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

पूर्वजातिकृतं पापं मन्ये नाल्पमिवानघ ।
एताभिरनवद्याभिर्मया चैवाल्पमेधया ॥११॥

11. pūrvajātikṛtaṁ pāpaṁ manye nālpamivānagha ,
etābhiranavadyābhirmayā caivālpamedhayā.

11. pūrvajātikṛtam pāpam manye na alpam iva anagha
etābhiḥ anavadyābhiḥ mayā ca eva alpamedhayā

11. anagha manye pūrvajātikṛtam pāpam na alpam iva
etābhiḥ anavadyābhiḥ ca eva mayā alpamedhayā

11. O sinless one, I believe that the sin (pāpam) committed in a previous birth (pūrvajātikṛtam) is not at all insignificant, having been caused by these blameless women and indeed by me, who am of little understanding.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वजातिकृतम् (pūrvajātikṛtam) - done in a former birth, incurred in a past life

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• न (na) - not, no

• अल्पम् (alpam) - small, little, insignificant

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O blameless one

• एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - by these (feminine)

• अनवद्याभिः (anavadyābhiḥ) - by the blameless, by the irreproachable (feminine)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अल्पमेधया (alpamedhayā) - by one of little understanding, by a dull-witted one

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वजातिकृतम् (pūrvajātikṛtam) - done in a former birth, incurred in a past life

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrvajātikṛta

pūrvajātikṛta - done in a former birth

Past Passive Participle

From 'pūrvajāti' (former birth) + 'kṛta' (done). Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrvajāti+kṛta)

• pūrvajāti – former birth, previous existence
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'pāpam'.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness, bad (as adjective)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'manye'.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present, 1st person singular, middle voice

Present stem 'manya' from root 'man' (class 4) with middle ending 'e'.

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अल्पम् (alpam) - small, little, insignificant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, minute, few

Root: alp (class 1)

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O blameless one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, blameless, pure, faultless

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : nan-tatpuruṣa (an+agha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• agha – sin, evil, impurity, suffering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: agh

एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - by these (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agent of 'pāpam kṛtam'.

अनवद्याभिः (anavadyābhiḥ) - by the blameless, by the irreproachable (feminine)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of anavadya

anavadya - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Gerundive (N-PPF)

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'avadya' (blamable), which is a gerundive from 'vad' (to speak) + 'ya'.

Compound type : nan-tatpuruṣa (an+avadya)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• avadya – blamable, faulty, censurable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (N-PPF)
  Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'ava' and suffix 'ya'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etābhiḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

Note: Agent of 'pāpam kṛtam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'etābhiḥ' and 'mayā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अल्पमेधया (alpamedhayā) - by one of little understanding, by a dull-witted one

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of alpamedhas

alpamedhas - of small intellect, dull-witted

From 'alpa' (little) + 'medhas' (intellect). Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+medhas)

• alpa – small, little, minute, few
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: alp (class 1)
• medhas – intellect, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'medh' (to be strong, to understand).
  Root: medh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.