महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-2

धर्मे प्रयतमानस्य सत्यं च वदतः समम् ।
पृष्टो यदब्रुवं सत्यं व्यभिचारोऽत्र को मम ॥२॥

2. dharme prayatamānasya satyaṁ ca vadataḥ samam ,
pṛṣṭo yadabruvaṁ satyaṁ vyabhicāro'tra ko mama.

2. dharme prayatamānasya satyam ca vadataḥ samam
pṛṣṭaḥ yat abruvam satyam vyabhicāraḥ atra kaḥ mama

2. What transgression have I committed here, since I spoke the truth when asked, endeavoring to uphold righteousness and speaking impartially?

2. אני משתדל ללכת בדרך היושר ואומר אמת ללא משוא פנים. כשנשאלתי אמרתי את האמת, איזו סטייה יש בכך מצדי?

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मे (dharme) - in duty, in righteousness, in religious law

• प्रयतमनस्य (prayatamanasya) - of one endeavoring, striving

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• च (ca) - and

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - of one speaking

• समम् (samam) - impartially, equally, justly

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

• यत् (yat) - that, because, since

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• व्यभिचारः (vyabhicāraḥ) - transgression, deviation, error

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मे (dharme) - in duty, in righteousness, in religious law

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, religious merit

प्रयतमनस्य (prayatamanasya) - of one endeavoring, striving

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prayatāmāna

prayatāmāna - endeavoring, striving, exerting oneself

present middle participle

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, reality

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वदतः (vadataḥ) - of one speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

present active participle

Root: vad (class 1)

समम् (samam) - impartially, equally, justly

(indeclinable)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

past passive participle

Root: prach (class 6)

यत् (yat) - that, because, since

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, reality

व्यभिचारः (vyabhicāraḥ) - transgression, deviation, error

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyabhicāra

vyabhicāra - deviation, transgression, error, disloyalty

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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