महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-30

भीष्म उवाच ।
न वै निष्ठाकरं शुल्कं ज्ञात्वासीत्तेन नाहृतम् ।
न हि शुल्कपराः सन्तः कन्यां ददति कर्हिचित् ॥३०॥

30. bhīṣma uvāca ,
na vai niṣṭhākaraṁ śulkaṁ jñātvāsīttena nāhṛtam ,
na hi śulkaparāḥ santaḥ kanyāṁ dadati karhicit.

30. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca na vai niṣṭhākaram śulkam jñātvā āsīt tena
na āhṛtam na hi śulkaparāḥ santaḥ kanyām dadati karhicit

30. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca vai tena niṣṭhākaram śulkam na āhṛtam āsīt
jñātvā hi śulkaparāḥ santaḥ kanyām na dadati karhicit

30. Bhishma spoke: 'Indeed, he did not accept any payment that would have made the arrangement permanent. This is because people who are solely intent on receiving such payments never truly give away their daughter.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The character Bhishma speaking (Bhishma (a character in Mahabharata))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• निष्ठाकरम् (niṣṭhākaram) - that would finalize the marriage (making a final settlement, decisive)

• शुल्कम् (śulkam) - payment for the bride (payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing this (the nature of the payment) (having known, knowing)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (understood as 'it was not taken') (was, existed)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the groom) (by that, by him)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - accepted (as in a payment) (brought, taken, accepted)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - for, certainly (indeed, surely, for)

• शुल्कपराः (śulkaparāḥ) - those focused on receiving payments (intent on payment, devoted to payment)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - those (people) who are (good people, righteous ones, being, existing)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - their daughter (daughter, maiden, girl)

• ददति (dadati) - they give (away) (they give, they offer)

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - never (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The character Bhishma speaking (Bhishma (a character in Mahabharata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

perfect

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

निष्ठाकरम् (niṣṭhākaram) - that would finalize the marriage (making a final settlement, decisive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣṭhākara

niṣṭhākara - making a final settlement, accomplishing, decisive

Compound of niṣṭhā (finality, conclusion) and kara (maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niṣṭhā+kara)

• niṣṭhā – finality, conclusion, settlement, firm conviction
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √sthā with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'śulkam'.

शुल्कम् (śulkam) - payment for the bride (payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śulka

śulka - payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax, duty

Note: Object of implied verb 'accept'.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing this (the nature of the payment) (having known, knowing)

(indeclinable participle)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (understood as 'it was not taken') (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √as

imperfect

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by him (the groom) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive action 'nāhṛtam'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - accepted (as in a payment) (brought, taken, accepted)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, taken, accepted, offered

past passive participle

From √hṛ with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, certainly (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle emphasizing the preceding statement or providing a reason.

शुल्कपराः (śulkaparāḥ) - those focused on receiving payments (intent on payment, devoted to payment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śulkapara

śulkapara - intent on payment/dowry, devoted to payment

Compound of śulka (payment) and para (intent on, devoted to).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śulka+para)

• śulka – payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax, duty
  noun (masculine)
• para – other, supreme, highest, intent on, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'santaḥ'.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - those (people) who are (good people, righteous ones, being, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

present active participle

From √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'dadati'.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - their daughter (daughter, maiden, girl)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl, virgin

Note: Object of 'dadati'.

ददति (dadati) - they give (away) (they give, they offer)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √dā

present indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: dā (class 3)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - never (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

(indeclinable)

When used with 'na', it means 'never'.

Note: Used with preceding 'na' to form 'never'.