महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-53, verse-19

मानुष्ये वर्तमाने तु कृपणं याचिता मया ।
न च ते जातसंमोहा वचो गृह्णन्ति मे हितम् ॥१९॥

19. mānuṣye vartamāne tu kṛpaṇaṁ yācitā mayā ,
na ca te jātasaṁmohā vaco gṛhṇanti me hitam.

19. mānuṣye vartamāne tu kṛpaṇam yācitā mayā na
ca te jātasammohāḥ vacaḥ gṛhṇanti me hitam

19. Indeed, while they were in their human state, I pitifully implored them. But they, having become utterly deluded, do not accept my beneficial counsel.

Words meanings summery:

• मानुष्ये (mānuṣye) - in humanity, in a human state, among humans

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present, while existing, being

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

• कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - pitifully, miserably, wretchedly

• याचिता (yācitā) - implies 'I (the speaker) entreated' (implored, entreated, begged)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - refers to the Kauravas (they)

• जातसम्मोहाः (jātasammohāḥ) - having become deluded, whose delusion has arisen

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, counsel

• गृह्णन्ति (gṛhṇanti) - they accept, they take, they seize

• मे (me) - my, to me

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, wholesome, good

Words meanings and morphology

मानुष्ये (mānuṣye) - in humanity, in a human state, among humans

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya

mānuṣya - humanity, human condition, human being

derived from manuṣya (human) + ṣyaN (to form abstract noun or possessive adjective)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present, while existing, being

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, being

present active participle

root vṛt (to be, exist, turn) + śānac

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mānuṣye'.

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

(indeclinable)

कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - pitifully, miserably, wretchedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

याचिता (yācitā) - implies 'I (the speaker) entreated' (implored, entreated, begged)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yācita

yācita - implored, requested, begged

past passive participle

root yāc (to ask, beg) + kta

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Despite the feminine form, implies 'I (the speaker) entreated'. This often happens with an understood feminine noun like 'buddhi' (intellect) or 'mati' (mind) acting as the true subject, or it's an epic irregularity for a male speaker.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - refers to the Kauravas (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Kauravas.

जातसम्मोहाः (jātasammohāḥ) - having become deluded, whose delusion has arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jātasammoha

jātasammoha - one whose delusion has arisen, completely deluded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+sammoha)

• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  root jan (to be born) + kta
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sammoha – great delusion, confusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  prefix sam + root muh (to be bewildered, confused) + ghañ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, counsel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, counsel

गृह्णन्ति (gṛhṇanti) - they accept, they take, they seize

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gṛh

Root: grah (class 9)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of mama.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, wholesome, good

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, wholesome, good, placed, done

past passive participle

root dhā (to place, do) + kta, often has meaning of 'beneficial'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.