महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-17

यदातिष्ठः समुद्रस्य पूर्वकूले विलेलिहन् ।
ज्ञातिभ्यो विभजन्वित्तं तदासीत्ते मनः कथम् ॥१७॥

17. yadātiṣṭhaḥ samudrasya pūrvakūle vilelihan ,
jñātibhyo vibhajanvittaṁ tadāsītte manaḥ katham.

17. yadā atiṣṭhaḥ samudrasya pūrvakūle vilelihan
jñātibhyaḥ vibhajan vittam tadā āsīt te manaḥ katham

17. yadā samudrasya pūrvakūle atiṣṭhaḥ vilelihan,
jñātibhyaḥ vittam vibhajan,
tadā te manaḥ katham āsīt?

17. When you resided on the eastern shore of the ocean, savoring its vastness, and distributing wealth to your relatives, how was your mind then?

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• अतिष्ठः (atiṣṭhaḥ) - you resided (you stood, you resided)

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean (of the ocean, pertaining to the sea)

• पूर्वकूले (pūrvakūle) - on the eastern shore (on the eastern shore, at the eastern bank)

• विलेलिहन् (vilelihan) - savoring its vastness (repeatedly licking, devouring, enjoying intensely, dominating)

• ज्ञातिभ्यः (jñātibhyaḥ) - to relatives (to/for relatives, from relatives)

• विभजान् (vibhajān) - distributing (distributing, dividing)

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth (wealth, property, acquisition)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, heart, intellect)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

अतिष्ठः (atiṣṭhaḥ) - you resided (you stood, you resided)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect

root √sthā, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada, 2nd person singular, imperfect

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: From √sthā, imperfect 2nd singular (a-tiṣṭha-s). Sandhi with following.

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean (of the ocean, pertaining to the sea)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: drā (class 2)

पूर्वकूले (pūrvakūle) - on the eastern shore (on the eastern shore, at the eastern bank)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pūrvakūla

pūrvakūla - eastern shore/bank

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+kūla)

• pūrva – eastern, prior, former
  adjective (masculine)
• kūla – shore, bank, edge
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative singular of pūrvakūla.

विलेलिहन् (vilelihan) - savoring its vastness (repeatedly licking, devouring, enjoying intensely, dominating)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilelihan

vilelihan - repeatedly licking, consuming, enjoying intensely

present active participle (intensive)

From intensive (yaṅluganta) of √lih 'to lick', with prefix vi-. Nominative singular (referring to the subject of atiṣṭhaḥ)

Prefix: vi

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Present active participle, intensive of √lih, agrees with the implied subject of atiṣṭhaḥ.

ज्ञातिभ्यः (jñātibhyaḥ) - to relatives (to/for relatives, from relatives)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relative, kinsman

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Could be dative or ablative plural. Dative fits 'distributing to'.

विभजान् (vibhajān) - distributing (distributing, dividing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhaj

vibhaj - to divide, to distribute

present active participle

From √bhaj with prefix vi-. Present active participle, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, agrees with the implied subject of atiṣṭhaḥ.

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth (wealth, property, acquisition)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, acquired

past passive participle

From √vid 'to find, to obtain'

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Accusative singular, object of 'distributing'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

root √as, 2nd conjugation, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, imperfect

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From √as 'to be'.

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of yuṣmad, genitive singular.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, heart, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of āsīt.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.