महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-4

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
नाहमेतत्करिष्यामि जीवितार्थी कथंचन ।
ब्राह्मणस्यातिथेश्चैव स्वार्थे प्राणैर्वियोजनम् ॥४॥

4. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
nāhametatkariṣyāmi jīvitārthī kathaṁcana ,
brāhmaṇasyātitheścaiva svārthe prāṇairviyojanam.

4. brāhmaṇa uvāca | na aham etat kariṣyāmi jīvitārthī kathaṃcana
| brāhmaṇasya atitheḥ ca eva sva-arthe prāṇaiḥ viyochanam

4. The Brahmin said, "I, who desire to live, will certainly not do this. It would be a sacrificing of the lives of a Brahmin and a guest for my own sake."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin, priest

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतत् (etat) - Kuntī's proposal to send one of her sons (this)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do

• जीवितार्थी (jīvitārthī) - desiring to live, seeking life

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of himself (the Brahmin speaking) (of a Brahmin)

• अतिथेः (atitheḥ) - of Kuntī and her sons (of a guest)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• स्व-अर्थे (sva-arthe) - for my (the Brahmin's) own sake/survival (for one's own purpose/sake/gain)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives, with lives, by means of lives

• वियोछनम् (viyochanam) - separation, detachment, sacrifice

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin, priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, related to brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

एतत् (etat) - Kuntī's proposal to send one of her sons (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Object of 'kariṣyāmi'

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do

(verb)

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

Future Active

Future 1st person singular active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जीवितार्थी (jīvitārthī) - desiring to live, seeking life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvitārthin

jīvitārthin - desiring life, wishing to live

Compound of jīvita and arthin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+arthin)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from jīv + kta
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, having a purpose
  adjective (masculine)
  from artha + ini

Note: Refers to 'aham'

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of himself (the Brahmin speaking) (of a Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest

अतिथेः (atitheḥ) - of Kuntī and her sons (of a guest)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्व-अर्थे (sva-arthe) - for my (the Brahmin's) own sake/survival (for one's own purpose/sake/gain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva-artha

sva-artha - one's own purpose, self-interest

Compound of sva and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+artha)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives, with lives, by means of lives

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life, breath, vital air

वियोछनम् (viyochanam) - separation, detachment, sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viyochanam

viyochanam - separation, detachment, sacrifice, abandonment

Action Noun

from vi-yuj + lyuṭ (or -ana suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: This is the subject of an implicit 'is' or 'would be'.