महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-11

एवमुक्तस्तया सम्यग्बृहत्तेजा बृहस्पतिः ।
कामात्मानं तदात्मानं न शशाक नियच्छितुम् ॥११॥

11. evamuktastayā samyagbṛhattejā bṛhaspatiḥ ,
kāmātmānaṁ tadātmānaṁ na śaśāka niyacchitum.

11. evam uktaḥ tayā samyak bṛhattejāḥ bṛhaspatiḥ
kāmātmānam tadā ātmānam na śaśāka niyacchitum

11. Thus properly addressed by her, Bṛhaspati, who possessed great spiritual radiance (bṛhattejāḥ), was then unable to control his own self (ātman), which was completely engrossed in desire (kāma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken to) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तया (tayā) - by her (Tārā, Bṛhaspati's wife) (by her, with her)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, completely, entirely)

• बृहत्तेजाः (bṛhattejāḥ) - who possessed great spiritual radiance (having great splendor, very luminous, greatly radiant)

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods))

• कामात्मानम् (kāmātmānam) - which was completely engrossed in desire (kāma) (whose self is desire, devoted to desire, engrossed in desire)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own self (self, soul, mind)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शशाक (śaśāka) - he was able (he was able, he could)

• नियच्छितुम् (niyacchitum) - to control (to control, to restrain, to hold back)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken to) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of verbal root vac (to speak), with irregular formation (vac -> uc).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used adjectivally to qualify Bṛhaspatiḥ.

तया (tayā) - by her (Tārā, Bṛhaspati's wife) (by her, with her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, completely, entirely)

(indeclinable)

From prefix sam (together, well) + root añc (to bend, to go) -> samyañc (well-going), then samyak is neuter nominative singular, but used here as an indeclinable adverb.

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

बृहत्तेजाः (bṛhattejāḥ) - who possessed great spiritual radiance (having great splendor, very luminous, greatly radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhattejas

bṛhattejas - having great splendor, great radiance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bṛhat+tejas)

• bṛhat – great, large, lofty
  adjective
  Adjectival form derived from root bṛh (to grow).
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• tejas – splendor, radiance, spiritual energy, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

Note: Qualifies Bṛhaspati.

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

कामात्मानम् (kāmātmānam) - which was completely engrossed in desire (kāma) (whose self is desire, devoted to desire, engrossed in desire)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmātman

kāmātman - one whose self is desire, devoted to desire, lustful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, lust, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies ātmānam.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem tad (that).

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own self (self, soul, mind)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind

Root: an (class 2)

Note: The object of control.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

शशाक (śaśāka) - he was able (he was able, he could)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from verbal root śak (5th class).

Root: śak (class 5)

नियच्छितुम् (niyacchitum) - to control (to control, to restrain, to hold back)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of niyacch

Infinitive

Infinitive form from verbal root yam (to hold, to restrain) with prefixes ni and ā. The present stem 'yacch' is used for the infinitive.

Prefixes: ni+ā

Root: yam (class 1)