महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-118, verse-25

नृशंसगुणभूयिष्ठं पुरा कर्म कृतं मया ।
स्मृत्वा तदनुतप्येऽहं त्यक्त्वा प्रियमिवात्मजम् ॥२५॥

25. nṛśaṁsaguṇabhūyiṣṭhaṁ purā karma kṛtaṁ mayā ,
smṛtvā tadanutapye'haṁ tyaktvā priyamivātmajam.

25. nṛśaṃsaguṇabhūyiṣṭham purā karma kṛtam mayā smṛtvā
tat anutapye aham tyaktvā priyam iva ātmajam

25. mayā purā nṛśaṃsaguṇabhūyiṣṭham karma kṛtam.
tat smṛtvā aham priyam ātmajam iva tyaktvā anutapye.

25. A deed full of cruel qualities was done by me in the past. Remembering that, I repent, just as if I had abandoned a beloved son.

Words meanings summery:

• नृशंसगुणभूयिष्ठम् (nṛśaṁsaguṇabhūyiṣṭham) - full of cruel qualities, exceedingly cruel

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• कर्म (karma) - deed, action, (karma)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, remembering

• तत् (tat) - that deed (that, it)

• अनुतप्ये (anutapye) - I repent, I regret, I grieve for

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken

• प्रियम् (priyam) - beloved, dear

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son, child

Words meanings and morphology

नृशंसगुणभूयिष्ठम् (nṛśaṁsaguṇabhūyiṣṭham) - full of cruel qualities, exceedingly cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛśaṃsaguṇabhūyiṣṭha

nṛśaṁsaguṇabhūyiṣṭha - full of cruel qualities, exceedingly cruel

Bahuvrīhi compound: nṛśaṃsa-guṇa (qualities of cruelty) + bhūyiṣṭha (most abundant).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nṛśaṃsaguṇa+bhūyiṣṭha)

• nṛśaṃsaguṇa – quality of cruelty
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: nṛśaṃsa (cruel) + guṇa (quality).
• bhūyiṣṭha – most abundant, very much, excessive
  adjective
  Superlative degree from 'bahu' (much).

Note: Modifies 'karma'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

कर्म (karma) - deed, action, (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, (karma)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with suffix -man.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kṛtam'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Root form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, remembering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'smṛ' (to remember) with suffix -tvā.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that deed (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'smṛtvā', refers to 'karma'.

अनुतप्ये (anutapye) - I repent, I regret, I grieve for

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anutap

Present Middle Indicative

From root 'tap' (to heat, to suffer) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: First person singular.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Root form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'anutapye'.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' (to abandon, to give up) with suffix -tvā.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

प्रियम् (priyam) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - beloved, dear, pleasing, one's own

From root 'prī' (to love, to please).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'ātmajam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison.

आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son, child

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, child, born of oneself

Tatpuruṣa compound: ātman (self) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root 'jan' (to be born) with suffix -a.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.