महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-34, verse-9

आत्मनश्च विजानीहि नियमव्रतशीलताम् ।
यदा त्वमीदृशं कर्म विधिनाक्रम्य कारितः ॥९॥

9. ātmanaśca vijānīhi niyamavrataśīlatām ,
yadā tvamīdṛśaṁ karma vidhinākramya kāritaḥ.

9. ātmanaḥ ca vijānīhi niyamavrataśīlatām yadā
tvam īdṛśam karma vidhinā ākramya kāritaḥ

9. ātmanaḥ ca niyamavrataśīlatām vijānīhi,
yadā tvam vidhinā ākramya īdṛśam karma kāritaḥ

9. And recognize the self-control and strict vows of your own self, since you were made to perform such an action, being overpowered by destiny.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own self (of the self, of the soul, of the mind)

• च (ca) - and, also

• विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know, recognize, understand

• नियमव्रतशीलताम् (niyamavrataśīlatām) - the state of having disciplined vows and practices, self-control

• यदा (yadā) - when, since, because

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by destiny (by rule, by ordinance, by destiny, by method)

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having been overpowered (having approached, having overpowered, having attacked)

• कारितः (kāritaḥ) - made to do, caused to act

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of your own self (of the self, of the soul, of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, the individual self, the soul, essence

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know, recognize, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vijñā

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

नियमव्रतशीलताम् (niyamavrataśīlatām) - the state of having disciplined vows and practices, self-control

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyamavrataśīlatā

niyamavrataśīlatā - the quality of discipline and strict vows

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyamavrata+śīla+tā)

• niyamavrata – restraints and vows
  noun (neuter)
• śīla – disposition, nature, habit
  noun (neuter)
• tā – suffix denoting state or abstract quality
  noun (feminine)

यदा (yadā) - when, since, because

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

विधिना (vidhinā) - by destiny (by rule, by ordinance, by destiny, by method)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, destiny

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having been overpowered (having approached, having overpowered, having attacked)

(verb)

absolutive

formed with root kram and upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: absolutive functioning with passive sense in context

कारितः (kāritaḥ) - made to do, caused to act

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārita

kārita - caused to be done, made to perform

Past Passive Participle (causative)

causative participle from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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