महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-32, verse-17

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् ।
केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥१७॥

17. kathaṁ vidyāmahaṁ yogiṁstvāṁ sadā paricintayan ,
keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyo'si bhagavanmayā.

17. katham vidyām aham yogin tvām sadā paricintayan
keṣu keṣu ca bhāveṣu cintyaḥ asi bhagavan mayā

17. yogin bhagavan katham aham sadā tvām paricintayan
vidyām? ca mayā keṣu keṣu bhāveṣu cintyaḥ asi?

17. O Yogin, how can I constantly contemplate You and thereby come to know You? And in which specific aspects, O Lord, should You be meditated upon by me?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• विद्याम् (vidyām) - I would know, may I know

• अहम् (aham) - I

• योगिन् (yogin) - O yogin, O one who practices yoga

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• परिचिन्तयन् (paricintayan) - contemplating, meditating upon

• केषु (keṣu) - in which, in what

• केषु (keṣu) - in which, in what

• च (ca) - and

• भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in aspects, in states, in manifestations, in existences

• चिन्त्यः (cintyaḥ) - to be contemplated, to be thought of

• असि (asi) - you are

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Fortunate One

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

विद्याम् (vidyām) - I would know, may I know

(verb)

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

Optative Active

From root vid (to know), Optative mood, active voice, 1st person singular

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

योगिन् (yogin) - O yogin, O one who practices yoga

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - one who practices yoga, an ascetic, a devotee

Root: yuj (class 7)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

परिचिन्तयन् (paricintayan) - contemplating, meditating upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paricintayat

paricintayat - contemplating, meditating upon

Present Active Participle

From root cint (to think) with prefix pari, Present Active Participle, nominative singular masculine

Prefix: pari

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with aham

केषु (keṣu) - in which, in what

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Each 'keṣu' stands for 'in which'

केषु (keṣu) - in which, in what

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Each 'keṣu' stands for 'in which'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in aspects, in states, in manifestations, in existences

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, nature, essence, manifestation

Root: bhū (class 1)

चिन्त्यः (cintyaḥ) - to be contemplated, to be thought of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintya

cintya - to be thought, to be meditated upon

Gerundive (N.V.P.)

From root cint (to think), Gerundive, nominative singular masculine

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with tvam (implied subject of contemplation)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

From root as (to be), Present tense, active voice, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Fortunate One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, lord

Root: bhaj (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Enclitic Instrumental, 1st person singular