महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-182, verse-8

अर्जुन उवाच ।
मा मां नरेन्द्र त्वमधर्मभाजं कृथा न धर्मो ह्ययमीप्सितोऽन्यैः ।
भवान्निवेश्यः प्रथमं ततोऽयं भीमो महाबाहुरचिन्त्यकर्मा ॥८॥

8. arjuna uvāca ,
mā māṁ narendra tvamadharmabhājaṁ; kṛthā na dharmo hyayamīpsito'nyaiḥ ,
bhavānniveśyaḥ prathamaṁ tato'yaṁ; bhīmo mahābāhuracintyakarmā.

8. arjuna uvāca mā māṃ narendra tvaṃ
adharmabhājaṃ kṛthā na dharmaḥ hi ayaṃ
īpsitaḥ anyaiḥ bhavān niveśyaḥ prathamaṃ
tataḥ ayaṃ bhīmaḥ mahābāhuḥ acintyakarmā

8. Arjuna said: 'O King (narendra), do not make me a partaker of unrighteousness (adharma). Indeed, this course of action is not considered righteous (dharma) by others, nor is it desired. You (Yudhiṣṭhira) should be established (in marriage) first, then this Bhīma of mighty arms and inconceivable deeds.'

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• मां (māṁ) - me

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king!

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

• अधर्मभाजं (adharmabhājaṁ) - partaker of unrighteousness (adharma)

• कृथा (kṛthā) - do, make, cause (injunctive)

• न (na) - not, no

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous conduct or practice (righteousness, duty, natural law)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अयं (ayaṁ) - this (masculine)

• ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired, wished for

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (honorific)

• निवेश्यः (niveśyaḥ) - to be married or settled (in the position of husband) (to be established, to be placed)

• प्रथमं (prathamaṁ) - first, foremost

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अयं (ayaṁ) - this (masculine)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - of mighty arms, strong-armed

• अचिन्त्यकर्मा (acintyakarmā) - of inconceivable deeds, whose actions are beyond comprehension

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

मां (māṁ) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - chief of men, king

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अधर्मभाजं (adharmabhājaṁ) - partaker of unrighteousness (adharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharmabhāj

adharmabhāj - partaking of unrighteousness, involved in sin

कृथा (kṛthā) - do, make, cause (injunctive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist Injunctive

2nd person singular, Aorist Injunctive, middle voice, atmanepada. Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous conduct or practice (righteousness, duty, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, proper conduct

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अयं (ayaṁ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired, wished for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, longed for

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the desiderative stem of the root 'āp' ('to obtain').

Root: āp (class 5)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you, respectful address

निवेश्यः (niveśyaḥ) - to be married or settled (in the position of husband) (to be established, to be placed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niveśya

niveśya - to be caused to enter, to be established, to be settled, to be married

Gerundive

Formed from the root 'viś' ('to enter') with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

प्रथमं (prathamaṁ) - first, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, primary, foremost, earliest

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अयं (ayaṁ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas), formidable, terrible

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - of mighty arms, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - of mighty arms, strong-armed, mighty

अचिन्त्यकर्मा (acintyakarmā) - of inconceivable deeds, whose actions are beyond comprehension

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acintyakarmā

acintyakarmā - of inconceivable deeds, whose actions are incomprehensible