महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-139, verse-4

सोऽस्मि कृष्ण तथा जातः पाण्डोः पुत्रोऽस्मि धर्मतः ।
कुन्त्या त्वहमपाकीर्णो यथा न कुशलं तथा ॥४॥

4. so'smi kṛṣṇa tathā jātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ putro'smi dharmataḥ ,
kuntyā tvahamapākīrṇo yathā na kuśalaṁ tathā.

4. saḥ asmi kṛṣṇa tathā jātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ putraḥ asmi dharmataḥ
kuntyā tu aham apākīrṇaḥ yathā na kuśalam tathā

4. kṛṣṇa saḥ asmi tathā jātaḥ dharmataḥ pāṇḍoḥ putraḥ
asmi tu kuntyā aham apākīrṇaḥ yathā na kuśalam tathā

4. O Krishna, I am thus born; by natural law (dharma), I am the son of Pāṇḍu. However, Kuntī cast me away in a manner that was not conducive to my welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna

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

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to the rules of dharma regarding paternity and sonship (by natural law (dharma), by custom, by right)

• कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपाकीर्णः (apākīrṇaḥ) - discarded, cast away, scattered

• यथा (yathā) - as, so that, in which manner

• न (na) - not, no

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna, dark, black

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

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (I).

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to the rules of dharma regarding paternity and sonship (by natural law (dharma), by custom, by right)

(indeclinable)

Derived from dharma with suffix -tas

कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kuntī (name of a queen, mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपाकीर्णः (apākīrṇaḥ) - discarded, cast away, scattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apākīrṇa

apākīrṇa - discarded, cast away, scattered

Past Passive Participle

From root kīr (to scatter) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: kīr

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

यथा (yathā) - as, so that, in which manner

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - welfare, well-being, auspicious, skillful

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)