषे पुरा त्वं तु गृह्णन्नक्षान्दुरोदरे ।
शरा ह्येते भविष्यन्ति दारुणाशीविषोपमाः ॥५॥

5. na jānīṣe purā tvaṁ tu gṛhṇannakṣāndurodare ,
śarā hyete bhaviṣyanti dāruṇāśīviṣopamāḥ.

5. na jānīṣe purā tvam tu gṛhṇan akṣān durodare
śarāḥ hi ete bhaviṣyanti dāruṇāḥ āśīviṣopamāḥ

5. purā tvam akṣān durodare gṛhṇan tu na jānīṣe,
hi ete śarāḥ dāruṇāḥ āśīviṣopamāḥ bhaviṣyanti

5. Surely, you did not know in the past, when you were grasping the dice in the gambling game, that these [arrows] would indeed be terrible and comparable to venomous snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you perceive, you understand

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, previously, anciently

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, certainly

• गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - taking, seizing, grasping, receiving

• अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice, game pieces

• दुरोदरे (durodare) - in gambling, in a game of dice

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• एते (ete) - these

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become

• दारुणाः (dāruṇāḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh

• आशीविषोपमाः (āśīviṣopamāḥ) - like venomous snakes, resembling serpents

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you perceive, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, previously, anciently

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (pronoun for second person)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - taking, seizing, grasping, receiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhṇat

gṛhṇat - taking, seizing, grasping, holding

Present Active Participle

From the root 'grah' (to seize, take) in the 9th class (gṛhṇā-).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice, game pieces

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - dice, a die, a game piece, a seed (of a plant)

दुरोदरे (durodare) - in gambling, in a game of dice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durodara

durodara - gambling, a game of dice, a bad throw of dice

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dura+udara)

• dura – difficult, hard, bad, evil
  adjective
• udara – belly, interior, gambling (especially as 'inside the throw')
  noun (neuter)

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, a kind of grass

From root 'śṛ' (to crush, tear) or 'śar' (to injure).

Root: śṛ (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

Note: Refers to 'śarāḥ'.

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

दारुणाः (dāruṇāḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh, hard

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.

आशीविषोपमाः (āśīviṣopamāḥ) - like venomous snakes, resembling serpents

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣopama

āśīviṣopama - resembling a venomous snake

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āśīviṣa+upamā)

• āśīviṣa – venomous snake, a serpent whose poison is in its fangs
  noun (masculine)
  From 'āśī' (fang) + 'viṣa' (poison).
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance, likeness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'upa-' (near) + root 'mā' (to measure, compare).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'śarāḥ'.