महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-35, verse-9

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अकार्याण्यपि वक्ष्यामि यानि तानि निबोध मे ।
लोकवेदविरुद्धानि तान्येकाग्रमनाः शृणु ॥९॥

9. akāryāṇyapi vakṣyāmi yāni tāni nibodha me ,
lokavedaviruddhāni tānyekāgramanāḥ śṛṇu.

9. akāryāṇi api vakṣyāmi yāni tāni nibodha me
lokavedaviruddhāni tāni ekāgramanāḥ śṛṇu

9. me akāryāṇi api yāni tāni lokavedaviruddhāni
vakṣyāmi tāni ekāgramanāḥ nibodha śṛṇu

9. I will also explain to you those actions that are improper, being contrary to both societal custom and scriptural injunctions. Understand these from me. Listen to them with a concentrated mind.

Words meanings summery:

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अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - improper actions, forbidden deeds

अपि (api) - also, even, too

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

यानि (yāni) - which, what (plural neuter)

तानि (tāni) - those, them (plural neuter)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, learn

मे (me) - from me, to me, for me

लोकवेदविरुद्धानि (lokavedaviruddhāni) - contrary to popular custom and Vedic injunctions

तानि (tāni) - those, them (plural neuter)

एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind, single-minded

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - improper actions, forbidden deeds

(noun)

neuter, plural of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper, forbidden

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From 'a-' (negative) + 'kārya' (to be done, gerundive of 'kṛ' 'to do').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
kārya – to be done, duty, action, work
noun (neuter)
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix '-ya'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as a noun here, 'improper actions'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

यानि (yāni) - which, what (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'akāryāṇi'.

तानि (tāni) - those, them (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Corresponds to 'yāni'.

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, learn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh

Root 'budh' (class 1, 4) with prefix 'ni'. Here, imperative 2nd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

First person pronoun.

Note: Enclitic form.

लोकवेदविरुद्धानि (lokavedaviruddhāni) - contrary to popular custom and Vedic injunctions

(adjective)

neuter, plural of lokavedaviruddha

lokavedaviruddha - contrary to custom and Veda

Compound adjective, modifying 'akāryāṇi'. 'loka' and 'veda' are joined by 'dvandva', then 'viruddha' (P.P.P. of 'rudh' with 'vi') acts on the compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+veda+viruddha)

loka – world, people, custom
noun (masculine)
veda – Veda, scripture, knowledge
noun (masculine)
From root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)
viruddha – opposed, contrary, obstructed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'rudh' (to obstruct) with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'akāryāṇi'.

तानि (tāni) - those, them (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'akāryāṇi'.

एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind, single-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāgramanas

ekāgramanas - one-pointed mind, concentrated mind

Compound of 'eka' (one) + 'agra' (point, tip) + 'manas' (mind). Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose mind is one-pointed'.