महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-23

यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः ।
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥२३॥

23. yadi hyahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇyatandritaḥ ,
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ.

23. yadi hi aham na varteyam jātu karmaṇi atandritaḥ
mama vartma anuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ

23. hi yadi aham jātu atandritaḥ karmaṇi na varteyam
pārtha sarvaśaḥ manuṣyāḥ mama vartma anuvartante

23. O Pārtha, if I were not to engage tirelessly in action at all times, human beings everywhere would follow my path.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not

• वर्तेयम् (varteyam) - I would engage, I would move, I would conduct myself

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in duty

• अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - unwearied, diligent, tireless

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• वर्त्म (vartma) - path, way, course

• अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - follow, imitate

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - human beings, men

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā, O Pārtha)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, in all respects

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वर्तेयम् (varteyam) - I would engage, I would move, I would conduct myself

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in duty

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual

अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - unwearied, diligent, tireless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atandrita

atandrita - diligent, untiring, unwearied

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

वर्त्म (vartma) - path, way, course

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vartman

vartman - path, way, road

अनुवर्तन्ते (anuvartante) - follow, imitate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - human beings, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O son of Pṛthā, O Pārtha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - descendant of Pṛthā (Arjuna)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, in all respects

(indeclinable)

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