महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-85

सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहमिदं न मे धारयते भवान् ।
अनृतं वदसीह त्वमृणं ते धारयाम्यहम् ॥८५॥

85. satyaṁ bravīmyahamidaṁ na me dhārayate bhavān ,
anṛtaṁ vadasīha tvamṛṇaṁ te dhārayāmyaham.

85. satyam bravīmi aham idam na me dhārayate bhavān
| anṛtam vadasi iha tvam ṛṇam te dhārayāmi aham

85. aham idam satyam bravīmi bhavān me na dhārayate
tvam iha anṛtam vadasi aham te ṛṇam dhārayāmi

85. I tell you this truth: you do not owe me anything. You are speaking a lie here; rather, I owe you a debt.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, integrity, fidelity)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (I speak, I say, I tell)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इदम् (idam) - this (truth) (this, this one, here)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• मे (me) - to me (in the sense of 'owed to me') (to me, for me, my)

• धारयते (dhārayate) - he owes (he holds, he carries, he owes)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (you (respectful), sir)

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - a lie (untruth, falsehood, lie, untrue)

• वदसि (vadasi) - you are speaking (you speak, you say, you tell)

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world, in this matter, now)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ऋणम् (ṛṇam) - a debt (debt, obligation, duty)

• ते (te) - to you (in the sense of 'owed to you') (to you, for you, your)

• धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I owe (I hold, I carry, I owe)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, integrity, fidelity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, honest

From 'sat' (being, existent) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (I speak, I say, I tell)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Class 2 verb, third conjugation (adādi).

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इदम् (idam) - this (truth) (this, this one, here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, that which is present

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'satyam'.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (in the sense of 'owed to me') (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here in the dative sense of 'to me'.

धारयते (dhārayate) - he owes (he holds, he carries, he owes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

Present middle indicative

Causal/10th class derivative (dhārayati) or ātmanepada form (dhārayate) of root √dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, being, existing

Present active participle (honorific use)

Derived from root √bhū (to be, to exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - a lie (untruth, falsehood, lie, untrue)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, lie, untrue, dishonest

Compound of 'an' (not) and 'ṛta' (truth, cosmic order).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right, proper
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √ṛ (to move, to rise), also signifies established order.
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

वदसि (vadasi) - you are speaking (you speak, you say, you tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present active indicative

Class 1 verb.

Root: vad (class 1)

इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world, in this matter, now)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ऋणम् (ṛṇam) - a debt (debt, obligation, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṛṇa

ṛṇa - debt, obligation, duty, negative quantity

From root √ṛ (to go, move) in some contexts, or connected to 'ṛta'.

Root: ṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - to you (in the sense of 'owed to you') (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here in the dative sense of 'to you'.

धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I owe (I hold, I carry, I owe)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Causal/10th class derivative of root √dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we