महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-21

तं राजा प्रत्युवाचेदं यन्मा किंचिद्भवान्वदेत् ।
कस्मादहं न क्षमेयमाकाङ्क्षन्नात्मनो हितम् ॥२१॥

21. taṁ rājā pratyuvācedaṁ yanmā kiṁcidbhavānvadet ,
kasmādahaṁ na kṣameyamākāṅkṣannātmano hitam.

21. taṃ rājā pratyuvāca idam yat mā kiñcit bhavān vadet
kasmāt aham na kṣemeyaṃ ākāṅkṣan ātmanaḥ hitam

21. rājā tam pratyuvāca idam,
bhavān yat kiñcit mā vadet,
kasmāt aham ātmanaḥ hitam ākāṅkṣan na kṣemeyam

21. The king replied to him: Whatever you may say to me, why should I not forgive you, desiring as I do my own welfare?

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, to him

• राजा (rājā) - king

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• इदम् (idam) - this, thus

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• मा (mā) - me

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, somewhat

• भवान् (bhavān) - you, your honor

• वदेत् (vadet) - might speak, would say

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not

• क्षेमेयम् (kṣemeyam) - might show forbearance, might forgive

• आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring, aspiring for

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - my own (of the self, of oneself)

• हितम् (hitam) - welfare, good, benefit

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, to him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prativac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, thus

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, somewhat

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcit - anything, something

भवान् (bhavān) - you, your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

वदेत् (vadet) - might speak, would say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

क्षेमेयम् (kṣemeyam) - might show forbearance, might forgive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṣam

Root: kṣam (class 1)

आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring, aspiring for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāṅkṣat

ākāṅkṣ - to desire, expect, long for

Present Active Participle

From root kāṅkṣ with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - my own (of the self, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit

हितम् (hitam) - welfare, good, benefit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

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