महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-349, verse-12

वयं हि भवता सर्वे गुणक्रीता विशेषतः ।
यस्त्वमात्महितं त्यक्त्वा मामेवेहानुरुध्यसे ॥१२॥

12. vayaṁ hi bhavatā sarve guṇakrītā viśeṣataḥ ,
yastvamātmahitaṁ tyaktvā māmevehānurudhyase.

12. vayam hi bhavatā sarve guṇakrītāḥ viśeṣataḥ yat
tvam ātmahitam tyaktvā mām eva iha anurudhyase

12. hi,
bhavatā sarve vayam viśeṣataḥ guṇakrītāḥ.
yat tvam ātmahitam tyaktvā,
iha mām eva anurudhyase.

12. Indeed, all of us are especially won over by your qualities, because you, abandoning your own welfare (ātmahita), are devoted to me here.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - all of us (nāgas) (we)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (the sage) (by you (respectful), by a being)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, every)

• गुणक्रीताः (guṇakrītāḥ) - won over by your (the sage's) qualities (bought by qualities, won by merits)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially (especially, particularly, chiefly)

• यत् (yat) - because (conjunction) (who, which, because)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the sage) (you)

• आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - your own welfare (ātmahita) (welfare of oneself, self-interest)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up)

• माम् (mām) - me (the nāga) (me)

• एव (eva) - only, just (emphasizes 'me') (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• इह (iha) - here (in this place) (here, in this world, at this time)

• अनुरुध्यसे (anurudhyase) - you are devoted to me, you follow me (you are devoted, you follow, you comply, you seek favor)

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - all of us (nāgas) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, myself

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (the sage) (by you (respectful), by a being)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful term), being

present active participle

Present active participle of bhū (to be). Used respectfully as 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful second-person pronoun.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

गुणक्रीताः (guṇakrītāḥ) - won over by your (the sage's) qualities (bought by qualities, won by merits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇakrīta

guṇakrīta - bought by qualities, won by merits, subdued by virtues

Compound of guṇa (quality, virtue) and krīta (bought).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+krīta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence, merit
  noun (masculine)
• krīta – bought, purchased
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'krī' (to buy).
  Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially (especially, particularly, chiefly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -tas.

यत् (yat) - because (conjunction) (who, which, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often means 'because' when introducing a causal clause.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the sage) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - your own welfare (ātmahita) (welfare of oneself, self-interest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - welfare of oneself, self-interest, what is beneficial to oneself

Compound of ātman (self) and hita (beneficial, welfare).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, salutary, welfare, good
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'dhā' with prefix 'hi'.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (ktvā)

Indeclinable past participle (absolutive) from root 'tyaj'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Used to indicate an action completed before the main verb.

माम् (mām) - me (the nāga) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

एव (eva) - only, just (emphasizes 'me') (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this place) (here, in this world, at this time)

(indeclinable)

अनुरुध्यसे (anurudhyase) - you are devoted to me, you follow me (you are devoted, you follow, you comply, you seek favor)

(verb)

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

From root 'rudh' (to obstruct, to embrace) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Present middle second singular.