महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-156, verse-5

तथापि निकृतिप्रज्ञं पुत्रं दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् ।
न शक्नोमि नियन्तुं वा कर्तुं वा हितमात्मनः ॥५॥

5. tathāpi nikṛtiprajñaṁ putraṁ durdyūtadevinam ,
na śaknomi niyantuṁ vā kartuṁ vā hitamātmanaḥ.

5. tathāpi nikṛtiprajñam putram durdyūtadevinam |
na śaknomi niyantum vā kartum vā hitam ātmanaḥ

5. tathāpi (aham) nikṛtiprajñam durdyūtadevinam putram niyantum na śaknomi,
vā ātmanaḥ hitam kartum na śaknomi.

5. Nevertheless, I am unable to control my son, who possesses a deceitful mind (nikṛtiprajña) and is addicted to wicked gambling (durdyūtadevin), or to accomplish what is beneficial for myself (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तथापि (tathāpi) - nevertheless, even so, still

• निकृतिप्रज्ञम् (nikṛtiprajñam) - of crooked intelligence, having a perverse mind, deceitful

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् (durdyūtadevinam) - addicted to bad gambling, evil dice player

• न (na) - not

• शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

• नियन्तुम् (niyantum) - to restrain, to control, to curb

• वा (vā) - or

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• वा (vā) - or

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

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for myself, for my own welfare (of the self, for oneself, soul, spirit)

Words meanings and morphology

तथापि (tathāpi) - nevertheless, even so, still

(indeclinable)

Compound type : indeclinable compound (tathā+api)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• api – even, also, too, though
  indeclinable

निकृतिप्रज्ञम् (nikṛtiprajñam) - of crooked intelligence, having a perverse mind, deceitful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikṛtiprajña

nikṛtiprajña - having a perverse or deceitful intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṛti+prajñā)

• nikṛti – deceit, fraud, crookedness, degradation
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ni-kṛ' (to injure, degrade).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prajñā – intelligence, wisdom, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra-jñā' (to know well).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'putram'.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Object of 'niyantum'.

दुर्द्यूतदेविनम् (durdyūtadevinam) - addicted to bad gambling, evil dice player

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durdyūtadevin

durdyūtadevin - addicted to bad gambling, evil dice player

Agent noun

Compound: 'dur' (bad) + 'dyūta' (gambling) + 'devin' (player).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+dyūta+devin)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'bad', 'evil', 'difficult'.
• dyūta – gambling, game of dice
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'div' (to play, gamble).
  Root: div (class 4)
• devin – player, gambler
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'div' (to play, gamble).
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'putram'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

नियन्तुम् (niyantum) - to restrain, to control, to curb

(verb)

infinitive of niyantum

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'yam' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(verb)

infinitive of kartum

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - good, beneficial, advantageous, welfare, well-being

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'hi' (usually 'dhā' becomes 'hita' when used as PPP, and often means 'placed, established', but here 'beneficial').

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for myself, for my own welfare (of the self, for oneself, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, ego

Note: Reflexive genitive.