महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-346, verse-9

न हि नो भ्रूणहा कश्चिद्राजापथ्योऽनृतोऽपि वा ।
पूर्वाशी वा कुले ह्यस्मिन्देवतातिथिबन्धुषु ॥९॥

9. na hi no bhrūṇahā kaścidrājāpathyo'nṛto'pi vā ,
pūrvāśī vā kule hyasmindevatātithibandhuṣu.

9. na hi naḥ bhrūṇahā kaścit rājāpathyaḥ anṛtaḥ api
vā pūrvāśī vā kule hi asmin devatātithibandhuṣu

9. Indeed, in this family (kula), there is no one among us who is a killer of the unborn (bhrūṇahā), disloyal to the king, or untruthful; nor is there anyone who eats before the gods, guests, and relatives.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our, among us

• भ्रूणहा (bhrūṇahā) - killer of the unborn (killer of an embryo (or Brahmin))

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• राजापथ्यः (rājāpathyaḥ) - disloyal to the king, harmful to the king

• अनृतः (anṛtaḥ) - untruthful, false

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वा (vā) - or

• पूर्वाशी (pūrvāśī) - one who eats before gods, guests, and relatives (one who eats before others)

• वा (vā) - or

• कुले (kule) - in the family/lineage

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• देवतातिथिबन्धुषु (devatātithibandhuṣu) - among gods, guests, and relatives

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, our, among us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form for genitive or dative.

भ्रूणहा (bhrūṇahā) - killer of the unborn (killer of an embryo (or Brahmin))

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrūṇa+han)

• bhrūṇa – embryo, fetus
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (person)

Note: Often combined with 'na' to mean 'no one'.

राजापथ्यः (rājāpathyaḥ) - disloyal to the king, harmful to the king

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+apathya)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• apathya – unsuitable, unwholesome, harmful
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of pathya (wholesome)

अनृतः (anṛtaḥ) - untruthful, false

(compound)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, righteous
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पूर्वाशी (pūrvāśī) - one who eats before gods, guests, and relatives (one who eats before others)

(compound)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (pūrva+āśin)

• pūrva – first, prior, before
  adjective (masculine)
• āśin – eater, one who eats
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 5)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कुले (kule) - in the family/lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'kule'.

देवतातिथिबन्धुषु (devatātithibandhuṣu) - among gods, guests, and relatives

(compound)

Compound type : dvandva (devatā+atithi+bandhu)

• devatā – deity, god
  noun (feminine)
• atithi – guest
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)