महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-109, verse-11

शश्वद्धर्मात्मनां मुख्ये कुले जातस्य भारत ।
कामलोभाभिभूतस्य कथं ते चलिता मतिः ॥११॥

11. śaśvaddharmātmanāṁ mukhye kule jātasya bhārata ,
kāmalobhābhibhūtasya kathaṁ te calitā matiḥ.

11. śaśvat dharmātmanām mukhye kule jātasya bhārata
kāmalobhābhibhūtasya katham te calitā matiḥ

11. O Bharata, how is it that your intellect (mati) has deviated, after being born in the foremost lineage (kula) of perpetually righteous individuals (dharmātman), and being overcome by desire (kāma) and greed?

Words meanings summery:

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, perpetually, constantly

• धर्मात्मनाम् (dharmātmanām) - of those whose nature is righteousness (dharma), of righteous souls

• मुख्ये (mukhye) - in the chief, in the principal, in the foremost

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage, in the race

• जातस्य (jātasya) - of one born

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (O Pandu)

• कामलोभाभिभूतस्य (kāmalobhābhibhūtasya) - of one overcome by desire (kāma) and greed

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• ते (te) - your, to you

• चलिता (calitā) - deviated, shaken, moved

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'dharmātmanām'.

धर्मात्मनाम् (dharmātmanām) - of those whose nature is righteousness (dharma), of righteous souls

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmātman

dharmātman - whose nature (ātman) is righteousness (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Compound of 'dharma' and 'ātman'.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'an' (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kule' (lineage of such people).

मुख्ये (mukhye) - in the chief, in the principal, in the foremost

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, primary, foremost

Derived from 'mukha' (face, mouth, front).

Note: Qualifies 'kule'.

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage, in the race

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

Note: Locative of place/context for 'jātasya'.

जातस्य (jātasya) - of one born

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'your' (Pandu).

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (O Pandu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior (as noun); relating to Bharata (as adjective)

Patronymic from Bharata.

Note: Addressed to Pandu.

कामलोभाभिभूतस्य (kāmalobhābhibhūtasya) - of one overcome by desire (kāma) and greed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāmalobhābhibhūta

kāmalobhābhibhūta - overcome by desire and greed

Compound of 'kāma' and 'lobha', followed by 'abhibhūta' (PPP of abhi-bhū 'to overcome').

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kāma+lobha+abhibhūta)

• kāma – desire, lust
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• lobha – greed, covetousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lubh' (to covet).
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• abhibhūta – overcome, conquered, overpowered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with prefix 'abhi-'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'your' (Pandu).

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Possessive, 'your'.

चलिता (calitā) - deviated, shaken, moved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of calita

calita - moved, stirred, deviated, shaken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cal' (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'matiḥ'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, intention

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)