महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-15

अनात्मेति च यद्दृष्टं तेनाहं न ममेत्यपि ।
वर्तते किमधिष्ठाना प्रसक्ता दुःखसंततिः ॥१५॥

15. anātmeti ca yaddṛṣṭaṁ tenāhaṁ na mametyapi ,
vartate kimadhiṣṭhānā prasaktā duḥkhasaṁtatiḥ.

15. anātma iti ca yat dṛṣṭam tena aham na mama iti api
| vartate kim adhiṣṭhānā prasaktā duḥkha-saṃtatiḥ

15. yat ca anātma iti dṛṣṭam tena aham na mama iti api
(bhavati) prasaktā duḥkha-saṃtatiḥ kim adhiṣṭhānā vartate?

15. And when something is seen as 'not-self (anātman)', from that arises the notion 'I am not' and 'this is not mine'. What, then, is the basis (adhiṣṭhāna) for this ensuing, continuous stream of suffering (duḥkha-saṃtati)?

Words meanings summery:

• अनात्म (anātma) - not-self (anātman) (not-self, selfless)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, as

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यत् (yat) - what (is) (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• तेन (tena) - from that (perception) (by that, from that)

• अहम् (aham) - I (as in ego or individuality) (I)

• न (na) - not, no

• मम (mama) - mine (as in possession) (my, mine)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, as

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, continues (exists, prevails, occurs, functions)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative particle) (what, why, how)

• अधिष्ठाना (adhiṣṭhānā) - having a basis (adhiṣṭhāna) (having a basis, having a support, residing in, dependent on)

• प्रसक्ता (prasaktā) - ensuing, continuous (attached, clinging, connected, continuous, resulting)

• दुःख-संततिः (duḥkha-saṁtatiḥ) - continuous stream of suffering (duḥkha-saṃtati) (continuous succession of suffering, stream of misery)

Words meanings and morphology

अनात्म (anātma) - not-self (anātman) (not-self, selfless)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anātman

anātman - not-self (anātman), non-self

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ātman)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix used before vowels
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Can be neuter nominative singular for `anātman` when used adjectivally or as a predicate.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - what (is) (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the object that is 'seen'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived

past passive participle

From root dṛś + ta suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yat`.

तेन (tena) - from that (perception) (by that, from that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the act of seeing `yat dṛṣṭam`.

अहम् (aham) - I (as in ego or individuality) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmat

asmat - I, we

Note: 'I' in the sense of ego or individuality.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - mine (as in possession) (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmat

asmat - I, we

Note: 'mine' in the sense of possession.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, as

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding phrase.

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, continues (exists, prevails, occurs, functions)

(verb)

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

present

Root vṛt (1st class)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative particle) (what, why, how)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how (interrogative)

Note: Forms an interrogative with `adhiṣṭhānā`.

अधिष्ठाना (adhiṣṭhānā) - having a basis (adhiṣṭhāna) (having a basis, having a support, residing in, dependent on)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhiṣṭhāna

adhiṣṭhāna - basis, substratum, support, seat, abode

verbal noun

From adhi + sthā + ana suffix

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `prasaktā duḥkha-saṃtatiḥ`.

प्रसक्ता (prasaktā) - ensuing, continuous (attached, clinging, connected, continuous, resulting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasakta

prasakta - attached, clinging, continuous, resulting

past passive participle

From pra + sañj + ta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `duḥkha-saṃtatiḥ`.

दुःख-संततिः (duḥkha-saṁtatiḥ) - continuous stream of suffering (duḥkha-saṃtati) (continuous succession of suffering, stream of misery)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkha-saṃtati

duḥkha-saṁtati - continuous succession of suffering, stream of misery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+saṃtati)

• duḥkha – suffering (duḥkha), misery, pain
  noun (neuter)
• saṃtati – continuation, succession, lineage, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  verbal noun
  From sam + tan + ti suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of `vartate`.