महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-53, verse-16

यदा त्वहं देवयोनौ वर्तामि भृगुनन्दन ।
तदाहं देववत्सर्वमाचरामि न संशयः ॥१६॥

16. yadā tvahaṁ devayonau vartāmi bhṛgunandana ,
tadāhaṁ devavatsarvamācarāmi na saṁśayaḥ.

16. yadā tu aham devayonau vartāmi bhṛgunandana
tadā aham devavat sarvam ācarāmi na saṃśayaḥ

16. Indeed, when I exist in a divine species, O descendant of Bhrigu, then I act entirely like a god; there is no doubt about it.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the condition (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देवयोनौ (devayonau) - in a divine species (in a divine species, in a divine origin)

• वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I exist, I am present (I am, I exist, I behave, I turn)

• भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O descendant of Bhrigu (O delight of Bhrigu, O son of Bhrigu)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देववत् (devavat) - like a god (like a god, in a divine manner)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entirely, in all respects (all, everything, entirely)

• आचरामि (ācarāmi) - I act, I behave (I behave, I act, I practice, I perform)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'yad'.

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the condition (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

देवयोनौ (devayonau) - in a divine species (in a divine species, in a divine origin)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of devayoni

devayoni - divine species, divine origin, birth among gods

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'yoni' (species, origin).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yoni)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• yoni – womb, place of birth, origin, species
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Locative of place/condition.

वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I exist, I am present (I am, I exist, I behave, I turn)

(verb)

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

present active indicative

Root 'vṛt' (1st class, Ātmanepada)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'aham'.

भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O descendant of Bhrigu (O delight of Bhrigu, O son of Bhrigu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgunandana

bhṛgunandana - delight of Bhrigu, son of Bhrigu, descendant of Bhrigu

Compound 'Bhrigu' + 'nandana' (delight, son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+nandana)

• bhṛgu – name of an ancient sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Address to the listener.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad'.

Note: Correlates with 'yadā'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'ācarāmi'.

देववत् (devavat) - like a god (like a god, in a divine manner)

(indeclinable)

From 'deva' (god) + vat suffix (like).

Note: Modifies 'ācarāmi'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entirely, in all respects (all, everything, entirely)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Could be an adjective to an implied object, or adverbial 'entirely'.

आचरामि (ācarāmi) - I act, I behave (I behave, I act, I practice, I perform)

(verb)

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

present active indicative

From prefix 'ā' + root 'car' (1st class).

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'saṃśayaḥ'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, indecision

From prefix 'sam' + root 'śī' (to lie) or 'śī' (to decide) with 'a' suffix. More commonly from 'sam' + 'śī' (to doubt).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Predicate, implicitly 'there is no doubt'.