महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-55, verse-14

तदात्वकामः पाण्डूंस्त्वं मा द्रुहो भरतर्षभ ।
मोहात्मा तप्यसे पश्चात्पक्षिहा पुरुषो यथा ॥१४॥

14. tadātvakāmaḥ pāṇḍūṁstvaṁ mā druho bharatarṣabha ,
mohātmā tapyase paścātpakṣihā puruṣo yathā.

14. tadātvakāmaḥ pāṇḍūn tvam mā druhaḥ bharatarṣabha
mohātmā tapyase paścāt pakṣihā puruṣaḥ yathā

14. O best of Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), you, being desirous of immediate results (tadātvakāma), must not harm the Pāṇḍavas. Otherwise, with a deluded mind (mohātmā), you will suffer later, just like that man who killed the birds.

Words meanings summery:

• तदात्वकामः (tadātvakāmaḥ) - desirous of the present, seeking immediate results

• पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pāṇḍavas

• त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

• मा (mā) - Used with imperative/injunctive for prohibition. (not, do not)

• द्रुहः (druhaḥ) - you should harm, you should be hostile

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Address for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best of Bharatas)

• मोहात्मा (mohātmā) - of deluded mind, whose self (ātman) is deluded

• तप्यसे (tapyase) - you will suffer, you will torment yourself, you will regret

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• पक्षिहा (pakṣihā) - The man from the previous story. (bird-killer)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - The greedy man from the previous story. (man, person (puruṣa))

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

तदात्वकामः (tadātvakāmaḥ) - desirous of the present, seeking immediate results

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadātvakāma

tadātvakāma - desirous of the present, seeking immediate results/gains

`Tatpuruṣa` compound `tadātvasya kāmaḥ`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tadātva+kāma)

• tadātva – present state, immediate consequence
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king), pale, whitish

Here referring to the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas.

Note: Object of 'druhaḥ'.

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of `mā druhaḥ` and `tapyase`.

मा (mā) - Used with imperative/injunctive for prohibition. (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle used with `luṅ` or `laṅ` for prohibition.

द्रुहः (druhaḥ) - you should harm, you should be hostile

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (luṅ) of druh

`Ātmanepada` injunctive form.

Root: druh (class 4)

Note: `druhaḥ` is 2nd singular `luṅ` form (injunctive) for `druh` root. This form can also be 2nd singular `laṅ` (imperfect) for prohibition, which often carries a sense of injunction.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Address for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

`Tatpuruṣa` compound `bharatānām ṛṣabhaḥ`.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a Bharata (clan name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

मोहात्मा (mohātmā) - of deluded mind, whose self (ātman) is deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohātman

mohātman - of deluded mind, having a deluded nature

`Bahuvrihi` compound `mohaḥ ātmā yasya saḥ` (whose mind/self is delusion).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (moha+ātman)

• moha – delusion, confusion, folly
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  `n`-stem noun

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

तप्यसे (tapyase) - you will suffer, you will torment yourself, you will regret

(verb)

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

Passive or Middle voice

Form from root `tap` (to burn, suffer) used in passive or middle voice.

Root: tap (class 1)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Adverb of time.

पक्षिहा (pakṣihā) - The man from the previous story. (bird-killer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣihan

pakṣihan - bird-killer

Compound `pakṣin` (bird) + `han` (killer). `n`-stem noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣin+han)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, striking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `han-` (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'puruṣaḥ'.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - The greedy man from the previous story. (man, person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Introduces a simile.