महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-220, verse-109

नाहमेतादृशं बुद्धं हन्तुमिच्छामि बन्धने ।
आनृशंस्यं परो धर्मो अनुक्रोशस्तथा त्वयि ॥१०९॥

109. nāhametādṛśaṁ buddhaṁ hantumicchāmi bandhane ,
ānṛśaṁsyaṁ paro dharmo anukrośastathā tvayi.

109. na aham etādṛśam buddham hantum icchāmi bandhane
| ānṛśaṃsyam paraḥ dharmaḥ anukrośaḥ tathā tvayi

109. aham etādṛśam buddham bandhane hantum na icchāmi
ānṛśaṃsyam paraḥ dharmaḥ tathā tvayi anukrośaḥ

109. I do not wish to kill such a wise man (buddha) while he is imprisoned. Non-cruelty is the supreme natural law (dharma), and compassion is also present in you.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind

• बुद्धम् (buddham) - wise one, enlightened one, awakened one

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• बन्धने (bandhane) - in bondage, in captivity, in prison

• आनृशंस्यम् (ānṛśaṁsyam) - non-cruelty, compassion, humanity

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue)

• अनुक्रोशः (anukrośaḥ) - compassion, pity, sympathy

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, similarly

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

Note: This form is used for all genders.

एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etādṛśa

etādṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

बुद्धम् (buddham) - wise one, enlightened one, awakened one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of buddha

buddha - awakened, enlightened, wise; a wise person, an enlightened one

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √budh (to awaken, to know, to understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: This is a past passive participle used substantively as a noun.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum from root √han.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Infinitive of purpose.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root √iṣ (class 6P) takes the form icch in the present tense.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

बन्धने (bandhane) - in bondage, in captivity, in prison

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bandhana

bandhana - binding, bond, captivity, prison

Root: bandh (class 1)

आनृशंस्यम् (ānṛśaṁsyam) - non-cruelty, compassion, humanity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ānṛśaṃsya

ānṛśaṁsya - non-cruelty, humanity, compassion, benevolence

Derived from nṛśaṃsa (cruel) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya, meaning 'state of not being cruel'.

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, distant, foreign; supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order, constitution

From root √dhṛ 'to uphold, support, maintain'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनुक्रोशः (anukrośaḥ) - compassion, pity, sympathy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anukrośa

anukrośa - compassion, pity, sympathy

From anu-√kruś (to cry after, to pity).

Prefix: anu

Root: kruś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)