महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-32, verse-19

नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि रूपं ज्योतिश्च चक्षुषा ।
तस्मान्मे निर्जितं ज्योतिर्वशे तिष्ठति नित्यदा ॥१९॥

19. nāhamātmārthamicchāmi rūpaṁ jyotiśca cakṣuṣā ,
tasmānme nirjitaṁ jyotirvaśe tiṣṭhati nityadā.

19. na aham ātma-artham icchāmi rūpam jyotiḥ ca cakṣuṣā
| tasmāt me nirjitam jyotiḥ vaśe tiṣṭhati nityadā

19. aham ātma-artham cakṣuṣā rūpam ca jyotiḥ ca na icchāmi.
tasmāt me jyotiḥ nirjitam nityadā vaśe tiṣṭhati.

19. I do not desire forms and light, perceived by the eye, for my own (ātman) sake. Therefore, the element of fire/light (jyotis) is conquered by me and perpetually remains under my control.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आत्म-अर्थम् (ātma-artham) - for my own (ātman) sake (for the sake of oneself, for one's own purpose)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish, I want)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - forms (visual objects) (form, appearance, shape, sight)

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light (light, luster, brilliance, the element fire/light)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye (by the eye, with the eye)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, my)

• निर्जितम् (nirjitam) - conquered (conquered, subdued, overcome)

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - the element of fire/light (light, luster, brilliance, the element fire/light)

• वशे (vaśe) - under control (in control, in power, under sway)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it remains (he/she/it stands, remains, abides)

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - perpetually (always, perpetually, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

आत्म-अर्थम् (ātma-artham) - for my own (ātman) sake (for the sake of oneself, for one's own purpose)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātma-artha

ātma-artha - for the sake of the self, for one's own purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+artha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of the self'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of √iṣ

Root of Class 6 verb (icchatī)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

रूपम् (rūpam) - forms (visual objects) (form, appearance, shape, sight)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty, image

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light (light, luster, brilliance, the element fire/light)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, star, the element fire/light

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect 'rūpam' and 'jyotiḥ'.

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye (by the eye, with the eye)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially.

मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

Note: Here used as an agent in a passive construction, effectively meaning 'by me'.

निर्जितम् (nirjitam) - conquered (conquered, subdued, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, subdued, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ji (to conquer) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jyotiḥ'.

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - the element of fire/light (light, luster, brilliance, the element fire/light)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, star, the element fire/light

वशे (vaśe) - under control (in control, in power, under sway)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, sway

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it remains (he/she/it stands, remains, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √sthā

Root of Class 1 verb (tiṣṭhati)

Root: sthā (class 1)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - perpetually (always, perpetually, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'nitya' (eternal) with a temporal affix 'dā'.