महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-294, verse-11

तं चोदनाभिर्मतिमानात्मानं चोदयेदथ ।
तिष्ठन्तमजरं तं तु यत्तदुक्तं मनीषिभिः ॥११॥

11. taṁ codanābhirmatimānātmānaṁ codayedatha ,
tiṣṭhantamajaraṁ taṁ tu yattaduktaṁ manīṣibhiḥ.

11. tam codanābhiḥ matimān ātmānam codayet atha
tiṣṭhantam ajaram tam tu yat tat uktam manīṣibhiḥ

11. atha matimān codanābhiḥ tam ātmānam codayet tu yat
ajaram tiṣṭhantam tam (ātman) manīṣibhiḥ tat uktam

11. The wise person should then direct that self (ātman) by means of spiritual injunctions. Indeed, that abiding, ageless (ātman) is what has been declared by the thoughtful sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that self (ātman) (that)

• चोदनाभिः (codanābhiḥ) - by means of spiritual injunctions or guidance (by injunctions, by impulses, by promptings)

• मतिमान् (matimān) - the intelligent one, the wise person

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

• चोदयेत् (codayet) - should impel, should urge, should direct

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - the abiding (ātman) (abiding, standing, existing)

• अजरम् (ajaram) - the ageless (ātman) (ageless, undecaying)

• तम् (tam) - that self (ātman) (that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• तत् (tat) - that

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared

• मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the thoughtful sages (by the wise, by the thoughtful)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that self (ātman) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to ātman.

चोदनाभिः (codanābhiḥ) - by means of spiritual injunctions or guidance (by injunctions, by impulses, by promptings)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of codanā

codanā - impulse, instigation, injunction, command, guidance

Derived from root cud 'to impel'.

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Means 'by means of injunctions/promptings'.

मतिमान् (matimān) - the intelligent one, the wise person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

Possessive adjective from mati 'mind, intelligence'.

Note: Subject of the verb 'codayet'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

Note: Object of the verb 'codayet'.

चोदयेत् (codayet) - should impel, should urge, should direct

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of cud

causative

Causative of root cud.

Root: cud (class 10)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction/Adverb.

तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - the abiding (ātman) (abiding, standing, existing)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, abiding, existing, being

present active participle

From root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Accusative form of present active participle.

अजरम् (ajaram) - the ageless (ātman) (ageless, undecaying)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajara

ajara - ageless, undecaying, immortal

Negative prefix 'a-' + jara 'decay'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jara – decay, old age
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies ātman.

तम् (tam) - that self (ātman) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to ātman.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes or indicates a slight contrast/clarification.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that which

Relative pronoun.

Note: Part of the relative clause 'which has been declared'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Correlative pronoun to yat.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past passive participle

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the thoughtful sages (by the wise, by the thoughtful)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, sage

Derived from manīṣā 'intellect'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agent in the passive construction.