महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-259, verse-6

ममेदमिति नास्यैतत्प्रवर्तेत कलौ युगे ।
लोकयात्रा न चैव स्यादथ चेद्वेत्थ शंस नः ॥६॥

6. mamedamiti nāsyaitatpravarteta kalau yuge ,
lokayātrā na caiva syādatha cedvettha śaṁsa naḥ.

6. mama idam iti na asya etat pravarteta kalau yuge
loka-yātrā na ca eva syāt atha cet vettha śaṃsa naḥ

6. kalau yuge idam mama iti etat asya na pravarteta.
ca eva loka-yātrā na syāt.
atha cet vettha,
naḥ śaṃsa.

6. In the Kali Yuga, the notion of 'this is mine' would not be recognized, and worldly affairs (loka-yātrā) would not function. If you know a better solution, then tell us.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my (possessive) (my, of me)

• इदम् (idam) - this (thing, property) (this)

• इति (iti) - (marks the quoted phrase or idea) 'this is mine' (thus, so, this much (marks quotation or idea))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्य (asya) - for anyone, for such a person (implying 'for anyone trying to claim ownership') (of him, for him, to him, its)

• एतत् (etat) - this (notion of ownership) (this, that)

• प्रवर्तेत (pravarteta) - would be recognized, would prevail (would operate, would proceed, would be current, would be recognized)

• कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali Yuga (the current dark age) (in Kali Yuga, in strife)

• युगे (yuge) - in the age (Yuga) (in the age, in the period)

• लोक-यात्रा (loka-yātrā) - worldly affairs, general conduct of life (loka-yātrā) (worldly affairs, livelihood, conduct of the world)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - (emphatic) indeed, even (indeed, just, only)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would exist, would function (would be, may be, should be)

• अथ (atha) - then, (introduces the next logical step) (now, then, moreover)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you (Satyavan) know (you know)

• शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, instruct (tell, declare, praise)

• नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our, us)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my (possessive) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun

इदम् (idam) - this (thing, property) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that (near speaker)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied clause 'This (is mine)'.

इति (iti) - (marks the quoted phrase or idea) 'this is mine' (thus, so, this much (marks quotation or idea))

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for anyone, for such a person (implying 'for anyone trying to claim ownership') (of him, for him, to him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun

एतत् (etat) - this (notion of ownership) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that (refers to something just mentioned or present)

Demonstrative pronoun

प्रवर्तेत (pravarteta) - would be recognized, would prevail (would operate, would proceed, would be current, would be recognized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pravṛt

Optative mood, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali Yuga (the current dark age) (in Kali Yuga, in strife)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kali

kali - Kali (the name of a Yuga or age, characterized by strife and sin), dice-point of one

युगे (yuge) - in the age (Yuga) (in the age, in the period)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - age, epoch, period, yoke

Root: yuj (class 7)

लोक-यात्रा (loka-yātrā) - worldly affairs, general conduct of life (loka-yātrā) (worldly affairs, livelihood, conduct of the world)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of loka-yātrā

loka-yātrā - worldly affairs, livelihood, conduct of the world, customary practice

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+yātrā)

• loka – world, people, common practice
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, procession, going, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  from root yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - (emphatic) indeed, even (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - would exist, would function (would be, may be, should be)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, (introduces the next logical step) (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

वेत्थ (vettha) - you (Satyavan) know (you know)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect tense, 2nd person singular, irregular form.

Root: vid (class 2)

शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, instruct (tell, declare, praise)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our, us)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of vayam

vayam - we, us

First person plural pronoun