महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-17

न त्विदं केषुचिद्ब्रह्मन्व्याहर्तव्यं कथंचन ।
विद्यार्थिनो हि मे पुत्रान्विप्रकुर्युः कुतूहलात् ॥१७॥

17. na tvidaṁ keṣucidbrahmanvyāhartavyaṁ kathaṁcana ,
vidyārthino hi me putrānviprakuryuḥ kutūhalāt.

17. na tu idam keṣucit brahman vyāhartavyam kathaṃcana
vidyārthinaḥ hi me putrān viprakuryuḥ kutūhalāt

17. Indeed, O Brahmin, this should not be disclosed to anyone under any circumstances. For my sons, who are students, might become distracted out of curiosity.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इदम् (idam) - this

• केषुचित् (keṣucit) - to certain ones, to some, to anyone

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• व्याहर्तव्यम् (vyāhartavyam) - should be spoken, ought to be told, to be declared

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, under any circumstances, somehow

• विद्यार्थिनः (vidyārthinaḥ) - students, seekers of knowledge, desirous of knowledge

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - my, to me

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• विप्रकुर्युः (viprakuryuḥ) - they might distract, they might trouble

• कुतूहलात् (kutūhalāt) - out of curiosity, from eagerness

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

केषुचित् (keṣucit) - to certain ones, to some, to anyone

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kaścic

kaścic - someone, something, certain, any

Derived from kim (what, who) with suffix cit (indefinite).

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

व्याहर्तव्यम् (vyāhartavyam) - should be spoken, ought to be told, to be declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāhartavya

vyāhartavya - to be spoken, to be declared, to be announced

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

Gerundive of root hṛ (to take) with upasargas vi- and ā-, meaning 'that which should be said/declared'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, under any circumstances, somehow

(indeclinable)

Derived from katham (how) with suffix cana (indefinite).

विद्यार्थिनः (vidyārthinaḥ) - students, seekers of knowledge, desirous of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidyārthin

vidyārthin - student, desirous of knowledge, seeker of learning

Compound: vidyā (knowledge) + arthin (desirous of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+arthin)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
• arthin – desirous of, supplicant, poor
  adjective (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my, mine, me

From the first person pronoun (aham).

Note: Alternate form of mama.

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

विप्रकुर्युः (viprakuryuḥ) - they might distract, they might trouble

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of viprakṛ

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with upasargas vi- and pra-.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुतूहलात् (kutūhalāt) - out of curiosity, from eagerness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kutūhala

kutūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest