महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-138, verse-14

अथ वा ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठमनु भूतानुपालकम् ।
कर्तारं जीवलोकस्य कस्माज्जानन्विमुह्यसे ॥१४॥

14. atha vā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhamanu bhūtānupālakam ,
kartāraṁ jīvalokasya kasmājjānanvimuhyase.

14. atha vā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭham anu bhūtānupālakam
kartāram jīvalokasya kasmāt jānan vimuhyase

14. atha vā jānan brāhmaṇaśreṣṭham anu bhūtānupālakam
jīvalokasya kartāram kasmāt vimuhyase

14. Or else, knowing him to be the supreme brahmin, and also the protector of all beings, and the creator of the world of living beings, why are you bewildered?

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• वा (vā) - or, either

• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठम् (brāhmaṇaśreṣṭham) - the best of brahmins, supreme brahmin

• अनु (anu) - here serving as a connective or emphasizing particle, implying 'and also' or 'moreover' (after, along with, accordingly, furthermore)

• भूतानुपालकम् (bhūtānupālakam) - protector of beings

• कर्तारम् (kartāram) - creator, doer

• जीवलोकस्य (jīvalokasya) - of the world of living beings

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what reason

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing

• विमुह्यसे (vimuhyase) - you are bewildered, deluded

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठम् (brāhmaṇaśreṣṭham) - the best of brahmins, supreme brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha

brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha - best of brahmins, supreme brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+śreṣṭha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective
  Root: śrā (class 9)

अनु (anu) - here serving as a connective or emphasizing particle, implying 'and also' or 'moreover' (after, along with, accordingly, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

भूतानुपालकम् (bhūtānupālakam) - protector of beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūtānupālaka

bhūtānupālaka - protector of all beings/creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+anupālaka)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• anupālaka – protector, preserver, fosterer
  noun (masculine)
  From root √pāl (to protect) with prefix anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: pāl (class 10)

कर्तारम् (kartāram) - creator, doer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - creator, doer, agent

Agent noun from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जीवलोकस्य (jīvalokasya) - of the world of living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvaloka

jīvaloka - world of living beings, mortal world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+loka)

• jīva – living, alive; a living being, soul
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• loka – world, realm, people, beings
  noun (masculine)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what reason

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'why'.

जानन् (jānan) - knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, understanding

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Participle, agreeing with implied 'you' (tvam).

विमुह्यसे (vimuhyase) - you are bewildered, deluded

(verb)

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

From root √muh (to be bewildered) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)