महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-116, verse-18

रक्ष्यमाणो मया नित्यं वीरः सततमात्मवान् ।
कथं त्वमभ्यतिक्रान्तः शापं जानन्वनौकसः ॥१८॥

18. rakṣyamāṇo mayā nityaṁ vīraḥ satatamātmavān ,
kathaṁ tvamabhyatikrāntaḥ śāpaṁ jānanvanaukasaḥ.

18. rakṣyamāṇaḥ mayā nityam vīraḥ satatam ātmanvān
katham tvam abhyatikrāntaḥ śāpam jānan vanaukasaḥ

18. O hero, you who were always protected by me and always self-controlled (ātman), how did you transgress the curse, even though you knew it was from the forest-dweller?

Words meanings summery:

• रक्ष्यमाणः (rakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being protected

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - O hero (referring to Pandu) (O hero)

• सततम् (satatam) - always, continuously

• आत्मन्वान् (ātmanvān) - self-possessed, strong-minded, spiritual (ātman)

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Pandu) (you)

• अभ्यतिक्रान्तः (abhyatikrāntaḥ) - transgressed, violated

• शापम् (śāpam) - curse

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - of the forest-dweller, of the hermit

Words meanings and morphology

रक्ष्यमाणः (rakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being protected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣyamāṇa

rakṣyamāṇa - being protected, guarded

present passive participle

from root rakṣ (to protect) + ya (passive suffix) + māṇa (ātmanepada participle suffix)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use of accusative singular neuter of nitya

वीरः (vīraḥ) - O hero (referring to Pandu) (O hero)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

सततम् (satatam) - always, continuously

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use of accusative singular neuter of satata

आत्मन्वान् (ātmanvān) - self-possessed, strong-minded, spiritual (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmanvat

ātmanvat - possessing an (ātman), spiritual, self-possessed, resolute, strong-minded

possessive suffix -vat appended to ātman

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to Pandu) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभ्यतिक्रान्तः (abhyatikrāntaḥ) - transgressed, violated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyatikrānta

abhyatikrānta - transgressed, overcome, passed over, violated

Past Passive Participle

from root kram (to step, go) + ta with prefixes abhi + ati

Prefixes: abhi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

शापम् (śāpam) - curse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

जानन् (jānan) - knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, understanding, aware

present active participle

from root jñā (to know) + śatṛ (parasmaipada participle suffix)

Root: jñā (class 9)

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - of the forest-dweller, of the hermit

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, hermit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, house, abode, home
  noun (neuter)