महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-113

इदमाख्यानमार्षेयं पारंपर्यागतं नृप ।
नावासुदेवभक्ताय त्वया देयं कथंचन ॥११३॥

113. idamākhyānamārṣeyaṁ pāraṁparyāgataṁ nṛpa ,
nāvāsudevabhaktāya tvayā deyaṁ kathaṁcana.

113. idam ākhyānam ārṣeyam pāraṃparyāgatam nṛpa
na avāsudevabhaktāya tvayā deyam kathaṃcana

113. nṛpa,
idam ārṣeyam pāraṃparyāgatam ākhyānam tvayā avāsudevabhaktāya kathaṃcana na deyam

113. This narrative (ākhyāna), originating from a sage (ṛṣi) and handed down by tradition, O king, should by no means be given by you to one who is not a devotee of Vāsudeva.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this narrative (this)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - this narrative (ākhyāna) (narrative, story, tale)

• आर्षेयम् (ārṣeyam) - originating from a sage (ṛṣi) (belonging to a sage, sacred, traditional)

• पारंपर्यागतम् (pāraṁparyāgatam) - handed down by tradition, traditional

• नृप (nṛpa) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra or O Yudhiṣṭhira (depending on context of speaker) (O king)

• न (na) - not, no

• अवासुदेवभक्ताय (avāsudevabhaktāya) - to one who is not a devotee of Vāsudeva

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• देयम् (deyam) - to be given, should be given

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this narrative (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Refers to 'ākhyānam'.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - this narrative (ākhyāna) (narrative, story, tale)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, legend

From ā-√khyā + ana

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आर्षेयम् (ārṣeyam) - originating from a sage (ṛṣi) (belonging to a sage, sacred, traditional)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārṣeya

ārṣeya - derived from a ṛṣi (sage), sacred, traditional

From ṛṣi + -eya

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

पारंपर्यागतम् (pāraṁparyāgatam) - handed down by tradition, traditional

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāraṃparyāgata

pāraṁparyāgata - handed down by tradition, traditional

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāraṃparya+āgata)

• pāraṃparya – tradition, succession, lineage
  noun (neuter)
• āgata – come, arrived, traditional
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√gam + -ta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

नृप (nṛpa) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra or O Yudhiṣṭhira (depending on context of speaker) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

nṛ + pā (one who protects men)

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the action.

अवासुदेवभक्ताय (avāsudevabhaktāya) - to one who is not a devotee of Vāsudeva

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of avāsudevabhakta

avāsudevabhakta - not a devotee of Vāsudeva

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vāsudevabhakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vāsudevabhakta – devotee of Vāsudeva
  noun (masculine)

Note: To whom the story should not be given.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive construction 'deyam'.

देयम् (deyam) - to be given, should be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deya

deya - to be given, gift, debt

gerundive (kartavya)

From √dā + -ya

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate gerundive for 'ākhyānam'.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic adverb.