महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-316, verse-28

संवेष्ट्यमानं बहुभिर्मोहतन्तुभिरात्मजैः ।
कोशकारवदात्मानं वेष्टयन्नावबुध्यसे ॥२८॥

28. saṁveṣṭyamānaṁ bahubhirmohatantubhirātmajaiḥ ,
kośakāravadātmānaṁ veṣṭayannāvabudhyase.

28. saṃveṣṭyamānam bahubhiḥ moha-tantubhiḥ ātmajaiḥ
kośakāravat ātmānam veṣṭayan na avabudhyase

28. You do not understand that you are enveloping your own self (ātman) with many threads of delusion, which are born from yourself, just like a silkworm.

Words meanings summery:

• संवेष्ट्यमानम् (saṁveṣṭyamānam) - being enveloped or wrapped, referring to the self (being enveloped, being surrounded, being covered)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• मोह-तन्तुभिः (moha-tantubhiḥ) - by threads of delusion

• आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - by products of one's own delusion, referring to the threads (by those born of oneself, by one's own offspring/products)

• कोशकारवत् (kośakāravat) - like a silkworm, like a cocoon-maker

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self (ātman)

• वेष्टयन् (veṣṭayan) - enmeshing or wrapping oneself, referring to the agent of the action (enmeshing, wrapping, covering)

• न (na) - not, no

• अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you realize, you understand, you perceive

Words meanings and morphology

संवेष्ट्यमानम् (saṁveṣṭyamānam) - being enveloped or wrapped, referring to the self (being enveloped, being surrounded, being covered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃveṣṭyamāna

saṁveṣṭyamāna - being enveloped, being surrounded, being covered

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root veṣṭ (to wrap) with prefix sam-, formed with -yamāna suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: veṣṭ (class 10)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe 'ātman'.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

मोह-तन्तुभिः (moha-tantubhiḥ) - by threads of delusion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of moha-tantu

moha-tantu - thread of delusion, string of infatuation

Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+tantu)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• tantu – thread, string, filament
  noun (masculine)

आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - by products of one's own delusion, referring to the threads (by those born of oneself, by one's own offspring/products)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - born of oneself, own offspring, a son, a daughter

Derived from ātman and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'moha-tantubhiḥ'.

कोशकारवत् (kośakāravat) - like a silkworm, like a cocoon-maker

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (denoting similarity) added to kośakāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (kośakāra+vat)

• kośakāra – cocoon-maker, silkworm
  noun (masculine)
  kara (maker) of kośa (cocoon)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Secondary suffix forming adverbs of comparison

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

वेष्टयन् (veṣṭayan) - enmeshing or wrapping oneself, referring to the agent of the action (enmeshing, wrapping, covering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of veṣṭayat

veṣṭayat - enveloping, wrapping, surrounding (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root veṣṭ (to wrap) with suffix -at

Root: veṣṭ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you realize, you understand, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabudh

Root budh with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 4)