महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-147, verse-22

जनमेजय उवाच ।
नैव वाचा न मनसा न पुनर्जातु कर्मणा ।
द्रोग्धास्मि ब्राह्मणान्विप्र चरणावेव ते स्पृशे ॥२२॥

22. janamejaya uvāca ,
naiva vācā na manasā na punarjātu karmaṇā ,
drogdhāsmi brāhmaṇānvipra caraṇāveva te spṛśe.

22. janamejaya uvāca na eva vācā na manasā na punaḥ jātu
karmaṇā drogdhā asmi brāhmaṇān vipra caraṇau eva te spṛśe

22. janamejaya uvāca vipra aham vācā na manasā na karmaṇā na
punar jātu brāhmaṇān drogdhā asmi aham te caraṇau eva spṛśe

22. Janamejaya said: O wise one, I shall never harm the Brahmins by word, by thought, or by action (karma). I touch only your feet.

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - King Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahabharata narration. (Janamejaya (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• वाचा (vācā) - by word, by speech

• न (na) - not, no

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, by thought

• न (na) - not, no

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

• जातु (jātu) - never when combined with 'na' (ever, at any time)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

• द्रोग्धा (drogdhā) - I will not be a harmer (future implication with `asmi`) (one who harms, betrayer, offender)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• विप्र (vipra) - Addressing the sage (Vaiśampāyana or Vyasa) who is narrating. (O wise one, O Brahmin)

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• ते (te) - your

• स्पृशे (spṛśe) - I touch

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - King Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahabharata narration. (Janamejaya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikshit, great-grandson of Arjuna)

Compound of 'jana' (people) and 'mejaya' (trembling, shaking).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jana+mejaya)

• jana – people, man
  noun (masculine)
• mejaya – shaking, causing to tremble
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √mij (or mej) 'to sprinkle, to be soft' or a variant meaning 'to tremble'.
  Root: mij

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Third Person Singular, Active Voice

From root √vac (2nd class, Adadi group), perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वाचा (vācā) - by word, by speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

Feminine noun.

Root: vac

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought

Neuter noun ending in 's'.

Root: man

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

जातु (jātu) - never when combined with 'na' (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

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

Neuter noun.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्रोग्धा (drogdhā) - I will not be a harmer (future implication with `asmi`) (one who harms, betrayer, offender)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drogdhṛ

drogdhṛ - one who harms, betrayer, offender

Agent noun

From root √druh (4th class, Divadi group) 'to harm' + suffix 'tṛ'.

Root: druh (class 4)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative with `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, First Person Singular, Active Voice

From root √as (2nd class, Adadi group).

Root: as (class 2)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Derived from 'brahman' with suffix 'aṇ'.

विप्र (vipra) - Addressing the sage (Vaiśampāyana or Vyasa) who is narrating. (O wise one, O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - wise, inspired, Brahmin, sage

From root √vip (to tremble, inspire).

Root: vip

चरणौ (caraṇau) - two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg

From root √car 'to move'.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of `spṛśe`.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Personal pronoun.

Note: Qualifies `caraṇau`.

स्पृशे (spṛśe) - I touch

(verb)

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

Present Tense, First Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

From root √spṛś (6th class, Tudadi group), present tense.

Root: spṛś (class 6)