महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-157

सोऽहमेवं प्रणीतानि ज्ञात्वा शास्त्राणि तत्त्वतः ।
प्रविशेयं कथं पाशं त्वत्कृतं तद्वदस्व मे ॥१५७॥

157. so'hamevaṁ praṇītāni jñātvā śāstrāṇi tattvataḥ ,
praviśeyaṁ kathaṁ pāśaṁ tvatkṛtaṁ tadvadasva me.

157. saḥ aham evam praṇītāni jñātvā śāstrāṇi tattvataḥ
praviśeyam katham pāśam tvat-kṛtam tat vadasva me

157. aham evam praṇītāni śāstrāṇi tattvataḥ jñātvā saḥ
tvatkṛtam pāśam katham praviśeyam tat me vadasva

157. Having thus truly understood these scriptures, how can I possibly fall into this trap created by you? Please explain that to me.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (person/self, referring to 'I') (that, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I

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

• प्रणीतानि (praṇītāni) - well-established, authored (established, composed, taught)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, doctrines

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in truth, essentially

• प्रविशेयम् (praviśeyam) - I can possibly fall into (I should enter, I would enter)

• कथम् (katham) - how (can I possibly)? (how? why?)

• पाशम् (pāśam) - snare, trap (noose, bond, trap)

• त्वत्-कृतम् (tvat-kṛtam) - created by you (made by you, done by you)

• तत् (tat) - that (question/request) (that)

• वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell, explain (tell, speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (person/self, referring to 'I') (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

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

(indeclinable)

प्रणीतानि (praṇītāni) - well-established, authored (established, composed, taught)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of praṇīta

praṇīta - brought forward, led, composed, established, taught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nī (to lead) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śāstrāṇi.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -tvā

Root: jñā (class 9)

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, doctrines

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, sacred book, instruction

Note: Object of 'jñātvā'.

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in truth, essentially

(indeclinable)

Derived from tattva (truth, reality) with suffix -tas (indicating manner or origin)

Note: Modifies jñātvā.

प्रविशेयम् (praviśeyam) - I can possibly fall into (I should enter, I would enter)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of praviś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used with katham to express "how can I possibly...".

कथम् (katham) - how (can I possibly)? (how? why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

पाशम् (pāśam) - snare, trap (noose, bond, trap)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśa

pāśa - noose, cord, bond, snare, trap

Note: Object of praviśeyam.

त्वत्-कृतम् (tvat-kṛtam) - created by you (made by you, done by you)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvatkṛta

tvatkṛta - made by you, done by you

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with pāśam.

तत् (tat) - that (question/request) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of vadasva. Refers to the preceding question.

वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell, explain (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form of dative or genitive singular. Here dative with 'vadasva'.