महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-34, verse-9

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् ।
अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनंजय ॥९॥

9. atha cittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram ,
abhyāsayogena tato māmicchāptuṁ dhanaṁjaya.

9. atha cittam samādhātum na śaknoṣi mayi sthiram
abhyāsa yogena tataḥ mām iccha āptum dhananjaya

9. atha cet mayi cittam sthiram samādhātum na śaknoṣi,
tataḥ abhyāsa yogena mām āptum iccha dhananjaya

9. Now, if you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then, O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), seek to attain Me through the spiritual discipline (yoga) of practice.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - 'if' in this conditional sentence (now, then, and, if)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• समाधातुम् (samādhātum) - to fix, to concentrate, to establish

• न (na) - not

• शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able, you can

• मयि (mayi) - in Lord Krishna (in Me)

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steady, firm, unmoving

• अभ्यास (abhyāsa) - practice, repetition, habit

• योगेन (yogena) - by yoga, by means of spiritual discipline

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• माम् (mām) - Lord Krishna (Me)

• इच्छ (iccha) - seek or desire (imperative) (desire, wish)

• आप्तुम् (āptum) - to obtain, to reach, to attain

• धनन्जय (dhananjaya) - Arjuna (O Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth (Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - 'if' in this conditional sentence (now, then, and, if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a new condition/alternative.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samādhātum'.

समाधातुम् (samādhātum) - to fix, to concentrate, to establish

(verb)

active, infinitive of samādhā

infinitive

From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Purpose of the action.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'śaknoṣi'.

शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able, you can

(verb)

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

Root: śak (class 5)

मयि (mayi) - in Lord Krishna (in Me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, Me

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steady, firm, unmoving

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - steady, firm, constant, stable

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adverbially modifies 'samādhātum' or agrees with 'cittam'.

अभ्यास (abhyāsa) - practice, repetition, habit

(noun)

masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, habit, study

From root 'as' (to throw) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: as (class 4)

Note: First part of a compound.

योगेन (yogena) - by yoga, by means of spiritual discipline

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline (yoga), effort, practice

From root 'yuj' (to yoke, to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Forms a compound 'abhyāsayogena'. "yoga" is included in brackets in the translation.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: 'then' in this conditional sentence.

माम् (mām) - Lord Krishna (Me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, Me

Note: Object of 'āptum'.

इच्छ (iccha) - seek or desire (imperative) (desire, wish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of iṣ

Second person singular imperative, active voice.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

आप्तुम् (āptum) - to obtain, to reach, to attain

(verb)

active, infinitive of āptum

infinitive

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

धनन्जय (dhananjaya) - Arjuna (O Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhananjaya

dhananjaya - conqueror of wealth; a name for Arjuna

Compound of 'dhana' (wealth) and 'jaya' (conqueror).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ji' (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Address to Arjuna.