महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-14

सोऽहमात्मा स्वयं पित्रा पुत्रत्वे प्रकृतः पुनः ।
विज्ञानं मे कथं न स्याद्बुबुधे चात्मसंभवम् ॥१४॥

14. so'hamātmā svayaṁ pitrā putratve prakṛtaḥ punaḥ ,
vijñānaṁ me kathaṁ na syādbubudhe cātmasaṁbhavam.

14. saḥ aham ātmā svayam pitrā putratve prakṛtaḥ punaḥ
vijñānam me katham na syāt bubudhe ca ātmasaṃbhavam

14. saḥ aham ātmā svayam pitrā punaḥ putratve prakṛtaḥ.
me vijñānam katham na syāt? ca ātmasaṃbhavam bubudhe.

14. I am that very self (ātman) who was made again into a son by my father himself. How could (clear) understanding not be mine? And indeed, I did comprehend my own origin (as the father's continuation).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, essence (ātman)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• पुत्रत्वे (putratve) - in the state of a son, as a son

• प्रकृतः (prakṛtaḥ) - made, appointed, created

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

• विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - knowledge, understanding, clear perception

• मे (me) - to me, my

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• न (na) - not, no

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• बुबुधे (bubudhe) - understood, comprehended, perceived

• च (ca) - and

• आत्मसंभवम् (ātmasaṁbhavam) - born of his father's essence, as a continuation of the father's self (self-born, born of oneself/one's essence)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, essence (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

पुत्रत्वे (putratve) - in the state of a son, as a son

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of putratva

putratva - sonship, the state of being a son

Derived from putra (son) with suffix -tva (abstract noun forming).

प्रकृतः (prakṛtaḥ) - made, appointed, created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṛta

prakṛta - made, done, created, appointed, commenced

Past Passive Participle

From pra + kṛ (to make, do).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - knowledge, understanding, clear perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, clear perception

From vi + jñā (to know, perceive).

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad.

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

बुबुधे (bubudhe) - understood, comprehended, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of budh

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आत्मसंभवम् (ātmasaṁbhavam) - born of his father's essence, as a continuation of the father's self (self-born, born of oneself/one's essence)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmasaṃbhava

ātmasaṁbhava - self-born, produced from oneself, born of one's own essence

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+saṃbhava)

• ātman – self, soul, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• saṃbhava – born, produced, arisen from
  adjective (masculine)
  From sam + bhū (to be, arise).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)