महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-9, verse-15

इतः कष्टतरं चान्यच्छृणु तद्वै तपोधन ।
मनो मे दीर्यते येन चिन्तयानस्य वै मुहुः ॥१५॥

15. itaḥ kaṣṭataraṁ cānyacchṛṇu tadvai tapodhana ,
mano me dīryate yena cintayānasya vai muhuḥ.

15. itaḥ kaṣṭataram ca anyat śṛṇu tat vai tapodhana
manaḥ me dīryate yena cintayānasya vai muhuḥ

15. he tapodhana,
itaḥ kaṣṭataram ca anyat tat vai śṛṇu,
yena cintayānasya me manaḥ muhuḥ vai dīryate.

15. O ascetic (tapodhana), listen indeed to something else even more grievous than this, by which my mind is repeatedly torn apart as I reflect.

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - than this (referring to previous suffering) (from this, than this, hence, thereupon)

• कष्टतरम् (kaṣṭataram) - even more grievous (more difficult, more grievous, more painful)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अन्यत् (anyat) - something else (another, other, different)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear, attend

• तत् (tat) - that (grievous thing) (that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

• दीर्यते (dīryate) - is torn apart (is torn, is rent, bursts)

• येन (yena) - by which (by which, whereby, because of which)

• चिन्तयानस्य (cintayānasya) - of me as I reflect (of one who is thinking, reflecting, meditating)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - than this (referring to previous suffering) (from this, than this, hence, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

कष्टतरम् (kaṣṭataram) - even more grievous (more difficult, more grievous, more painful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṣṭatara

kaṣṭatara - more difficult, more grievous, more painful

Comparative form of kaṣṭa (difficult, grievous) using the suffix -tara.

Note: Could also be accusative singular

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - something else (another, other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Could also be accusative singular

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear, attend

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative

2nd person, singular, Imperative, Parasmaipada, 5th class root.

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that (grievous thing) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Could also be nominative singular

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, an ascetic, a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, heart, soul

मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Could also be dative singular

दीर्यते (dīryate) - is torn apart (is torn, is rent, bursts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṝ

Present Indicative

3rd person, singular, Present, Passive voice, 9th class root.

Root: dṝ (class 9)

येन (yena) - by which (by which, whereby, because of which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Could also be masculine singular instrumental

चिन्तयानस्य (cintayānasya) - of me as I reflect (of one who is thinking, reflecting, meditating)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayāna

cintayāna - thinking, reflecting, meditating

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the causative of root cit (to think) with the suffix -āna (for Ātmanepada).

Root: cit (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

(indeclinable)