महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-36

अस्माकं ब्रह्महत्यातो कोऽन्तो लोकपितामह ।
स्वभावनिहतानस्मान्न पुनर्हन्तुमर्हसि ॥३६॥

36. asmākaṁ brahmahatyāto ko'nto lokapitāmaha ,
svabhāvanihatānasmānna punarhantumarhasi.

36. asmākam brahmahatyātaḥ kaḥ antaḥ lokapitāmaha
svabhāva nihatān asmān na punaḥ hantum arhasi

36. lokapitāmaha,
asmākam brahmahatyātaḥ kaḥ antaḥ? svabhāvanihatān asmān punaḥ hantum na arhasi

36. “O Grandfather of the worlds, what is the end for us from the sin of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā)? You ought not to kill us again, us who are already inherently prone to death by our very intrinsic nature (svabhāva).”

Words meanings summery:

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, belonging to us (the plants) (of us, our)

• ब्रह्महत्यातः (brahmahatyātaḥ) - from the sin of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) (from the killing of a Brahmin, from brahminicide)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (remedy, solution) (what, who)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, remedy, expiation (end, limit, conclusion, remedy)

• लोकपितामह (lokapitāmaha) - O Grandfather of the worlds (vocative for Brahmā) (O Grandfather of the worlds)

• स्वभाव (svabhāva) - by our very intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (one's own being, intrinsic nature)

• निहतान् (nihatān) - inherently prone to death, struck down (killed, struck down)

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us (the plants) (us)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, further, moreover)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy (to kill, to strike)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (not to) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, belonging to us (the plants) (of us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun

ब्रह्महत्यातः (brahmahatyātaḥ) - from the sin of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) (from the killing of a Brahmin, from brahminicide)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - killing of a Brahmin, brahminicide (a grave sin)

Compound of brahman (Brahmin) + hatyā (killing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin, priest
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used with suffix -taḥ for ablative sense.

कः (kaḥ) - what (remedy, solution) (what, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, remedy, expiation (end, limit, conclusion, remedy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion, vicinity, remedy

लोकपितामह (lokapitāmaha) - O Grandfather of the worlds (vocative for Brahmā) (O Grandfather of the worlds)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lokapitāmaha

lokapitāmaha - Grandfather of the worlds (an epithet for Brahmā)

Compound of loka (world) + pitāmaha (grandfather)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+pitāmaha)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)
• pitāmaha – grandfather, great ancestor, Brahmā
  noun (masculine)

स्वभाव (svabhāva) - by our very intrinsic nature (svabhāva) (one's own being, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, intrinsic nature, inherent disposition

sva (own) + bhāva (state, being)

Compound type : karmadharaya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, existence, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'svabhāvanihatān'.

निहतान् (nihatān) - inherently prone to death, struck down (killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √han (to kill) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: In the compound 'svabhāvanihatān', it means 'killed by intrinsic nature'.

अस्मान् (asmān) - us (the plants) (us)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun

Note: Qualified by 'svabhāvanihatān'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy (to kill, to strike)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √han

Root: han (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (not to) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

Root: arh (class 1)