महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-8, verse-46

महता शोकजालेन प्रणुन्नोऽस्मि द्विजोत्तम ।
नात्मानमवबुध्यामि मुह्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥४६॥

46. mahatā śokajālena praṇunno'smi dvijottama ,
nātmānamavabudhyāmi muhyamāno muhurmuhuḥ.

46. mahatā śokajālena praṇunnaḥ asmi dvijottama
na ātmānam avabudhyāmi muhyamānaḥ muhurmuhuḥ

46. dvijottama,
mahatā śokajālena praṇunnaḥ asmi.
muhurmuhuḥ muhyamānaḥ ātmānam na avabudhyāmi.

46. O best of brahmins (dvijottama), I am overwhelmed by a vast net of grief, and being repeatedly bewildered, I cannot comprehend myself (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a vast

• शोकजालेन (śokajālena) - by a net of grief

• प्रणुन्नः (praṇunnaḥ) - overwhelmed (by grief) (afflicted, pushed, urged on)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of brahmins (O best of twice-born ones (brahmins))

• न (na) - not

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself (ātman) (self, soul)

• अवबुध्यामि (avabudhyāmi) - I understand, I comprehend

• मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - being bewildered, being deluded

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

Words meanings and morphology

महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a vast

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'śokajālena'.

शोकजालेन (śokajālena) - by a net of grief

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śokajāla

śokajāla - net of grief, snare of sorrow

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (śoka+jāla)

• śoka – grief, sorrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)

प्रणुन्नः (praṇunnaḥ) - overwhelmed (by grief) (afflicted, pushed, urged on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇunna

praṇunna - pushed forward, urged on, afflicted, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nud' (to push, impel) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective, referring to the implicit subject 'I'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of brahmins (O best of twice-born ones (brahmins))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, or specifically brahmins; sometimes birds or teeth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya; also a bird, a tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressing Vyāsa.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself (ātman) (self, soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

अवबुध्यामि (avabudhyāmi) - I understand, I comprehend

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of avabudh

Root 'budh' (to know, perceive) with upasarga 'ava'. In middle voice.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - being bewildered, being deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muhyamāna

muhyamāna - being deluded, confused, bewildered

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused) with middle voice suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the implicit subject 'I'.

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

Reduplicated adverb.