महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-170

यदि त्वर्थेन मे कार्यं ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ।
कामं सर्वं प्रदास्यामि न त्वात्मानं कदाचन ॥१७०॥

170. yadi tvarthena me kāryaṁ brūhi kiṁ karavāṇi te ,
kāmaṁ sarvaṁ pradāsyāmi na tvātmānaṁ kadācana.

170. yadi tu arthena me kāryam brūhi kim karavāṇi te
kāmam sarvam pradāsyāmi na tu ātmānam kadācana

170. yadi tu arthena me kāryam te kim karavāṇi brūhi
kāmam sarvam pradāsyāmi tu ātmānam kadācana na

170. If you have a purpose that involves wealth, tell me what I should do for you. I will gladly give everything, but never my self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

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

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by means of wealth, concerning wealth (by means of wealth, for the sake of a purpose, with a thing)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, business (something to be done) (work, deed, task, business, purpose, something to be done)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell! (speak!, tell!)

• किम् (kim) - what (what?, why?, how?)

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do? (may I do?, should I do?)

• ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

• कामम् (kāmam) - willingly, as desired (willingly, as desired, indeed)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all things) (all, whole, entire)

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - my self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the essence)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (never, at no time)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अर्थेन (arthena) - by means of wealth, concerning wealth (by means of wealth, for the sake of a purpose, with a thing)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

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

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

oblique form of asmad

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, business (something to be done) (work, deed, task, business, purpose, something to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, deed, task, business, purpose, duty, something to be done

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root kṛ (to do) + ṇyat suffix (gerundive).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell! (speak!, tell!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

imperative 2nd singular

Root brū (to speak) in imperative mood, 2nd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what?, why?, how?)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why, how, whether

Note: Object of 'karavāṇi'.

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do? (may I do?, should I do?)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative 1st singular

Root kṛ (to do) in imperative mood, 1st person singular (ātmanepada ending).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

oblique form of yuşmad

कामम् (kāmam) - willingly, as desired (willingly, as desired, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Accusative of 'kāma' (desire) used adverbially.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all things) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-dā

future 1st singular

From root dā (to give) with prefix pra, future tense, 1st person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - my self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pradāsyāmi' implied.

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (never, at no time)

(indeclinable)

From 'kadā' (when) + 'cana' (an indefinite/negative particle when used with 'na').

Note: Often used with 'na' to form a strong negation 'never'.