महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-97, verse-16

एतस्मात्कारणाद्ब्रह्मंश्चिरमेतत्कृतं मया ।
एतज्ज्ञात्वा मम विभो मा क्रुधस्त्वं तपोधन ॥१६॥

16. etasmātkāraṇādbrahmaṁścirametatkṛtaṁ mayā ,
etajjñātvā mama vibho mā krudhastvaṁ tapodhana.

16. etasmat kāraṇāt brahman ciram etat kṛtam mayā |
etat jñātvā mama vibho mā krudhaḥ tvam tapodhana

16. brahman tapodhana vibho,
etasmāt kāraṇāt mayā etat ciram kṛtam.
etat jñātvā tvam mama mā krudhaḥ

16. O (brahman), for this reason, I have done this for a long time. O my lord, O ascetic (tapodhana), knowing this, do not be angry.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मत् (etasmat) - from this, for this

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause, for a reason

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman) Jamadagni (O brahmin, O holy man)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, knowing

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• विभो (vibho) - O lord, O all-pervading one

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• क्रुधः (krudhaḥ) - (you) be angry, (you) become angry

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (tapodhana) Jamadagni (O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मत् (etasmat) - from this, for this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause, for a reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman) Jamadagni (O brahmin, O holy man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, knowing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root jñā (to know) with suffix -tvā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

विभो (vibho) - O lord, O all-pervading one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - lord, master, all-pervading, powerful

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

क्रुधः (krudhaḥ) - (you) be angry, (you) become angry

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of krudh

Aorist Injunctive

Second person singular, aorist injunctive of root krudh, used with mā for prohibition.

Root: krudh (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (tapodhana) Jamadagni (O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)