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."

4. הבְּרַהְמִין אמר, לעולם לא אעשה זאת מתוך רצון להציל את חיי. אין זה ראוי לשלול את חייהם של בְּרַהְמִין ושל אורח לטובת עצמי.

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'.

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