महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-14, verse-18

क्षत्रधर्माच्च्युतो राज्ञि भवेयं शाश्वतीः समाः ।
प्रतिज्ञां तामनिस्तीर्य ततस्तत्कृतवानहम् ॥१८॥

18. kṣatradharmāccyuto rājñi bhaveyaṁ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ ,
pratijñāṁ tāmanistīrya tatastatkṛtavānaham.

18. kṣatradharmāt cyutaḥ rājñi bhaveyam śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
pratijñām tām anistīrya tataḥ tat kr̥tavān aham

18. rājñi tām pratijñām anistīrya aham kṣatradharmāt
śāśvatīḥ samāḥ cyutaḥ bhaveyam tataḥ tat kr̥tavān

18. O Queen, I would be fallen from my warrior's code (kṣatradharma) for eternal years if I did not fulfill that vow. Therefore, I have indeed carried out that action.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रधर्मात् (kṣatradharmāt) - from the duty of a kṣatriya, from the warrior's code

• च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, deviated, deprived of

• राज्ञि (rājñi) - O Gandhari (implied) (O Queen)

• भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I should be, I would be

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow, promise, declaration

• ताम् (tām) - that (specific) vow (that)

• अनिस्तीर्य (anistīrya) - without fulfilling, without accomplishing

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, for that reason (then, therefore, from that)

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that)

• क्र्̥तवान् (kr̥tavān) - I have done (it) (having done, he did)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रधर्मात् (kṣatradharmāt) - from the duty of a kṣatriya, from the warrior's code

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the duty (dharma) of a kṣatriya (warrior), warrior's code

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, power, warrior caste
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – cosmic law, virtue, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, deviated, deprived of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated, deprived of

Past Passive Participle

From root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

राज्ञि (rājñi) - O Gandhari (implied) (O Queen)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of rājñī

rājñī - queen

Feminine of rājan

भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I should be, I would be

(verb)

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

Optative (Vidhi-liṅ-lakāra)

Root: bhū (class 1)

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

Note: Qualifies samāḥ.

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow, promise, declaration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, assertion, declaration

From root jñā (to know) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

ताम् (tām) - that (specific) vow (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies pratijñām.

अनिस्तीर्य (anistīrya) - without fulfilling, without accomplishing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Negated form of absolutive nistīrya (from root tṛ with prefix nis-, implying to cross over, accomplish)

Prefix: nis

Root: tṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, for that reason (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from tad

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

क्र्̥तवान् (kr̥tavān) - I have done (it) (having done, he did)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kr̥tavat

kr̥tavat - having done, performed

Past Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a past tense verb when used with aham.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun