महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-2

पाण्डुरुवाच ।
सतामपि कुले जाताः कर्मणा बत दुर्गतिम् ।
प्राप्नुवन्त्यकृतात्मानः कामजालविमोहिताः ॥२॥

2. pāṇḍuruvāca ,
satāmapi kule jātāḥ karmaṇā bata durgatim ,
prāpnuvantyakṛtātmānaḥ kāmajālavimohitāḥ.

2. pāṇḍuḥ uvāca satām api kule jātāḥ karmaṇā bata
durgatim prāpnuvanti akṛtātmānaḥ kāmajālavimohitāḥ

2. Pāṇḍu said: Alas, even those born into virtuous families, if their inner self (ātman) is not cultivated and they are deluded by the web of desires, they certainly meet with misfortune (durgati) through their actions (karman).

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu (name of a king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

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

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, originated

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deeds

• बत (bata) - alas!, oh!

• दुर्गतिम् (durgatim) - a bad state, misfortune, misery

• प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they attain

• अकृतात्मानः (akṛtātmānaḥ) - those whose inner self (ātman) is unrefined/undisciplined

• कामजालविमोहिताः (kāmajālavimohitāḥ) - deluded by the net of desires

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pāṇḍu (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

perfect tense 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, good, virtuous

present active participle

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

derived from root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action (karman), deed, ritual

बत (bata) - alas!, oh!

(indeclinable)

दुर्गतिम् (durgatim) - a bad state, misfortune, misery

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durgati

durgati - misfortune, bad state, distress

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+gati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  prefix
• gati – movement, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अकृतात्मानः (akṛtātmānaḥ) - those whose inner self (ātman) is unrefined/undisciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - unrefined self (ātman), undisciplined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṛta+ātman)

• akṛta – not done, unrefined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ, with negation 'a'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

कामजालविमोहिताः (kāmajālavimohitāḥ) - deluded by the net of desires

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmajālavimohita

kāmajālavimohita - deluded by the net of desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+jāla+vimohita)

• kāma – desire, lust, love
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)
• vimohita – deluded, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root moh with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muh (class 4)