महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-27, verse-16

कुञ्जरं चान्तरं कृत्वा मिथ्योपचरितं मया ।
सुभृशं राज्यलुब्धेन पापेन गुरुघातिना ॥१६॥

16. kuñjaraṁ cāntaraṁ kṛtvā mithyopacaritaṁ mayā ,
subhṛśaṁ rājyalubdhena pāpena gurughātinā.

16. kuñjaram ca antaram kṛtvā mithyā upacaritam
mayā subhṛśam rājyalubdhena pāpena gurughātinā

16. ca mayā subhṛśam rājyalubdhena pāpena gurughātinā
kuñjaram antaram kṛtvā mithyā upacaritam

16. And by me, a greatly sinful, teacher-killing person (guru), who was exceedingly greedy for a kingdom, a false statement was uttered, using the (death of an) elephant as a pretext.

Words meanings summery:

• कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - the elephant (named Aśvatthāman) (elephant)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - a pretext, a distinction (between the elephant and Drona's son) (space, interval, difference, pretext, inner part)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (it a pretext) (having done, having made)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (uttered) (falsely, wrongly, in vain)

• उपचरितम् (upacaritam) - (the act) was falsely uttered/performed (performed, treated, served, done)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, Yudhisthira) (by me)

• सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - exceedingly (greedy) (greatly, exceedingly, very much)

• राज्यलुब्धेन (rājyalubdhena) - by me, who was greedy for a kingdom (by one greedy for a kingdom, by one covetous of royal power)

• पापेन (pāpena) - by me, a sinful person (by a sinful one, by a wicked person)

• गुरुघातिना (gurughātinā) - by me, who killed my teacher (guru) (by one who kills a teacher/elder)

Words meanings and morphology

कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - the elephant (named Aśvatthāman) (elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā' in the sense of 'making it a pretext'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - a pretext, a distinction (between the elephant and Drona's son) (space, interval, difference, pretext, inner part)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, difference, opportunity, pretext

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (it a pretext) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (uttered) (falsely, wrongly, in vain)

(indeclinable)

उपचरितम् (upacaritam) - (the act) was falsely uttered/performed (performed, treated, served, done)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upacarita

upacarita - performed, treated, served

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'upa' + root 'car' (to move, perform) + suffix '-ita'.

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main passive verb/participle of the sentence.

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, Yudhisthira) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - exceedingly (greedy) (greatly, exceedingly, very much)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'su-' (good, excellent, intense) and 'bhṛśa' (much, intense).

Note: Adverb modifying the following adjective 'rājyalubdhena'.

राज्यलुब्धेन (rājyalubdhena) - by me, who was greedy for a kingdom (by one greedy for a kingdom, by one covetous of royal power)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājyalubdha

rājyalubdha - greedy for a kingdom, covetous of royal power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+lubdha)

• rājya – kingdom, royalty, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'lubh' (to desire, to covet).
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

पापेन (pāpena) - by me, a sinful person (by a sinful one, by a wicked person)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked; sin, evil

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

गुरुघातिना (gurughātinā) - by me, who killed my teacher (guru) (by one who kills a teacher/elder)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gurughātin

gurughātin - killer of a teacher/elder

Derived from 'guru' (teacher) and 'ghātin' (killer, agent noun from root 'han' to strike/kill).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+ghātin)

• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor, elder, weighty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ
• ghātin – killer, slayer, striking, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.