महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-41, verse-22

जाने त्वां बालिशमतिमकृतात्मानमस्थिरम् ।
मयेयं रक्ष्यते मूढ गच्छ पाप यथागतम् ॥२२॥

22. jāne tvāṁ bāliśamatimakṛtātmānamasthiram ,
mayeyaṁ rakṣyate mūḍha gaccha pāpa yathāgatam.

22. jāne tvām bāliśamatim akṛtātmānam asthiram mayā
iyam rakṣyate mūḍha gaccha pāpa yathāgatam

22. I know you to be childish, with an uncultivated inner self (ātman), and fickle. This woman is protected by me, O foolish and wicked one; go back the way you came.

Words meanings summery:

• जाने (jāne) - I know

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• बालिशमतिम् (bāliśamatim) - foolish-minded, childish in intellect

• अकृतात्मानम् (akṛtātmānam) - one whose self (ātman) is not cultivated/disciplined

• अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unstable, fickle

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इयम् (iyam) - this woman (referring to the guru's wife) (this (feminine))

• रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected

• मूढ (mūḍha) - O fool, O bewildered one

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go

• पाप (pāpa) - O wicked one, O sinner

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as you came, whence you came

Words meanings and morphology

जाने (jāne) - I know

(verb)

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

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

बालिशमतिम् (bāliśamatim) - foolish-minded, childish in intellect

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāliśamati

bāliśamati - childish in mind, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāliśa+mati)

• bāliśa – childish, foolish, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)

अकृतात्मानम् (akṛtātmānam) - one whose self (ātman) is not cultivated/disciplined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - one whose self is not cultivated or disciplined, undeveloped in spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+ātman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, cultivated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unstable, fickle

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asthira

asthira - unsteady, unstable, fickle

Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (a+sthira)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इयम् (iyam) - this woman (referring to the guru's wife) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

मूढ (mūḍha) - O fool, O bewildered one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, bewildered, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

formed from root muh

Root: muh (class 4)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पाप (pāpa) - O wicked one, O sinner

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil; a sinner

यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as you came, whence you came

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgatam)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• āgatam – come, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

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