महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-82, verse-12

ममैवं क्लिश्यमानस्य नारदोभयतः सदा ।
वक्तुमर्हसि यच्छ्रेयो ज्ञातीनामात्मनस्तथा ॥१२॥

12. mamaivaṁ kliśyamānasya nāradobhayataḥ sadā ,
vaktumarhasi yacchreyo jñātīnāmātmanastathā.

12. mama evam kliśyamānasya nārada ubhayataḥ sadā
vaktum arhasi yat śreyaḥ jñātīnām ātmanaḥ tathā

12. nārada mama evam kliśyamānasya ubhayataḥ sadā
jñātīnām tathā ātmanaḥ yat śreyaḥ vaktum arhasi

12. O Narada, as I am thus distressed and troubled on both sides, you should always tell me what is beneficial for my kinsmen and for my own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - of me, my

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• क्लिश्यमानस्य (kliśyamānasya) - of the one being distressed, of the one suffering

• नारद (nārada) - O Narada

• उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - troubled on both sides (i.e., with respect to kinsmen and self) (on both sides, from both sides, in both ways)

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, ever

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to tell

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (tell) (you should, you are worthy, you are able)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good, benefit, superior)

• ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of kinsmen, of relatives

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own self (of the self, of oneself, of the soul)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, likewise, thus)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - of me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

क्लिश्यमानस्य (kliśyamānasya) - of the one being distressed, of the one suffering

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kliśyamāna

kliśyamāna - being troubled, being distressed, suffering

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kliś' (to suffer, to be troubled) with suffix 'śyāna' for passive voice in present tense.

Root: kliś (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'mama' (of me).

नारद (nārada) - O Narada

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (name of a divine sage)

उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - troubled on both sides (i.e., with respect to kinsmen and self) (on both sides, from both sides, in both ways)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'ubhaya' (both) with suffix 'tasa'.

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, ever

(indeclinable)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to tell

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (tell) (you should, you are worthy, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Used with infinitive 'vaktum' to mean 'you should tell'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'śreyaḥ'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good, benefit, superior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, benefit, excellence, superior

ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of kinsmen, of relatives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own self (of the self, of oneself, of the soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

तथा (tathā) - and (and, likewise, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'jñātīnām' and 'ātmanaḥ'.