महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-4, verse-10

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वाग्घीनस्य च यन्मात्रमिष्टानिष्टं कृतं मुखे ।
भूय एवात्मनात्मानं बध्यमानमुपेक्षते ॥१०॥

10. vāgghīnasya ca yanmātramiṣṭāniṣṭaṁ kṛtaṁ mukhe ,
bhūya evātmanātmānaṁ badhyamānamupekṣate.

10. vāk hīnasya ca yat mātram iṣṭa aniṣṭam kṛtam mukhe
bhūyaḥ eva ātmanā ātmānam badhyamānam upekṣate

10. ca vāk hīnasya mukhe yat mātram iṣṭa aniṣṭam kṛtam,
bhūyaḥ eva ātmanā ātmānam badhyamānam upekṣate

10. Whatever desirable or undesirable things are uttered by the mouth of one whose intellect (dhī) is dominated by speech, he himself again and again disregards how he is being bound by his own actions.

Words meanings summery:

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वाक् (vāk) - speech, voice, word

हीनस्य (hīnasya) - of one whose intellect/speech is deficient/unwise (of the deprived, of the devoid, of the deficient)

च (ca) - and, also

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

मात्रम् (mātram) - only, merely, just, the measure of

इष्ट (iṣṭa) - desired, liked, agreeable, good

अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - undesired, disliked, disagreeable, bad

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, uttered

मुखे (mukhe) - in the mouth, by the mouth

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, repeatedly

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, by oneself

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self

बध्यमानम् (badhyamānam) - being bound, being tied

उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - neglects, disregards, overlooks

Words meanings and morphology

वाक् (vāk) - speech, voice, word

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

Note: Appears as the first part of the compound 'vāgghīnasya'.

हीनस्य (hīnasya) - of one whose intellect/speech is deficient/unwise (of the deprived, of the devoid, of the deficient)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hīna

hīna - deprived, devoid, deficient, abandoned, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √hā (to abandon, to leave).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+hīna)

vāc – speech, voice, word, intellect
noun (feminine)
hīna – devoid, deficient, inferior
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √hā (to abandon, to leave).
Root: hā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

मात्रम् (mātram) - only, merely, just, the measure of

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - measure, quantity, mere, only (as suffix)

इष्ट (iṣṭa) - desired, liked, agreeable, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, agreeable, good

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √iṣ (to wish, desire).

Compound type : dvandva (iṣṭa+aniṣṭa)

iṣṭa – desired, wished, agreeable, good
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √iṣ (to wish, desire).
Root: iṣ (class 4)

अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - undesired, disliked, disagreeable, bad

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesired, disagreeable, bad

Past Passive Participle

Derived from a- (negation) + root √iṣ (to wish, desire).

Compound type : dvandva (iṣṭa+aniṣṭa)

aniṣṭa – undesired, disagreeable, bad
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from a- (negation) + root √iṣ (to wish, desire).
Prefix: a
Root: iṣ (class 4)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed, uttered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुखे (mukhe) - in the mouth, by the mouth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, repeatedly