महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-132, verse-55

न घातयति नो हन्ति घ्नन्तं नैवानुमोदते ।
सर्वभूतेषु सस्नेहो यथात्मनि तथापरे ॥५५॥

55. na ghātayati no hanti ghnantaṁ naivānumodate ,
sarvabhūteṣu sasneho yathātmani tathāpare.

55. na ghātayati na u hanti ghnantam na eva anumodate
sarvabhūteṣu sasnehaḥ yathā ātmani tathā apare

55. saḥ na ghātayati na u hanti na eva ghnantam anumodate
sarvabhūteṣu sasnehaḥ yathā ātmani tathā apare

55. He does not cause others to kill, nor does he kill himself, nor does he approve of one who is killing. He holds affection for all beings, treating others as he treats his own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• घातयति (ghātayati) - causes to kill, incites violence

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• उ (u) - and, also, moreover

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys

• घ्नन्तम् (ghnantam) - one who is killing, killing (adj.)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अनुमोदते (anumodate) - approves, assents, rejoices with

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in/among all beings, towards all beings

• सस्नेहः (sasnehaḥ) - affectionate, loving, with affection

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - to his own self (ātman) (in/on the self, to the self)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• अपरे (apare) - in/on others, towards others

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

घातयति (ghātayati) - causes to kill, incites violence

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han

Causative

Causative form of the root √han (to kill).

Root: √han (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

उ (u) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle, often implying connection or alternative. Here, functions as a conjunction 'nor'.

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han

Present tense, active voice. From the root √han.

Root: √han (class 2)

घ्नन्तम् (ghnantam) - one who is killing, killing (adj.)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghnat

ghnat - killing, striking, destroying

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root √han (to kill).

Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'anumodate'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अनुमोदते (anumodate) - approves, assents, rejoices with

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of mud

Present tense, middle voice. From the root √mud with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: √mud (class 1)

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in/among all beings, towards all beings

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Karmadhāraya compound of 'sarva' and 'bhūta'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, become).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the object of affection.

सस्नेहः (sasnehaḥ) - affectionate, loving, with affection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sasneha

sasneha - affectionate, loving, tender, with love

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'sa' (with) + 'sneha' (affection).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sneha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oil
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative conjunction.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - to his own self (ātman) (in/on the self, to the self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, breath

Note: Refers to one's own self.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Correlative conjunction to yathā.

अपरे (apare) - in/on others, towards others

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different, later

Note: Implies 'towards others' in this context of affection, similar to a dative case.