महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-20

ततोऽस्मि पतितो भूमौ न च मामजहात्स्मृतिः ।
स्मार्तमस्ति पुराणं मे यथैवाधिगतं तथा ॥२०॥

20. tato'smi patito bhūmau na ca māmajahātsmṛtiḥ ,
smārtamasti purāṇaṁ me yathaivādhigataṁ tathā.

20. tataḥ asmi patitaḥ bhūmau na ca mām ajahāt smṛtiḥ
smārtam asti purāṇam me yathā eva adhigatam tathā

20. Then I fell to the ground, but my memory did not abandon me. My traditional knowledge, just as I acquired it, remains intact.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• माम् (mām) - me

• अजहात् (ajahāt) - it did not abandon

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection, tradition

• स्मार्तम् (smārtam) - (My) traditional knowledge (referring to purāṇam). (traditional, based on memory (smṛti), relating to traditional law)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - (my) ancient knowledge/lore (ancient, old; an ancient narrative/text)

• मे (me) - to me, my

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just so

• अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - acquired, understood, obtained

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

From √pat 'to fall'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'I' (asmi).

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

Note: In this context, implies a contrast: "but my memory did not..."

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'ajahāt'.

अजहात् (ajahāt) - it did not abandon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of hā

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √hā (jihāti). The 'a' is augment for past tense.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: With 'na' means "did not abandon".

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection, tradition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition, code of law

From √smṛ 'to remember'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'ajahāt'.

स्मार्तम् (smārtam) - (My) traditional knowledge (referring to purāṇam). (traditional, based on memory (smṛti), relating to traditional law)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smārta

smārta - based on smṛti (tradition/memory), traditional, conforming to smṛti

Derived from smṛti with -a suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'purāṇam'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - (my) ancient knowledge/lore (ancient, old; an ancient narrative/text)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; an ancient narrative, lore, a Purāṇa (religious text)

Note: Subject of 'asti', qualified by 'smārtam'.

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Here, possessive 'my'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just so

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'yathā'.

अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - acquired, understood, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhigata

adhigata - acquired, gained, understood, learned

Past Passive Participle

From prefix adhi- and √gam 'to go'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'purāṇam' (implied: "that which was acquired").

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.