महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-115, verse-8

यदि वाग्भिः प्रयोगः स्यात्प्रयोगे पापकर्मणः ।
वागेवार्थो भवेत्तस्य न ह्येवार्थो जिघांसतः ॥८॥

8. yadi vāgbhiḥ prayogaḥ syātprayoge pāpakarmaṇaḥ ,
vāgevārtho bhavettasya na hyevārtho jighāṁsataḥ.

8. yadi vāgbhiḥ prayogaḥ syāt prayoge pāpakarmaṇaḥ vāk
eva arthaḥ bhavet tasya na hi eva arthaḥ jighāṃsataḥ

8. yadi pāpakarmaṇaḥ prayoge vāgbhiḥ prayogaḥ syāt,
tasya vāk eva arthaḥ bhavet.
hi,
jighāṃsataḥ arthaḥ na eva.

8. If words had power in the action (karma) of an evil-doer, then the word itself would become his means, but that is certainly not the aim of one who wishes to kill.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - by words, by speeches

• प्रयोगः (prayogaḥ) - application, use, efficacy, power

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

• प्रयोगे (prayoge) - in the application, in the action, in the use

• पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - of an evil-doer, of one whose deeds are sinful

• वाच् (vāc) - word, speech

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - means (to achieve his goal) (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, means)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should become

• तस्य (tasya) - his (the evil-doer's) (of him, his)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - aim, intention (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, means)

• जिघांसतः (jighāṁsataḥ) - of one who desires to kill

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - by words, by speeches

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

प्रयोगः (prayogaḥ) - application, use, efficacy, power

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayoga

prayoga - application, use, practice, effect, efficacy

From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'yuj' (to join, apply).

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

प्रयोगे (prayoge) - in the application, in the action, in the use

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayoga

prayoga - application, use, practice, effect, efficacy

From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'yuj' (to join, apply).

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - of an evil-doer, of one whose deeds are sinful

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāpakarman

pāpakarman - evil-doer, one whose action (karma) is sinful

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, bad, wicked, sin
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वाच् (vāc) - word, speech

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - means (to achieve his goal) (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, means)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (the evil-doer's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - aim, intention (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, means)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

जिघांसतः (jighāṁsataḥ) - of one who desires to kill

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jighāṃsat

jighāṁsat - desiring to kill (desiderative present participle)

Desiderative Present Active Participle

Desiderative stem from root 'han' (to kill) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used here substantively as a noun.