महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-12

पुत्रस्नेहाभिभूतेन मया चाप्यकृतात्मना ।
धर्मे स्थिता महात्मानो निकृताः पाण्डुनन्दनाः ॥१२॥

12. putrasnehābhibhūtena mayā cāpyakṛtātmanā ,
dharme sthitā mahātmāno nikṛtāḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ.

12. putrasnehābhibhūtena mayā ca api akṛtātmanā
dharme sthitāḥ mahātmānaḥ nikṛtāḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ

12. ca putrasnehābhibhūtena akṛtātmanā mayā,
dharme sthitāḥ mahātmānaḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ api nikṛtāḥ

12. And by me, whose being (ātman) is undisciplined and who is overcome by affection for my son, the great-souled (mahātman) Pāṇḍavas, who abide by their intrinsic nature (dharma), have been wronged.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रस्नेहाभिभूतेन (putrasnehābhibhūtena) - by one overcome by affection for a son, by one subdued by son-love

• मया (mayā) - by me

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अकृतात्मना (akṛtātmanā) - by one whose being is undisciplined, by the undisciplined

• धर्मे (dharme) - in (their) natural law (dharma), in righteousness, in duty

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, firm, established, abiding

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the great-souled (mahātman) Pāṇḍavas (great-souled ones, noble ones)

• निकृताः (nikṛtāḥ) - wronged, ill-treated, deceived, humiliated

• पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रस्नेहाभिभूतेन (putrasnehābhibhūtena) - by one overcome by affection for a son, by one subdued by son-love

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putrasnehābhibhūta

putrasnehābhibhūta - overcome by affection for a son, overpowered by love for a son

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+sneha+abhibhūta)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oiliness
  noun (masculine)
  From √snih (to be sticky, to love)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• abhibhūta – overcome, conquered, subdued, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From abhi- (prefix) + √bhū (to be) + -ta
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mayā'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Instrumental singular of the first-person pronoun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases or clauses

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis, meaning 'even I'

अकृतात्मना (akṛtātmanā) - by one whose being is undisciplined, by the undisciplined

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akṛtātman

akṛtātman - undisciplined, undeveloped in spirit, whose self (ātman) is not cultivated

From a- (negative) + kṛta (done, disciplined) + ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṛta+ātman)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed, disciplined, cultivated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Agrees with 'mayā'

धर्मे (dharme) - in (their) natural law (dharma), in righteousness, in duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, cosmic order

From root √dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the state or sphere in which they are firm

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, firm, established, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, firm, established, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √sthā (to stand) with the suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍunandanāḥ'

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the great-souled (mahātman) Pāṇḍavas (great-souled ones, noble ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being (often a respectful epithet)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍunandanāḥ'

निकृताः (nikṛtāḥ) - wronged, ill-treated, deceived, humiliated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛta

nikṛta - wronged, deceived, ill-treated, humiliated, injured

Past Passive Participle

From ni- (prefix) + √kṛ (to do, make) + -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The main predicate of the sentence; the Pāṇḍavas are the object of being wronged

पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍunandana

pāṇḍunandana - sons of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍu+nandana)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delighter
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive sentence