महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-21, verse-17

न दोषो भविता चैव सत्येनैतद्ब्रवीम्यहम् ।
स्वतन्त्रां मां विजानीहि योऽधर्मः सोऽस्तु वै मयि ॥१७॥

17. na doṣo bhavitā caiva satyenaitadbravīmyaham ,
svatantrāṁ māṁ vijānīhi yo'dharmaḥ so'stu vai mayi.

17. na doṣaḥ bhavitā ca eva satyena etat bravīmi aham
svatantrām mām vijānīhi yaḥ adharmaḥ saḥ astu vai mayi

17. doṣaḥ na bhavitā ca eva aham etat satyena bravīmi mām
svatantrām vijānīhi yaḥ adharmaḥ saḥ vai mayi astu

17. Indeed, there will be no fault, and this I say truly. Know me to be independent. Whatever unrighteousness (adharma) exists, let that be upon me.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, sin, offense)

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be (will be, one who will be)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• सत्येन (satyena) - truly (by truth, truly, with truth)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the statement) (this, this (neuter))

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say (I speak, I say)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्वतन्त्राम् (svatantrām) - independent (independent, self-governing, free)

• माम् (mām) - me

• विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know (me) (know, understand, perceive)

• यः (yaḥ) - whatever (who, which, whatever)

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, sin, vice, irreligion)

• सः (saḥ) - that (unrighteousness) (that, he)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be, so be it)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• मयि (mayi) - upon me (in me, on me, upon me)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, sin, offense)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, offense

भविता (bhavitā) - will be (will be, one who will be)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhū

bhū - to be, to become, to exist

Agent noun / Future participle

Future participle of √bhū, acting as a finite verb in future tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Derived from the root √bhū.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'no fault' with the following statement.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes the certainty of no fault.

सत्येन (satyena) - truly (by truth, truly, with truth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'truly.'

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the statement) (this, this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say (I speak, I say)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present Active

2nd class verb. Conjugated in 1st person singular present active.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The speaker is the woman.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Nominative form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Explicit subject for 'bravīmi'.

स्वतन्त्राम् (svatantrām) - independent (independent, self-governing, free)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svatantra

svatantra - independent, self-governing, free

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+tantra)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• tantra – loom, thread, system, doctrine, rule
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjectival complement to `mām`.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Accusative form of the first person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'vijānīhi'.

विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know (me) (know, understand, perceive)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

9th class verb with prefix vi. Conjugated in 2nd person singular imperative active.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressed to Aṣṭāvakra.

यः (yaḥ) - whatever (who, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with `adharmaḥ`.

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, sin, vice, irreligion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, sin, irreligion

negated form of dharma

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  from √dhṛ (to support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

सः (saḥ) - that (unrighteousness) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yaḥ adharmaḥ`.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be, so be it)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Active

2nd class verb. Conjugated in 3rd person singular imperative active.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses the speaker's willingness for `adharma` to be upon her.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Adds emphasis.

मयि (mayi) - upon me (in me, on me, upon me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Locative form of the first person pronoun

Note: Indicates the recipient of `adharma`.