महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-81, verse-16

गाव ऊचुः ।
नावमन्यामहे देवि न त्वां परिभवामहे ।
अध्रुवा चलचित्तासि ततस्त्वां वर्जयामहे ॥१६॥

16. gāva ūcuḥ ,
nāvamanyāmahe devi na tvāṁ paribhavāmahe ,
adhruvā calacittāsi tatastvāṁ varjayāmahe.

16. gāvaḥ ūcuḥ na avamanyāmahe devi na tvām paribhavāmahe
adhruvā calacittā asi tataḥ tvām varjayāmahe

16. gāvaḥ ūcuḥ devi tvām na avamanyāmahe na tvām
paribhavāmahe adhruvā calacittā asi tataḥ tvām varjayāmahe

16. The cows said: 'O goddess, we do not disrespect you, nor do we insult you. You are impermanent and fickle-minded; therefore, we avoid you.'

Words meanings summery:

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - the cows

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said, they spoke)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अवमन्यामहे (avamanyāmahe) - we disrespect (we despise, we disrespect)

• देवि (devi) - O goddess (O goddess, O divine one)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

• परिभवामहे (paribhavāmahe) - we insult (we insult, we overcome, we disregard)

• अध्रुवा (adhruvā) - impermanent (impermanent, unsteady, uncertain)

• चलचित्ता (calacittā) - fickle-minded (fickle-minded, unsteady in mind)

• असि (asi) - you are

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (therefore, thence, then)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

• वर्जयामहे (varjayāmahe) - we avoid (we avoid, we abandon, we exclude)

Words meanings and morphology

गावः (gāvaḥ) - the cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

Note: Subject of ūcuḥ.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates avamanyāmahe.

अवमन्यामहे (avamanyāmahe) - we disrespect (we despise, we disrespect)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The middle voice ending mahe.

देवि (devi) - O goddess (O goddess, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

Note: Addressing the speaker of the previous verse.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates paribhavāmahe, forming 'nor'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Object of paribhavāmahe.

परिभवामहे (paribhavāmahe) - we insult (we insult, we overcome, we disregard)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bhū

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The middle voice ending mahe.

अध्रुवा (adhruvā) - impermanent (impermanent, unsteady, uncertain)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhruva

adhruva - not fixed, uncertain, unsteady, impermanent

a (not) + dhruva (fixed)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dhruva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dhruva – fixed, firm, permanent, certain
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes the goddess.

चलचित्ता (calacittā) - fickle-minded (fickle-minded, unsteady in mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of calacitta

calacitta - fickle-minded, unsteady in mind

cala (moving) + citta (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cala+citta)

• cala – moving, unsteady, fickle
  adjective (masculine)
  from cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from cit (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Describes the goddess.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (therefore, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the consequence.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Object of varjayāmahe.

वर्जयामहे (varjayāmahe) - we avoid (we avoid, we abandon, we exclude)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛj

Causative from vṛj, or directly from vṛj in 10th class.

Root: vṛj (class 10)

Note: The middle voice ending mahe.