महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-28, verse-17

अहिंसेति प्रतिज्ञेयं यदि वक्ष्याम्यतः परम् ।
शक्यं बहुविधं वक्तुं भवतः कार्यदूषणम् ॥१७॥

17. ahiṁseti pratijñeyaṁ yadi vakṣyāmyataḥ param ,
śakyaṁ bahuvidhaṁ vaktuṁ bhavataḥ kāryadūṣaṇam.

17. ahiṃsā iti pratijñā iyam yadi vakṣyāmi ataḥ param
śakyam bahuvidham vaktum bhavataḥ kāryadūṣaṇam

17. yadi iyam ahiṃsā iti pratijñā ataḥ param vakṣyāmi
bhavataḥ bahuvidham kāryadūṣaṇam vaktum śakyam

17. If I make this assertion about non-violence and speak further on the subject, it is possible to demonstrate the many defects in your conduct (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury

• इति (iti) - thus, as, so

• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - declaration, assertion, vow

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine singular nominative)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will say

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this, therefore, hence

• परम् (param) - further on the subject (further, after, beyond)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able to be done

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - of many kinds, manifold, various

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, your (polite address)

• कार्यदूषणम् (kāryadūṣaṇam) - defects in your conduct (fault/defect of action/conduct)

Words meanings and morphology

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury

From 'a' (negation) + 'hiṃsā' (injury)

Prefix: a

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

इति (iti) - thus, as, so

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - declaration, assertion, vow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, assertion, declaration

From root 'jñā' with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this, therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - further on the subject (further, after, beyond)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, subsequent, supreme

Note: Used adverbially here.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able to be done

Gerundive

From root 'śak' (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - of many kinds, manifold, various

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - manifold, various, of many kinds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, your (polite address)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

कार्यदूषणम् (kāryadūṣaṇam) - defects in your conduct (fault/defect of action/conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāryadūṣaṇa

kāryadūṣaṇa - fault of action, defect in conduct, blame of action

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+dūṣaṇa)

• kārya – to be done, duty, action
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dūṣaṇa – fault, defect, blame, corruption, spoiling
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dūṣ' (to spoil, corrupt)
  Root: dūṣ (class 4)