महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-82

विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
अद्याहमेतद्वृजिनं कर्म कृत्वा जीवंश्चरिष्यामि महापवित्रम् ।
प्रपूतात्मा धर्ममेवाभिपत्स्ये यदेतयोर्गुरु तद्वै ब्रवीहि ॥८२॥

82. viśvāmitra uvāca ,
adyāhametadvṛjinaṁ karma kṛtvā; jīvaṁścariṣyāmi mahāpavitram ,
prapūtātmā dharmamevābhipatsye; yadetayorguru tadvai bravīhi.

82. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca adya aham etat
vṛjinam karma kṛtvā jīvan cariṣyāmi
mahāpavitram prapūtātmā dharmam eva
abhipatsye yat etayoḥ guru tat vai bravīhi

82. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca: adya aham etat vṛjinam karma kṛtvā jīvan mahāpavitram cariṣyāmi.
prapūtātmā dharmam eva abhipatsye.
yat etayoḥ guru,
tat vai bravīhi.

82. Viśvāmitra said: "Today, having performed this sinful act (karma), I shall live on, having become greatly purified. With a truly purified self (ātman), I will certainly adhere solely to the natural law (dharma). Therefore, tell me what is truly more important (guru) between these two options."

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

• वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - sinful, wicked, evil

• कर्म (karma) - act, deed, action (karma)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, remaining alive

• चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I will wander, I will live, I will move about

• महापवित्रम् (mahāpavitram) - in a greatly purified manner (greatly purified, very sacred)

• प्रपूतात्मा (prapūtātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is greatly purified

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness (dharma)

• एव (eva) - only, certainly

• अभिपत्स्ये (abhipatsye) - I will attain, I will obtain

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

• गुरु (guru) - more important, weightier (adjective) (heavy, important, weighty, teacher (guru))

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that, so

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, Class 2 verb (adādi)

Root: vac (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Qualifies 'vṛjinam karma'.

वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - sinful, wicked, evil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛjina

vṛjina - sinful, crooked, wicked, evil

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - act, deed, action (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, effect (karma)

root kṛ (to do) + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive form from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, remaining alive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

masculine singular nominative, from root jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I will wander, I will live, I will move about

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

Future Active Indicative

1st person singular, Class 1 verb (bhvādi)

Root: car (class 1)

महापवित्रम् (mahāpavitram) - in a greatly purified manner (greatly purified, very sacred)

(indeclinable)

Compound of mahā (great) and pavitra (pure, sacred)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+pavitra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• pavitra – pure, sacred, holy, purifying
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of manner, or neuter nominative singular of an adjective used adverbially).

प्रपूतात्मा (prapūtātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is greatly purified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapūtātman

prapūtātman - one whose self is completely purified, pure-souled

Bahuvrīhi compound: pra-pūta (completely purified) + ātman (self)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prapūta+ātman)

• prapūta – completely purified, sanctified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pū (to purify) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (implied).

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abhipatsye'.

एव (eva) - only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अभिपत्स्ये (abhipatsye) - I will attain, I will obtain

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pad

Future Middle Indicative

1st person singular, Class 4 verb (divādi), with prefixes abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the two options: either eating dog meat (sinful act) or refusing it and dying (living a purified life).

गुरु (guru) - more important, weightier (adjective) (heavy, important, weighty, teacher (guru))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guru

guru - heavy, important, venerable, teacher (guru)

Note: Can also be a noun, meaning 'teacher'.

तत् (tat) - therefore, that, so

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, therefore

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, Class 2 verb (adādi)

Root: brū (class 2)