महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-218, verse-14

यज्ञशीलः पुरा भूत्वा मामेव यजतेत्ययम् ।
प्रोवाच लोकान्मूढात्मा कालेनोपनिपीडितः ॥१४॥

14. yajñaśīlaḥ purā bhūtvā māmeva yajatetyayam ,
provāca lokānmūḍhātmā kālenopanipīḍitaḥ.

14. yajñaśīlaḥ purā bhūtvā mām eva yajate iti ayam
provāca lokān mūḍhātmā kālena upanipīḍitaḥ

14. Having previously been diligent in performing Vedic rituals (yajña), this foolish person (mūḍhātmā), oppressed by time, told the people, "Worship me only!"

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञशीलः (yajñaśīlaḥ) - diligent in Vedic rituals, habitually performing sacrifices

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, after becoming

• माम् (mām) - me

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• यजते (yajate) - worships, performs a Vedic ritual (yajña)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - he said, he spoke, he declared

• लोकान् (lokān) - to the people (people, worlds)

• मूढात्मा (mūḍhātmā) - a foolish person, one with a deluded self

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

• उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - oppressed, afflicted, tormented

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञशीलः (yajñaśīlaḥ) - diligent in Vedic rituals, habitually performing sacrifices

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñaśīla

yajñaśīla - diligent in Vedic rituals, habitually performing sacrifices

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+śīla)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• śīla – nature, habit, conduct, character
  noun (neuter)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past

(indeclinable)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, after becoming

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √bhū with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

यजते (yajate) - worships, performs a Vedic ritual (yajña)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yaj

present tense, middle voice, third person, singular

Root √yaj, class 1, middle voice, present indicative.

Root: yaj (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he said, he spoke, he declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pravac

perfect tense, active voice, third person, singular

Root √vac, with prefix pra-, perfect tense (lit), active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

लोकान् (lokān) - to the people (people, worlds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, community

मूढात्मा (mūḍhātmā) - a foolish person, one with a deluded self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍhātman

mūḍhātman - a foolish person, one with a deluded self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+ātman)

• mūḍha – foolish, bewildered, deluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered, deluded)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, person, essence
  noun (masculine)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

उपनिपीडितः (upanipīḍitaḥ) - oppressed, afflicted, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upanipīḍita

upanipīḍita - oppressed, afflicted, tormented, harassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pīḍ (to oppress, torment) with prefixes upa- and ni-

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)