महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-20

नाहं श्वाचरिते मार्गे अवीर्यकृपणोचिते ।
स्वधर्मात्सततापेते रमेयं वीर्यवर्जितः ॥२०॥

20. nāhaṁ śvācarite mārge avīryakṛpaṇocite ,
svadharmātsatatāpete rameyaṁ vīryavarjitaḥ.

20. na ahaṃ śvācarite mārge avīryakṛpaṇocite
svadharmāt satatāpete rameyaṃ vīryavarjitaḥ

20. I, devoid of valor, would not delight in a path trodden by dogs, which is suitable for the weak and wretched, and which is constantly deviated from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्वाचरिते (śvācarite) - trodden by dogs (trodden by dogs, followed by dogs, canine-like)

• मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, on the way

• अवीर्यकृपणोचिते (avīryakṛpaṇocite) - suitable for the weak and wretched, fit for the impotent and miserable

• स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma) (from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), from one's own duty)

• सततापेते (satatāpete) - constantly deviated from, perpetually fallen away from

• रमेयम् (rameyam) - I would delight, I should take pleasure

• वीर्यवर्जितः (vīryavarjitaḥ) - devoid of valor, lacking strength, deprived of power

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्वाचरिते (śvācarite) - trodden by dogs (trodden by dogs, followed by dogs, canine-like)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śvācarita

śvācarita - trodden/followed by dogs, dog-like

Past Passive Participle as part of compound

Tatpurusha compound: 'śvan' (dog) + 'ācarita' (practiced, followed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvan+ācarita)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• ācarita – practiced, followed, trodden
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √car (to move, behave) with upasarga ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mārge'.

मार्गे (mārge) - in the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

Derived from root √mṛj (to wipe, clean), meaning a 'trodden path'.

अवीर्यकृपणोचिते (avīryakṛpaṇocite) - suitable for the weak and wretched, fit for the impotent and miserable

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of avīryakṛpaṇocita

avīryakṛpaṇocita - suitable for the weak and wretched

Tatpurusha compound: 'avīrya' (impotent) + 'kṛpaṇa' (wretched) + 'ucita' (suitable). This is a Dvandva (avīrya-kṛpaṇa) + Tatpurusha (ucita) compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (avīrya+kṛpaṇa+ucita)

• avīrya – without strength, impotent, weak
  adjective (neuter)
  Bahuvrihi compound: 'a' (negation) + 'vīrya' (strength, valor).
• kṛpaṇa – wretched, miserable, poor, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• ucita – suitable, proper, fit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √uc (to be pleased, be fitting), class 7.
  Root: uc (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'mārge'.

स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma) (from one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), from one's own duty)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), one's own duty/constitution

Tatpurusha compound: 'sva' (own) + 'dharma' (nature/duty).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• dharma – intrinsic nature (dharma), constitution, duty, law
  noun (masculine)

सततापेते (satatāpete) - constantly deviated from, perpetually fallen away from

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of satatāpeta

satatāpeta - constantly deviated from, perpetually fallen away from

Past Passive Participle as part of compound

Tatpurusha compound: 'satata' (constant) + 'apeta' (departed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (satata+apeta)

• satata – constant, continuous, perpetual
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'sa' + 'tata' (stretched, extended).
• apeta – departed, gone away, removed from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √i (to go) with upasarga apa.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mārge'.

रमेयम् (rameyam) - I would delight, I should take pleasure

(verb)

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

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: The base is 'ram', but the form 'rameyam' is the ātmanepada optative 1st person singular.

वीर्यवर्जितः (vīryavarjitaḥ) - devoid of valor, lacking strength, deprived of power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavarjita

vīryavarjita - devoid of valor, lacking strength

Bahuvrihi compound: 'vīrya' (valor, strength) + 'varjita' (abandoned, deprived of).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīrya+varjita)

• vīrya – valor, strength, potency
  noun (neuter)
• varjita – abandoned, devoid of, excluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vṛj (to avoid, abandon).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Modifies the subject 'aham'.