महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-100

आत्मा ह्येवात्मनो ह्येकः कोऽन्यस्त्वत्तोऽधिको भवेत् ।
एवं मन्यस्व सततमन्यथा मा विचिन्तय ॥१००॥

100. ātmā hyevātmano hyekaḥ ko'nyastvatto'dhiko bhavet ,
evaṁ manyasva satatamanyathā mā vicintaya.

100. ātmā hi eva ātmanaḥ hi ekaḥ kaḥ anyaḥ tvattaḥ adhikaḥ
bhavet | evam manyasva satatam anyathā mā vicintaya

100. ātmā hi eva ātmanaḥ hi ekaḥ kaḥ anyaḥ tvattaḥ adhikaḥ
bhavet evam satatam manyasva anyathā mā vicintaya

100. Your self (ātman) is indeed your only true self (ātman). Who else could be superior to you? Always consider this; do not think otherwise.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - your own inner self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because)

• एव (eva) - alone, certainly (only, alone, certainly, indeed)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for one's own self (of the self, for the self)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - only one, sole support (one, alone, sole, unique)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (interrogative pronoun) (who, what)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - who else (other, another)

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you (from you, than you)

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior (superior, greater, more)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - could be (may be, should be, would be)

• एवम् (evam) - this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• मन्यस्व (manyasva) - consider (think, believe, consider)

• सततम् (satatam) - always (constantly, always, perpetually)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way, differently)

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (used with imperative))

• विचिन्तय (vicintaya) - think (otherwise) (think, ponder, consider)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - your own inner self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - alone, certainly (only, alone, certainly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for one's own self (of the self, for the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - only one, sole support (one, alone, sole, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole, unique

कः (kaḥ) - who (interrogative pronoun) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, which, what

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - who else (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you (from you, than you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior (superior, greater, more)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - greater, superior, additional, abundant

Derived from 'adhi' (prefix) and 'ka' (suffix for comparison/relation)

भवेत् (bhavet) - could be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

मन्यस्व (manyasva) - consider (think, believe, consider)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

सततम् (satatam) - always (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way, differently)

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (used with imperative))

(indeclinable)

विचिन्तय (vicintaya) - think (otherwise) (think, ponder, consider)

(verb)

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

causative derivative

Derived from root 'cit' with secondary root 'cint'. With prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: cit (class 1)