महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-144, verse-8

न वै मम हितं पूर्वं मातृवच्चेष्टितं त्वया ।
सा मां संबोधयस्यद्य केवलात्महितैषिणी ॥८॥

8. na vai mama hitaṁ pūrvaṁ mātṛvacceṣṭitaṁ tvayā ,
sā māṁ saṁbodhayasyadya kevalātmahitaiṣiṇī.

8. na vai mama hitam pūrvam mātṛvat ceṣṭitam tvayā
sā mām saṃbodhayasi adya kevala ātmahitaiṣiṇī

8. tvayā pūrvam mama hitam mātṛvat na vai ceṣṭitam
sā adya kevala ātmahitaiṣiṇī mām saṃbodhayasi

8. Certainly, you did not previously act for my welfare (hita) as a mother would. But now, solely desiring your own benefit, you advise me.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• हितम् (hitam) - welfare, benefit, good, advantageous

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously, first

• मातृवत् (mātṛvat) - like a mother, as a mother

• चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - acted, performed, done, endeavored

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• माम् (mām) - me

• संबोधयसि (saṁbodhayasi) - you advise, you instruct, you awaken, you inform

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• केवल (kevala) - solely, only, alone

• आत्महितैषिणी (ātmahitaiṣiṇī) - desiring one's own welfare

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

हितम् (hitam) - welfare, benefit, good, advantageous

(noun)

neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good, advantageous; also past passive participle of dhā (to place, put)

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, put); or as a noun meaning welfare. Here as a noun.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Acts as the object of `ceṣṭitam`.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously, first

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

मातृवत् (mātṛvat) - like a mother, as a mother

(indeclinable)

Derived from mātṛ (mother) with the suffix -vat (like, as).

चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - acted, performed, done, endeavored

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ceṣṭita

ceṣṭita - acted, performed, done, endeavored

Past Passive Participle

From root ceṣṭ (to move, act, endeavor).

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `hitam`.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Object of `saṃbodhayasi`.

संबोधयसि (saṁbodhayasi) - you advise, you instruct, you awaken, you inform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of saṃbodh

Causative present

From root budh (to know, awaken) with upasarga sam, in the causative (bodhay) form.

Prefix: sam

Root: budh (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

केवल (kevala) - solely, only, alone

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kevala

kevala - solely, only, alone, exclusive, pure

Note: Agrees with `ātmahitaiṣiṇī`.

आत्महितैषिणी (ātmahitaiṣiṇī) - desiring one's own welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmahitaiṣiṇī

ātmahitaiṣiṇī - desiring one's own welfare/benefit

From ātman (self) + hita (welfare) + eṣin (desiring).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita+eṣin)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
• eṣin – desiring, wishing, seeking (feminine eṣiṇī)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root iṣ (to seek, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)