महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-22

यद्यहं नार्चयेयं वै ईशानं वरदं शिवम् ।
आत्मानं नार्चयेत्कश्चिदिति मे भावितं मनः ।
मया प्रमाणं हि कृतं लोकः समनुवर्तते ॥२२॥

22. yadyahaṁ nārcayeyaṁ vai īśānaṁ varadaṁ śivam ,
ātmānaṁ nārcayetkaściditi me bhāvitaṁ manaḥ ,
mayā pramāṇaṁ hi kṛtaṁ lokaḥ samanuvartate.

22. yadi aham na arcayeyam vai īśānam
varadam śivam ātmānam na arcayet
kaścit iti me bhāvitam manaḥ mayā
pramāṇam hi kṛtam lokaḥ samanuvartate

22. yadi aham vai īśānam varadam śivam
na arcayeyam kaścit ātmānam na
arcayet iti me manaḥ bhāvitam hi mayā
pramāṇam kṛtam lokaḥ samanuvartate

22. If I indeed do not worship Īśāna, the boon-giving Śiva, then no one would worship the (ātman) Self; such is the conviction of my mind. For a standard has been set by me, and the world follows it.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्चयेयम् (arcayeyam) - I should worship, I might worship

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• ईशानम् (īśānam) - Īśāna (a name of Śiva)

• वरदम् (varadam) - boon-giver, bestowing blessings

• शिवम् (śivam) - Śiva (Śiva (a proper name), auspicious, benevolent)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the (ātman) Self (self, soul, spirit)

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्चयेत् (arcayet) - he would worship, one would worship

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (with 'na') (someone, anyone)

• इति (iti) - such is (thus, so, in this manner)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• भावितम् (bhāvitam) - ascertained, convinced (conceived, ascertained, thought, made manifest)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a standard (example) (standard, authority, proof)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - set, established (done, made, performed)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (people in general) (world, people, mankind)

• समनुवर्तते (samanuvartate) - follows, conforms, imitates

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्चयेयम् (arcayeyam) - I should worship, I might worship

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of arc

Causal stem (arcaya) in Optative mood, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: arc (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

ईशानम् (īśānam) - Īśāna (a name of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśāna

īśāna - lord, master, ruler (a name of Śiva)

वरदम् (varadam) - boon-giver, bestowing blessings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - boon-giver, bestowing blessings

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+da)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'īśānam' and 'śivam'.

शिवम् (śivam) - Śiva (Śiva (a proper name), auspicious, benevolent)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - Śiva (a major deity), auspicious, benevolent

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the (ātman) Self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, breath

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्चयेत् (arcayet) - he would worship, one would worship

(verb)

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

Causal stem (arcaya) in Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: arc (class 10)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (with 'na') (someone, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person

Indefinite pronoun formed from interrogative pronoun 'kim' + 'cid'.

इति (iti) - such is (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun 'asmad'.

भावितम् (bhāvitam) - ascertained, convinced (conceived, ascertained, thought, made manifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - caused to be, thought, imagined, ascertained, cultivated

Past Passive Participle (Causal)

Derived from the causal stem of root bhū (to be, to become) + -ita suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, consciousness

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a standard (example) (standard, authority, proof)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - standard, measure, authority, proof, evidence

Formed with prefix pra- and root mā (to measure).

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - set, established (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) + -ta suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (people in general) (world, people, mankind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, region, people, mankind

समनुवर्तते (samanuvartate) - follows, conforms, imitates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Derived from root vṛt with prefixes sam- and anu-. Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)