महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-69

एवं नाहं न वै मृत्युर्न सर्पो न तथा भवान् ।
न चेयं ब्राह्मणी वृद्धा शिशुरेवात्र कारणम् ॥६९॥

69. evaṁ nāhaṁ na vai mṛtyurna sarpo na tathā bhavān ,
na ceyaṁ brāhmaṇī vṛddhā śiśurevātra kāraṇam.

69. evam na aham na vai mṛtyuḥ na sarpaḥ na tathā bhavān
na ca iyam brāhmaṇī vṛddhā śiśuḥ eva atra kāraṇam

69. evam aham na,
vai mṛtyuḥ na,
sarpaḥ na,
tathā bhavān na,
ca iyam vṛddhā brāhmaṇī na.
atra śiśuḥ eva kāraṇam.

69. Thus, neither I, nor indeed death (mṛtyu), nor the serpent, nor similarly you, nor this old brahmin woman, are the cause here. The child alone is the true reason.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - The speaker, likely the serpent (nāga) from the context. (I)

• न (na) - not, no

• वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, surely, verily)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - The personification of death (mṛtyu). (death, god of death)

• न (na) - not, no

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - The serpent (sarpa) involved in the death of the child. (snake, serpent)

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• भवान् (bhavān) - Addressing another male figure, perhaps a king or a sage. (you (polite, masculine), sir)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• इयम् (iyam) - Referring to the old brahmin woman. (this (feminine))

• ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - The mother of the deceased child, named Gautamī in the next verse. (a woman of the brahmin class)

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - Describing the brahmin woman. (old, aged)

• शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - The deceased child. (child, infant)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that the child is the sole cause. (only, just, indeed, alone)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - The ultimate factor or reason for the death. (cause, reason, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - The speaker, likely the serpent (nāga) from the context. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - The personification of death (mṛtyu). (death, god of death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, god of death

Root: mṛ (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - The serpent (sarpa) involved in the death of the child. (snake, serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - Addressing another male figure, perhaps a king or a sage. (you (polite, masculine), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir

present participle of bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific for 'you'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - Referring to the old brahmin woman. (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Nominative feminine singular of idam.

ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - The mother of the deceased child, named Gautamī in the next verse. (a woman of the brahmin class)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a brahmin woman

feminine of brāhmaṇa

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - Describing the brahmin woman. (old, aged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown

past passive participle

from vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with brāhmaṇī.

शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - The deceased child. (child, infant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that the child is the sole cause. (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - The ultimate factor or reason for the death. (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)