महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-29

स्नेहात्संमोहमापन्नो नावि दाशो यथा तथा ।
ममत्वेनाभिभूतः स तत्रैव परिवर्तते ॥२९॥

29. snehātsaṁmohamāpanno nāvi dāśo yathā tathā ,
mamatvenābhibhūtaḥ sa tatraiva parivartate.

29. snehāt saṃmoham āpannaḥ nāvi dāśaḥ yathā tathā
mamatvena abhibhūtaḥ sa tatra eva parivartate

29. Just as a boatman, out of attachment, becomes bewildered concerning the boat, so too, a person overcome by the sense of 'mine' or possessiveness (mama) revolves in that very state.

Words meanings summery:

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - due to attachment (from affection, from attachment)

• संमोहम् (saṁmoham) - delusion, bewilderment

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained, fallen into

• नावि (nāvi) - concerning the boat (in/on the boat)

• दाशः (dāśaḥ) - boatman, fisherman

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• ममत्वेन (mamatvena) - by possessiveness, by the sense of 'mine'

• अभिभूतः (abhibhūtaḥ) - overcome, overwhelmed

• स (sa) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of possessiveness) (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

• परिवर्तते (parivartate) - remains bound, continues (revolves, turns around, remains)

Words meanings and morphology

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - due to attachment (from affection, from attachment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, attachment, love, oil, tenderness

From root √snih (to be oily, to be attached)

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

संमोहम् (saṁmoham) - delusion, bewilderment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃmoha

saṁmoha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, loss of consciousness

From prefix sam + root √muh (to be bewildered)

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of āpannaḥ.

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained, fallen into

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - having attained, fallen into, reached, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ā + root √pad (to go, fall, obtain)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

नावि (nāvi) - concerning the boat (in/on the boat)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

Note: Locative of reference or place.

दाशः (dāśaḥ) - boatman, fisherman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśa

dāśa - boatman, fisherman, rower

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

ममत्वेन (mamatvena) - by possessiveness, by the sense of 'mine'

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mamatva

mamatva - possessiveness, the state of 'mine-ness', egoism, attachment

From mama (mine) + tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Instrument of abhibhūtaḥ.

अभिभूतः (abhibhūtaḥ) - overcome, overwhelmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhibhūta

abhibhūta - overcome, overwhelmed, subdued

Past Passive Participle

From prefix abhi + root √bhū (to be, become, overcome)

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of parivartate.

तत्र (tatra) - in that state (of possessiveness) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad

एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis

परिवर्तते (parivartate) - remains bound, continues (revolves, turns around, remains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parivṛt

Present tense, 3rd person singular

From prefix pari + root √vṛt (to turn)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)