महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-74

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
न छन्दयामि ते राजन्नापि ते गृहमाव्रजम् ।
इहागम्य तु याचित्वा न गृह्णीषे पुनः कथम् ॥७४॥

74. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
na chandayāmi te rājannāpi te gṛhamāvrajam ,
ihāgamya tu yācitvā na gṛhṇīṣe punaḥ katham.

74. brāhmaṇa uvāca na chandayāmi te rājan na api te gṛham
āvrajam iha āgamya tu yācitvā na gṛhṇīṣe punaḥ katham

74. brāhmaṇa uvāca he rājan,
aham te na chandayāmi na api te gṛham āvrajam tu iha āgamya yācitvā punaḥ katham na gṛhṇīṣe

74. The Brahmin said: "O King, I do not desire anything from you, nor did I come to your house for that (purpose). But having come here and having made my request, why do you not accept (it) then?"

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• छन्दयामि (chandayāmi) - I do not desire (anything). (I desire, I please)

• ते (te) - from you (ablative or genitive sense here). (to you, from you, your)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - "nor even". (also, even, too)

• ते (te) - Possessive "your" (house). (your)

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

• आव्रजम् (āvrajam) - I came, I arrived

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, after coming

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

• याचित्वा (yācitvā) - having asked, having requested

• न (na) - not, no

• गृह्णीषे (gṛhṇīṣe) - you do not accept. (you accept, you take)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - "then" in a logical sense. (again, then, moreover)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman or Brahmins

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

Root vac (2nd class, vad)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

छन्दयामि (chandayāmi) - I do not desire (anything). (I desire, I please)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of chand

present active indicative

Causative of root chand (also a root chad with similar meanings)

Root: chand (class 10)

ते (te) - from you (ablative or genitive sense here). (to you, from you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of tvam

Note: Enclitic form.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - "nor even". (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used with na for "nor even".

ते (te) - Possessive "your" (house). (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of tvam

Note: Enclitic form.

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Object of āvrajam.

आव्रजम् (āvrajam) - I came, I arrived

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vraj

imperfect active indicative

From ā (prefix) + root vraj (1st class)

Prefix: ā

Root: vraj (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, after coming

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From ā (prefix) + root gam (to go) + suffix -ya (for prefixed roots)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

याचित्वा (yācitvā) - having asked, having requested

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From root yāc (to ask) + suffix -tvā

Root: yāc (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गृह्णीषे (gṛhṇīṣe) - you do not accept. (you accept, you take)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of grah

present middle indicative

From root grah (9th class)

Root: grah (class 9)

पुनः (punaḥ) - "then" in a logical sense. (again, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)