महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-36, verse-6

ते विश्रब्धाः प्रभाषन्ते संयच्छन्ति च मां सदा ।
प्रमत्तेष्वप्रमत्तोऽस्मि सदा सुप्तेषु जागृमि ॥६॥

6. te viśrabdhāḥ prabhāṣante saṁyacchanti ca māṁ sadā ,
pramatteṣvapramatto'smi sadā supteṣu jāgṛmi.

6. te viśrabdhāḥ prabhāṣante saṃyacchanti ca mām sadā
pramatteṣu apramattaḥ asmi sadā supteṣu jāgṛmi

6. te viśrabdhāḥ prabhāṣante ca sadā mām saṃyacchanti
pramatteṣu apramattaḥ asmi sadā supteṣu jāgṛmi

6. They speak with confidence and always keep me in check. I am vigilant among those who are careless, and always awake among those who are asleep.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• विश्रब्धाः (viśrabdhāḥ) - confident, trusting, tranquil

• प्रभाषन्ते (prabhāṣante) - they speak, they converse

• संयच्छन्ति (saṁyacchanti) - they restrain, they control, they check

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• प्रमत्तेषु (pramatteṣu) - among the careless, among the negligent

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not careless, not negligent

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• सुप्तेषु (supteṣu) - among the sleeping, among those asleep

• जागृमि (jāgṛmi) - I am awake, I awaken

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the teachers from previous context

विश्रब्धाः (viśrabdhāḥ) - confident, trusting, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśrabdha

viśrabdha - confident, trusting, tranquil, fearless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śrambh with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: śrambh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te'

प्रभाषन्ते (prabhāṣante) - they speak, they converse

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prabhāṣ

Present Tense, Middle Voice

Prefix: pra

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

संयच्छन्ति (saṁyacchanti) - they restrain, they control, they check

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃyam

Present Tense, Active Voice

Derived from root yam with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

प्रमत्तेषु (pramatteṣu) - among the careless, among the negligent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pramatta

pramatta - careless, negligent, intoxicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be mad, rejoice) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not careless, not negligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - not careless, vigilant, attentive

A negating prefix 'a' added to 'pramatta'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• pramatta – careless, negligent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I'

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root: as (class 2)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

सुप्तेषु (supteṣu) - among the sleeping, among those asleep

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, dormant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

जागृमि (jāgṛmi) - I am awake, I awaken

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jāgṛ

Present Tense, Active Voice

Intensive/reduplicated root.

Root: gṛ (class 2)