महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-1, verse-24

अजानता मया संख्ये राज्यलुब्धेन घातितः ।
तन्मे दहति गात्राणि तूलराशिमिवानलः ॥२४॥

24. ajānatā mayā saṁkhye rājyalubdhena ghātitaḥ ,
tanme dahati gātrāṇi tūlarāśimivānalaḥ.

24. ajānatā mayā saṅkhye rājyalubdhena ghātitaḥ
tat me dahati gātrāṇi tūlarāśim iva analaḥ

24. mayā ajānatā rājyalubdhena saṅkhye ghātitaḥ
tat me gātrāṇi tūlarāśim iva analaḥ dahati

24. He was killed in battle by me, unknowingly and driven by greed for the kingdom. That act now consumes my limbs, just as fire consumes a pile of cotton.

Words meanings summery:

• अजानता (ajānatā) - by one not knowing, by one ignorant

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

• राज्यलुब्धेन (rājyalubdhena) - by one greedy for the kingdom, by a kingdom-greedy person

• घातितः (ghātitaḥ) - was killed, made to be killed

• तत् (tat) - that, that act

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

• तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a heap of cotton

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

अजानता (ajānatā) - by one not knowing, by one ignorant

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajānat

ajānat - not knowing, ignorant

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix a- (negation) and present participle suffix -at.

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'ghātitaḥ'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, combat, war

From sam- + √khyā.

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adverbial locative.

राज्यलुब्धेन (rājyalubdhena) - by one greedy for the kingdom, by a kingdom-greedy person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājyalubdha

rājyalubdha - greedy for kingdom

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+lubdha)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, eager for
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lubh (to covet, desire).
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

घातितः (ghātitaḥ) - was killed, made to be killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātita

ghātita - killed, slain

Causative Past Passive Participle

From causative of root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

तत् (tat) - that, that act

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'dahati'.

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person pronoun.

Note: Dative of interest or genitive.

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dah

Present active

Root dah, 1st conjugation, parasmaipada.

Root: dah (class 1)

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, organ

Note: Object of 'dahati'.

तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a heap of cotton

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tūlarāśi

tūlarāśi - heap of cotton, pile of cotton

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tūla+rāśi)

• tūla – cotton
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, quantity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire

From a- (not) + nala (water, reed) or a- + √an (to breathe).

Note: Subject for comparison.