महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-26

योऽन्यथा सन्तमात्मानमन्यथा प्रतिपद्यते ।
किं तेन न कृतं पापं चोरेणात्मापहारिणा ॥२६॥

26. yo'nyathā santamātmānamanyathā pratipadyate ,
kiṁ tena na kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ coreṇātmāpahāriṇā.

26. yaḥ anyathā santam ātmānam anyathā pratipadyate
kim tena na kṛtam pāpam coreṇa ātmāpahāriṇā

26. He who considers his own true self to be something other than what it is – what sin has not been committed by that thief, that self-robber?

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, he who)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different way (otherwise, in a different way, wrongly)

• सन्तम् (santam) - existing (as it truly is) (existing, being, good, virtuous)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (the self, oneself, soul)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - wrongly, in a different way (otherwise, in a different way, wrongly)

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - perceives, considers (perceives, understands, obtains, comprehends)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, why)

• तेन (tena) - by him (referring to 'he who') (by him, by that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, committed (done, made, performed)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, wrong, wickedness)

• चोरेण (coreṇa) - by a thief

• आत्मापहारिणा (ātmāpahāriṇā) - by a self-robber (by one who steals the self, by a self-robber)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Nominative singular masculine of 'yad'

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in a different way (otherwise, in a different way, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

सन्तम् (santam) - existing (as it truly is) (existing, being, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good, real, true

Present Active Participle

from root as (2nd class) with śatṛ suffix, accusative singular masculine

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (the self, oneself, soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath

अन्यथा (anyathā) - wrongly, in a different way (otherwise, in a different way, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - perceives, considers (perceives, understands, obtains, comprehends)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Root pad (4th class) with upasarga 'prati'

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who; why, how

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'kim'

तेन (tena) - by him (referring to 'he who') (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of 'tad'

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, committed (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (8th class) with kta suffix, nominative singular neuter

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'pāpam'

पापम् (pāpam) - sin (sin, evil, wrong, wickedness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wrong, wickedness; sinful, wicked

चोरेण (coreṇa) - by a thief

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cora

cora - thief, robber

आत्मापहारिणा (ātmāpahāriṇā) - by a self-robber (by one who steals the self, by a self-robber)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmāpahārin

ātmāpahārin - self-robber, one who steals from himself, one who denies his true self

Compound of ātman (self) and apahārin (stealer)

Compound type : şaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+apahārin)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• apahārin – stealer, robber, abductor
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from apahāra (root hṛ with apa)
  from root hṛ (1st class) with upasarga 'apa' and ṇini suffix (agent)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'coreṇa'