महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-5, verse-8

स कल्याणे मतिं कृत्वा नियम्यात्मानमात्मना ।
कुरु मे वचनं तात येन पश्चान्न तप्यसे ॥८॥

8. sa kalyāṇe matiṁ kṛtvā niyamyātmānamātmanā ,
kuru me vacanaṁ tāta yena paścānna tapyase.

8. saḥ kalyāṇe matim kṛtvā niyamya ātmānam ātmanā
kuru me vacanam tāta yena paścāt na tapyase

8. he tāta saḥ kalyāṇe matim kṛtvā ātmanā ātmānam niyamya me vacanam kuru,
yena paścāt na tapyase

8. Having focused his mind on what is beneficial and having controlled his own self (ātman) by his self (ātman), O dear one, obey my words so that you will not suffer later.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• कल्याणे (kalyāṇe) - in welfare, in good fortune, for the good

• मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention, intelligence

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained, having controlled, having curbed

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, soul, spirit, individual

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself, by the soul

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of endearment) (dear one, father, son)

• येन (yena) - by which, wherefore, so that

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - after, afterwards, later

• न (na) - not, no

• तप्यसे (tapyase) - you suffer, you grieve, you are tormented

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कल्याणे (kalyāṇe) - in welfare, in good fortune, for the good

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - welfare, auspicious, virtuous, good, beautiful

मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention, intelligence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, understanding, intelligence

Root: man

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नियम्य (niyamya) - having restrained, having controlled, having curbed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (with prefix)

Derived from the root yam (to restrain, control) with the prefix ni, and the suffix -ya (for prefixed roots).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, soul, spirit, individual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual, essence, principle of life

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself, by the soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual, essence, principle of life

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Mood, Active Voice

Second person singular imperative form of the root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be dative singular.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, command

Root: vac

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of endearment) (dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment for addressing father, son, or revered elder)

येन (yena) - by which, wherefore, so that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

पश्चात् (paścāt) - after, afterwards, later

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तप्यसे (tapyase) - you suffer, you grieve, you are tormented

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of tap

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Second person singular present middle voice form of the root tap.

Root: tap (class 1)