महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-113, verse-2

यद्गतं तद्गतमिति ममासीन्मनसि स्थितम् ।
इदानीमत्र किं कार्यं प्रकरिष्यामि संजय ॥२॥

2. yadgataṁ tadgatamiti mamāsīnmanasi sthitam ,
idānīmatra kiṁ kāryaṁ prakariṣyāmi saṁjaya.

2. yat gatam tat gatam iti mama āsīt manasi sthitam
| idānīm atra kim kāryam prakariṣyāmi sañjaya

2. yat gatam tat gatam iti mama manasi sthitam āsīt sañjaya,
idānīm atra kim kāryam prakariṣyāmi?

2. What is past is past – that was settled in my mind. Now, O Sañjaya, what action (kārya) can I possibly undertake in this situation?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what, which (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, passed, past

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, passed, past (repetition for emphasis)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

• मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the intellect

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, fixed, remained

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, duty, task to be done

• प्रकरिष्यामि (prakariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I shall undertake

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what, which (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

गतम् (gatam) - gone, passed, past

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, departed, elapsed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

गतम् (gatam) - gone, passed, past (repetition for emphasis)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, departed, elapsed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Repetition emphasizes the finality of what is past.

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the intellect

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, fixed, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, duty, task to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रकरिष्यामि (prakariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I shall undertake

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of kṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - victorious, completely victorious; name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer

Prefix: sam

Root: ji (class 1)