महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-16, verse-16

व्यास उवाच ।
यस्मादनादृत्य कृतं त्वयास्मान्कर्म दारुणम् ।
ब्राह्मणस्य सतश्चैव यस्मात्ते वृत्तमीदृशम् ॥१६॥

16. vyāsa uvāca ,
yasmādanādṛtya kṛtaṁ tvayāsmānkarma dāruṇam ,
brāhmaṇasya sataścaiva yasmātte vṛttamīdṛśam.

16. vyāsaḥ uvāca yasmāt anādṛtya kṛtam tvayā asmān karma
dāruṇam brāhmaṇasya sataḥ ca eva yasmāt te vṛttam īdṛśam

16. vyāsaḥ uvāca yasmāt tvayā asmān anādṛtya dāruṇam karma
kṛtam ca eva yasmāt brāhmaṇasya sataḥ te īdṛśam vṛttam

16. Vyāsa said: Because you, disregarding us, have committed this dreadful act (karma); and because such conduct has been yours, even though you are a Brahmin...

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

• अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - having disregarded, without respecting

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us, toward us

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence of action

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, harsh

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin, of the Brahmin

• सतः (sataḥ) - being, existing

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• ते (te) - your, of you

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a revered sage, compiler of the Vedas and author of the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, who, because, since

Note: Introduces a clause of reason.

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - having disregarded, without respecting

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √dṛ (to honor, respect) with upasarga ā and prefix an- (negation) and suffix -ya

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'kṛtam'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

past passive participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -kta

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here used as a noun, 'the deed done'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'kṛtam'.

अस्मान् (asmān) - us, toward us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of the action implied by 'anādṛtya'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, consequence of action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: In apposition with 'kṛtam'. The 'deed' (kṛtam) is 'the action' (karma).

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, harsh, severe, cruel

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin, of the Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, related to brahman

Note: Governed by 'sataḥ'.

सतः (sataḥ) - being, existing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

present active participle

Derived from root √as (to be) with suffix -śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in genitive with 'brāhmaṇasya' to mean 'of one who is a Brahmin'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two 'yasmāt' clauses.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic. 'Even being a Brahmin'.

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, who, because, since

Note: Introduces the second clause of reason.

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Possessive for 'vṛttam'.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, course, happened, existed

past passive participle

Derived from root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with suffix -kta. Here used as a noun.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is' or 'has been'.

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Qualifies 'vṛttam'.