महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-82, verse-21

आत्मा पुत्रः स्मृतस्तस्मात्तेनेहासि पराजितः ।
नात्र दोषो मम मतः कथं वा मन्यसे विभो ॥२१॥

21. ātmā putraḥ smṛtastasmāttenehāsi parājitaḥ ,
nātra doṣo mama mataḥ kathaṁ vā manyase vibho.

21. ātmā putraḥ smṛtaḥ tasmāt tena iha asi parājitaḥ
na atra doṣaḥ mama mataḥ katham vā manyase vibho

21. ātmā putraḥ smṛtaḥ.
tasmāt tena iha parājitaḥ asi.
atra na mama doṣaḥ mataḥ.
vibho katham vā manyase?

21. The self (ātman) is regarded as a son; therefore, you have been conquered by this [son]. I do not consider this a fault here. How, O lord, do you perceive it?

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul, spirit)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, traditionally known

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तेन (tena) - by this (son/self) (by him, by that)

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• असि (asi) - you are

• पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

• न (na) - not

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, error, defect

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered (by me) (considered, thought, opinion)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• वा (vā) - (often used to express an alternative question or emphasis) (or, and, indeed)

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you believe, you consider

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

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of smṛtaḥ.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Predicate nominative for ātmā.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, traditionally known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, taught (in tradition)

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of ablative singular.

तेन (tena) - by this (son/self) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive verb parājitaḥ.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, 2nd Person, Singular, Active Voice

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parājita

parājita - defeated, conquered, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From root ji (to conquer) with prefix parā-.

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Forms a passive construction with asi.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, error, defect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, error, sin

From root duṣ (to be bad).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied asti.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Possessive, 'my fault'.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (by me) (considered, thought, opinion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, intended, opinion

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think, believe).

Root: man (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - (often used to express an alternative question or emphasis) (or, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you believe, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Tense, 2nd Person, Singular, Middle Voice

From root man (to think), 4th class.

Root: man (class 4)

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

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, master

Note: Term of address.