महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-170, verse-20

न चैतन्नः प्रियं तात यदिदं कर्तुमिच्छसि ।
नियच्छेदं मनः पापात्सर्वलोकपराभवात् ॥२०॥

20. na caitannaḥ priyaṁ tāta yadidaṁ kartumicchasi ,
niyacchedaṁ manaḥ pāpātsarvalokaparābhavāt.

20. na ca etat naḥ priyam tāta yat idam kartum icchasi
niyaccha idam manaḥ pāpāt sarvalokaparābhavāt

20. And dear one, this action you wish to perform is not pleasing to us. Restrain this mind from sin and from the humiliation of all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एतत् (etat) - this (action) (this (neuter))

• नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, for us, our)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (dear, pleasing, beloved)

• तात (tāta) - dear one (dear father, dear one, my child)

• यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that (neuter))

• इदम् (idam) - this (action) (this (neuter))

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, to perform)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

• नियच्छ (niyaccha) - restrain (restrain, control, curb)

• इदम् (idam) - this (mind) (this (neuter))

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin (from evil, from sin)

• सर्वलोकपराभवात् (sarvalokaparābhavāt) - from the humiliation of all beings (from the defeat/humiliation of all worlds/people)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

एतत् (etat) - this (action) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the action

नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Dative for 'to us'

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (dear, pleasing, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, pleasing, beloved, agreeable

Note: Predicative adjective for 'etat'

तात (tāta) - dear one (dear father, dear one, my child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear father, dear one, my child

Note: Term of address

यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'etat'

इदम् (idam) - this (action) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative, referring to 'kartum icchasi'

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, to perform)

(verb)

infinitive of kṛ

Infinitive

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'icchasi'

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the relative clause

नियच्छ (niyaccha) - restrain (restrain, control, curb)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of niyam

From ni + yam (to restrain)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Command

इदम् (idam) - this (mind) (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, understanding

Note: Object of 'niyaccha'

पापात् (pāpāt) - from sin (from evil, from sin)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sin, demerit

Note: Source from which the mind should be restrained

सर्वलोकपराभवात् (sarvalokaparābhavāt) - from the humiliation of all beings (from the defeat/humiliation of all worlds/people)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarvalokaparābhava

sarvalokaparābhava - defeat/humiliation of all worlds/people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+parābhava)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, people, beings
  noun (masculine)
• parābhava – defeat, humiliation, destruction, disgrace
  noun (masculine)
  From parā + bhū (to be)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Specifies what the mind should be restrained from