महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-295, verse-24

अहमेव हि संमोहादन्यमन्यं जनाज्जनम् ।
मत्स्यो यथोदकज्ञानादनुवर्तितवानिह ॥२४॥

24. ahameva hi saṁmohādanyamanyaṁ janājjanam ,
matsyo yathodakajñānādanuvartitavāniha.

24. aham eva hi saṃmohāt anyam anyam janāt janam
matsyaḥ yathā udakajñānāt anuvartitavān iha

24. aham hi eva saṃmohāt iha janāt anyam anyam
janam anuvartitavān yathā matsyaḥ udakajñānāt

24. Indeed, I myself, due to profound delusion, have pursued one person after another in this world, just as a fish, due to its ignorance regarding water (not realizing its intrinsic nature is inseparable from water), chases other fish.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• संमोहात् (saṁmohāt) - from delusion, due to bewilderment

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

• जनात् (janāt) - from a person, from a creature

• जनम् (janam) - a person, a creature

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• उदकज्ञानात् (udakajñānāt) - due to ignorance or misconception regarding the true nature of water (i.e. not realizing its own intrinsic nature is inseparable from water) (from the knowledge of water, due to ignorance of water)

• अनुवर्तितवान् (anuvartitavān) - followed, pursued, imitated

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, myself, ourselves

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

संमोहात् (saṁmohāt) - from delusion, due to bewilderment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃmoha

saṁmoha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, error

From prefix 'sam-' + root 'muh'

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different, distinct

Note: Used reflexively as 'one after another' when repeated.

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different, distinct

Note: Used reflexively as 'one after another' when repeated.

जनात् (janāt) - from a person, from a creature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in iterative construction 'janāt janam' meaning 'from one person to another'.

जनम् (janam) - a person, a creature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in iterative construction 'janāt janam' meaning 'from one person to another'.

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

उदकज्ञानात् (udakajñānāt) - due to ignorance or misconception regarding the true nature of water (i.e. not realizing its own intrinsic nature is inseparable from water) (from the knowledge of water, due to ignorance of water)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of udakajñāna

udakajñāna - knowledge of water, understanding about water

Compound type : tatpurusha (udaka+jñāna)

• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: und (class 7)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The ablative implies 'due to' or 'from'.

अनुवर्तितवान् (anuvartitavān) - followed, pursued, imitated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuvartin

anuvartin - following, conforming to, pursuing

Past Active Participle (kṛt affix -tavat)

Derived from the verb root √vṛt with prefix anu and suffix -tavat.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Acts as a finite verb in this construction.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)