महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-188, verse-13

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
न मे वागनृतं प्राह नाधर्मे धीयते मतिः ।
वर्तते हि मनो मेऽत्र नैषोऽधर्मः कथंचन ॥१३॥

13. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
na me vāganṛtaṁ prāha nādharme dhīyate matiḥ ,
vartate hi mano me'tra naiṣo'dharmaḥ kathaṁcana.

13. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca na me vāk anṛtam prāha na adharme dhīyate
matiḥ vartate hi manaḥ me atra na eṣaḥ adharmaḥ kathaṃcana

13. Yudhiṣṭhira said: My speech never utters falsehood, nor is my intellect set on unrighteousness (adharma). Indeed, my mind inclines towards this (arrangement), and this is certainly not unrighteousness (adharma) in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• वाक् (vāk) - speech, word

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood, untruth

• प्राह (prāha) - utters, says forth

• न (na) - not, no

• अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness, in injustice

• धीयते (dhīyate) - is placed, is set, is fixed

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, thought, intention

• वर्तते (vartate) - turns, proceeds, exists, inclines

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, towards this

• न (na) - not, no

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, injustice

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - somehow, by any means, possibly

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle; Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

वाक् (vāk) - speech, word

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood, untruth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false; falsehood, untruth

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, right, cosmic order
  noun (neuter)

प्राह (prāha) - utters, says forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect, from pra + ah (perfect form of root brū/vac)

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness, in injustice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, violation of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)

धीयते (dhīyate) - is placed, is set, is fixed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhā

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive

Root: dhā (class 3)

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect, thought, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, opinion, intention

वर्तते (vartate) - turns, proceeds, exists, inclines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle

3rd person singular present middle

Root: vṛt (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, heart, intellect, soul

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, towards this

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, injustice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, violation of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - somehow, by any means, possibly

(indeclinable)

compound of katham (how) + cana (particle)