महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-44

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
युद्धं मम सदा वाणी याचतीति विकत्थसे ।
न च युद्धं मया सार्धं किमर्थं याचसे पुनः ॥४४॥

44. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
yuddhaṁ mama sadā vāṇī yācatīti vikatthase ,
na ca yuddhaṁ mayā sārdhaṁ kimarthaṁ yācase punaḥ.

44. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | yuddham mama sadā vāṇī yācati iti vikatthase
| na ca yuddham mayā sārdham kimartham yācase punaḥ

44. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca "mama vāṇī sadā yuddham yācati" iti vikatthase.
ca mayā sārdham yuddham na (asti).
punaḥ kimartham yācase?

44. The brahmin said: "You boast, saying, 'My speech always seeks battle.' Yet, there is no battle (to be had) with me. Why then do you beg again (for something else)?"

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, priest, member of the priestly caste

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• वाणी (vāṇī) - speech, word, voice

• याचति (yācati) - begs, asks for

• इति (iti) - thus, so; indicates direct speech

• विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast, you brag

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• याचसे (yācase) - you beg, you ask for

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, priest, member of the priestly caste

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priest, related to Brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat, war

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

वाणी (vāṇī) - speech, word, voice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, word, sound

याचति (yācati) - begs, asks for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so; indicates direct speech

(indeclinable)

विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast, you brag

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vikatth

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat, war

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

याचसे (yācase) - you beg, you ask for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)