महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-34

यत्तु कुर्यामहं राजञ्शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम् ।
न तद्वारयितव्यास्मि न वक्तव्या तथाप्रियम् ॥३४॥

34. yattu kuryāmahaṁ rājañśubhaṁ vā yadi vāśubham ,
na tadvārayitavyāsmi na vaktavyā tathāpriyam.

34. yat tu kuryām aham rājan śubham vā yadi vā aśubham
| na tat vārayitavyā asmi na vaktavyā tathā apriyam

34. O king, whatever I may do, whether good or bad, I must not be forbidden from it, nor should you speak such unpleasant words to me.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should do, I might do, I would do

• अहम् (aham) - I

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शुभम् (śubham) - the good (action or thing) (good, auspicious, fortunate)

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• वा (vā) - or

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - the bad (action or thing) (bad, inauspicious, unlucky)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• वारयितव्या (vārayitavyā) - to be prevented, to be stopped, to be forbidden

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• वक्तव्या (vaktavyā) - to be spoken, to be said

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant words or speech (unpleasant, disagreeable, unwelcome)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used here as an indefinite relative pronoun, referring to 'good' or 'bad' actions.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should do, I might do, I would do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses wish, command, or potential.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शुभम् (śubham) - the good (action or thing) (good, auspicious, fortunate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, bright

Note: Functions here as a substantive (noun).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अशुभम् (aśubham) - the bad (action or thing) (bad, inauspicious, unlucky)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - bad, inauspicious, evil, ugly

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śubha – good, auspicious, beautiful, bright
  adjective

Note: Functions here as a substantive (noun).

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'whatever good or bad I do'.

वारयितव्या (vārayitavyā) - to be prevented, to be stopped, to be forbidden

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vārayitavya

vārayitavya - to be restrained, to be prevented

Gerundive

Derived from the causal form of root √vṛ (to cover, restrain) with the gerundive suffix -tavya. Causal stem: vāray-.

Root: vṛ (class 10)

Note: Refers to the speaker (feminine).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

वक्तव्या (vaktavyā) - to be spoken, to be said

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, mentionable

Gerundive

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with the gerundive suffix -tavya.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the speaker (feminine), implying 'I should not be spoken to'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant words or speech (unpleasant, disagreeable, unwelcome)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked, enemy

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective

Note: Functions here as a substantive, referring to unpleasant speech or words.