महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-20

अहं त्वयि मम त्वं च मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ।
पूर्वसंबन्धिसंयोगान्नैतद्दान्तो निषेवते ॥२०॥

20. ahaṁ tvayi mama tvaṁ ca mayi te teṣu cāpyaham ,
pūrvasaṁbandhisaṁyogānnaitaddānto niṣevate.

20. aham tvayi mama tvam ca mayi te teṣu ca api aham
pūrvasambandhisaṃyogāt na etat dāntaḥ niṣevate

20. aham tvayi mama tvam ca te mayi ca aham api teṣu
etat pūrvasambandhisaṃyogāt dāntaḥ na niṣevate

20. Thinking 'I am in you, you are mine, and they are in me, and I am also in them' – a self-controlled person (dānta) does not cultivate this kind of attachment, which stems from connections with previous relationships.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• च (ca) - and, also

• मयि (mayi) - in me

• ते (te) - Refers to other people, 'they'. (they, those)

• तेषु (teṣu) - Refers to 'them' (other people). (in them)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पूर्वसम्बन्धिसंयोगात् (pūrvasambandhisaṁyogāt) - The cause for identifying oneself so closely with others, stemming from past relationships or karmic ties. (due to connection with former relations)

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to this kind of possessive identification. (this, these)

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - A person characterized by self-control (dānta). (self-controlled, restrained)

• निषेवते (niṣevate) - Does not engage in or cultivate this kind of possessive identification. (cultivates, practices, indulges in)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मयि (mayi) - in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ते (te) - Refers to other people, 'they'. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Can also be genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad' (to you, yours). Context here implies 'they'.

तेषु (teṣu) - Refers to 'them' (other people). (in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पूर्वसम्बन्धिसंयोगात् (pūrvasambandhisaṁyogāt) - The cause for identifying oneself so closely with others, stemming from past relationships or karmic ties. (due to connection with former relations)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pūrvasambandhisaṃyoga

pūrvasambandhisaṁyoga - connection with former relations or associates

Compound of 'pūrva' (former), 'sambandhi' (relation), and 'saṃyoga' (connection).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+sambandhi+saṃyoga)

• pūrva – former, prior, previous
  adjective (masculine)
• sambandhi – relation, relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• saṃyoga – connection, union, conjunction, association
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'yuj' (to join) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to this kind of possessive identification. (this, these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, these

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - A person characterized by self-control (dānta). (self-controlled, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, tamed, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dam' (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'a self-controlled person'.

निषेवते (niṣevate) - Does not engage in or cultivate this kind of possessive identification. (cultivates, practices, indulges in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of niṣev

Root 'sev' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)