महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-295, verse-26

ममास्तु धिगबुद्धस्य योऽहं मग्नमिमं पुनः ।
अनुवर्तितवान्मोहादन्यमन्यं जनाज्जनम् ॥२६॥

26. mamāstu dhigabuddhasya yo'haṁ magnamimaṁ punaḥ ,
anuvartitavānmohādanyamanyaṁ janājjanam.

26. mama astu dhik abuddhasya yaḥ aham magnam imam
punaḥ mohāt anuvartitavān anyam anyam janāt janam

26. astu dhik mama abuddhasya yaḥ aham punaḥ mohāt
magnam imam anyam anyam janāt janam anuvartitavān

26. Shame on me, the ignorant one! I who, due to delusion, again pursued one person after another, even while this very existence is deeply immersed (in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) and suffering).

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - to me, my, for me

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• धिक् (dhik) - shame, woe, alas, fie

• अबुद्धस्य (abuddhasya) - of the ignorant one, of the foolish one

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• मग्नम् (magnam) - immersed (in the cycle of saṃsāra and suffering) (immersed, submerged, sunk, deeply involved)

• इमम् (imam) - this (existence/world/state) (this, this one)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to bewilderment

• अनुवर्तितवान् (anuvartitavān) - followed, pursued, imitated

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

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

• जनम् (janam) - a person, a creature

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, my, our

Pronoun for first person.

Note: Used idiomatically with dhik to mean 'shame on me'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative mood, Active voice

Root verb 'as' (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

धिक् (dhik) - shame, woe, alas, fie

(indeclinable)

अबुद्धस्य (abuddhasya) - of the ignorant one, of the foolish one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abuddha

abuddha - unintelligent, ignorant, foolish, unawakened

Past Passive Participle of (a-)buddh

Negative prefix 'a-' + P.P.P. of root 'budh' (to know, awaken)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• buddha – awakened, enlightened, known, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root budh.
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied 'me' or 'I'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, myself, ourselves

मग्नम् (magnam) - immersed (in the cycle of saṃsāra and suffering) (immersed, submerged, sunk, deeply involved)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of magna

magna - immersed, submerged, sunk, deeply involved, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

From root maj (to sink, dive).

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Agreement with imam (this one, neuter accusative singular). Can refer to the immersed state of the world or the speaker's own immersion in saṃsāra.

इमम् (imam) - this (existence/world/state) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to bewilderment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, bewilderment, infatuation, error

From root muh.

Root: muh (class 4)

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.

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'.