महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-32, verse-10

मया ह्यवध्या बहवो घातिता राज्यकारणात् ।
तान्यकार्याणि मे ब्रह्मन्दहन्ति च तपन्ति च ॥१०॥

10. mayā hyavadhyā bahavo ghātitā rājyakāraṇāt ,
tānyakāryāṇi me brahmandahanti ca tapanti ca.

10. mayā hi avadhyā bahavaḥ ghātitā rājyakāraṇāt
tāni akāryāṇi me brahman dahanti ca tapanti ca

10. brahman mayā hi avadhyā bahavaḥ rājyakāraṇāt
ghātitāḥ tāni akāryāṇi me dahanti ca tapanti ca

10. O revered brahmin, many who ought not to have been killed were killed by me for the sake of a kingdom, and those wrongful deeds burn and torment me.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - those not to be killed, persons who should not be slain

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• घातिताः (ghātitāḥ) - killed, slain, caused to be killed

• राज्यकारणात् (rājyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of the kingdom, because of the kingdom

• तानि (tāni) - those

• अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - wrongful deeds, improper actions, things not to be done

• मे (me) - me, to me, my

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• दहन्ति (dahanti) - they burn, scorch

• च (ca) - and

• तपन्ति (tapanti) - they torment, afflict, cause pain

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - those not to be killed, persons who should not be slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avadhyā

avadhyā - not to be killed, inviolable

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many

घातिताः (ghātitāḥ) - killed, slain, caused to be killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghātita

ghātita - killed, slain

Past Passive Participle

Causative past passive participle from han

Root: han (class 2)

राज्यकारणात् (rājyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of the kingdom, because of the kingdom

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājyakāraṇa

rājyakāraṇa - reason or cause of a kingdom

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājya+kāraṇa)

• rājya – kingdom, realm
  noun (neuter)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, sake
  noun (neuter)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, this

अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - wrongful deeds, improper actions, things not to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of akārya

akārya - improper action, sin, crime

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kārya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• kārya – deed, action, work
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

मे (me) - me, to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, knower of absolute

दहन्ति (dahanti) - they burn, scorch

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तपन्ति (tapanti) - they torment, afflict, cause pain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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