महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-109, verse-27

मृगो भूत्वा मृगैः सार्धं चरामि गहने वने ।
न तु ते ब्रह्महत्येयं भविष्यत्यविजानतः ।
मृगरूपधरं हत्वा मामेवं काममोहितम् ॥२७॥

27. mṛgo bhūtvā mṛgaiḥ sārdhaṁ carāmi gahane vane ,
na tu te brahmahatyeyaṁ bhaviṣyatyavijānataḥ ,
mṛgarūpadharaṁ hatvā māmevaṁ kāmamohitam.

27. mṛgaḥ bhūtvā mṛgaiḥ sārdham carāmi
gahane vane | na tu te brahmahatyā
iyam bhaviṣyati avijānataḥ |
mṛgarūpadharam hatvā mām evam kāmamohitam

27. Having become a deer, I roam with other deer in a dense forest. However, for you, who killed me, disguised as a deer and thus deluded by desire (kāma), without knowing my true identity, this will not be the sin of killing a brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer, a wild animal

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - with deer

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• चरामि (carāmi) - I roam, I move

• गहने (gahane) - in the dense, in the deep

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - the sin of killing a brahmin

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

• अविजानतः (avijānataḥ) - of one not knowing, for one who is unaware

• मृगरूपधरम् (mṛgarūpadharam) - wearing the form of a deer, disguised as a deer

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• माम् (mām) - me

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• काममोहितम् (kāmamohitam) - bewildered by desire

Words meanings and morphology

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer, a wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root bhū + ktvā suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - with deer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

चरामि (carāmi) - I roam, I move

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

गहने (gahane) - in the dense, in the deep

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, deep, impenetrable, thicket

Root: gah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - the sin of killing a brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - brahmin-killing, the sin of killing a brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), sacred word
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अविजानतः (avijānataḥ) - of one not knowing, for one who is unaware

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avijānat

avijānat - not knowing, ignorant

Present Active Participle

root jñā with prefixes a, vi + śatṛ suffix

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

मृगरूपधरम् (mṛgarūpadharam) - wearing the form of a deer, disguised as a deer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛgarūpadhara

mṛgarūpadhara - wearing the form of a deer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+rūpa+dhara)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, wearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun / suffix
  root dhṛ + ac suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root han + ktvā suffix

Root: han (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

काममोहितम् (kāmamohitam) - bewildered by desire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmamohita

kāmamohita - deluded/bewildered by desire (kāma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+mohita)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• mohita – deluded, bewildered, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root muh + ṇic + kta suffix
  Root: muh (class 4)