महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-249, verse-3

प्रजापतिरुवाच ।
न कुप्ये न च मे कामो न भवेरन्प्रजा इति ।
लाघवार्थं धरण्यास्तु ततः संहार इष्यते ॥३॥

3. prajāpatiruvāca ,
na kupye na ca me kāmo na bhaveranprajā iti ,
lāghavārthaṁ dharaṇyāstu tataḥ saṁhāra iṣyate.

3. prajāpatiḥ uvāca na kupye na ca me kāmaḥ na bhaveran
prajāḥ iti lāghavārthaṃ dharaṇyāḥ tu tataḥ saṃhāraḥ iṣyate

3. prajāpatiḥ uvāca: na kupye,
ca me kāmaḥ prajāḥ na bhaveran iti na.
tu dharaṇyāḥ lāghavārthaṃ tataḥ saṃhāraḥ iṣyate.

3. Prajāpati (Brahmā) replied: 'I am not angry, nor is it my desire that these creatures should cease to exist. Rather, it is for the sake of lightening the burden of the earth that destruction is desired.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (a title for Brahmā), lord of creation/beings

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• कुप्ये (kupye) - I am angry

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish

• न (na) - not, no

• भवेरन् (bhaveran) - they should exist (they should be, they might be)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, progeny

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought

• लाघवार्थं (lāghavārthaṁ) - for the sake of lightening the burden (for the sake of lightness, for the purpose of reduction (of burden))

• धरण्याः (dharaṇyāḥ) - of the earth

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that

• संहारः (saṁhāraḥ) - destruction, withdrawal, collection

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (a title for Brahmā), lord of creation/beings

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation/beings, a title for Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – creature, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

from root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुप्ये (kupye) - I am angry

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular (Ātmanepada)

from root kup, Ātmanepada, Present tense, 1st person, singular

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Often takes dative or genitive of the person one is angry at.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवेरन् (bhaveran) - they should exist (they should be, they might be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative, 3rd person plural

from root bhū, Parasmaipada, Optative mood, 3rd person, plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creature, progeny, people

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech/thought

(indeclinable)

लाघवार्थं (lāghavārthaṁ) - for the sake of lightening the burden (for the sake of lightness, for the purpose of reduction (of burden))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lāghavārtha

lāghavārtha - for the sake of lightness/reduction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lāghava+artha)

• lāghava – lightness, quickness, agility, alleviation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from laghu (light) + aṇ (suffix)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

धरण्याः (dharaṇyāḥ) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground

Note: Genitive case, indicating possession or relation ('of the earth').

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

संहारः (saṁhāraḥ) - destruction, withdrawal, collection

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhāra

saṁhāra - destruction, withdrawal, collection

Derived from sam-hṛ (to draw together, destroy)

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular (passive)

from root iṣ, passive voice, present tense, 3rd person, singular

Root: iṣ (class 4)