महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
न वै निर्गुणमात्मानं मन्ये देवर्षिसत्तम ।
तथास्मि दुःखसंतप्तो यथा नान्यो महीपतिः ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
na vai nirguṇamātmānaṁ manye devarṣisattama ,
tathāsmi duḥkhasaṁtapto yathā nānyo mahīpatiḥ.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca na vai nirguṇam ātmānam manye devarṣisattama
tathā asmi duḥkhasaṃtaptaḥ yathā na anyaḥ mahīpatiḥ

1. Yudhishthira said: 'O best of divine sages, I certainly do not consider myself to be devoid of virtues (ātman). Yet, I am so tormented by sorrow just as no other king (mahīpati) is.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - devoid of virtues (devoid of qualities/virtues, faultless, unmeritorious)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, oneself)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• देवर्षिसत्तम (devarṣisattama) - O best of divine sages, O supreme divine sage

• तथा (tathā) - so (indicating degree of sorrow) (similarly, thus, so)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• दुःखसंतप्तः (duḥkhasaṁtaptaḥ) - tormented by sorrow, afflicted by suffering

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - no other (other, another)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, eldest Pandava brother)

Meaning 'firm in battle' (yudhi sthira).

Compound type : aluk tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of `yudh` (feminine).
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (Liṭ)

3rd person singular, active voice. Root `vac` takes the form `uvāc` in the perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - devoid of virtues (devoid of qualities/virtues, faultless, unmeritorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of virtues, unmeritorious, faultless

`nis` (without) + `guṇa` (quality, virtue)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `ātmānam`.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, mind, essence, principle of life

Note: Object of `manye`.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present (Laṭ)

1st person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: man (class 4)

देवर्षिसत्तम (devarṣisattama) - O best of divine sages, O supreme divine sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devarṣisattama

devarṣisattama - best of divine sages, supreme among divine seers

`devarṣi` (divine sage) + `sattama` (superlative of sat, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devarṣi+sattama)

• devarṣi – divine sage, celestial seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix `tama` added to `sat` (good, existing).

तथा (tathā) - so (indicating degree of sorrow) (similarly, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present (Laṭ)

1st person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

दुःखसंतप्तः (duḥkhasaṁtaptaḥ) - tormented by sorrow, afflicted by suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhasaṃtapta

duḥkhasaṁtapta - tormented by pain/sorrow, scorched by suffering

`duḥkha` (suffering) + `saṃtapta` (scorched, tormented).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+saṃtapta)

• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• saṃtapta – heated, tormented, distressed
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `tap` (to heat, burn) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I' (Yudhishthira).

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - no other (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Used as a pronominal adjective, modifying `mahīpatiḥ`.

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, sovereign, ruler of the earth

`mahī` (earth) + `pati` (master, lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)