महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-3, verse-18

न च प्रतिनिधिं कर्तुं चिकीर्षामि तपोधन ।
अत्र मे भगवन्सम्यक्साचिव्यं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥१८॥

18. na ca pratinidhiṁ kartuṁ cikīrṣāmi tapodhana ,
atra me bhagavansamyaksācivyaṁ kartumarhasi.

18. na ca pratinidhim kartum cikīrṣāmi tapodhana
atra me bhagavan samyak sācivyam kartum arhasi

18. tapodhana ! ca na pratinidhim kartum cikīrṣāmi
bhagavan ! atra me samyak sācivyam kartum arhasi

18. And, O ascetic, I do not wish to create a substitute. Therefore, O revered one, you ought to render proper assistance to me in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रतिनिधिम् (pratinidhim) - substitute, representative, proxy

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• चिकीर्षामि (cikīrṣāmi) - I wish to do, I intend to do

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O lord, O divine one

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, well, truly

• साचिव्यम् (sācivyam) - assistance, help, ministership

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to render

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतिनिधिम् (pratinidhim) - substitute, representative, proxy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratinidhi

pratinidhi - substitute, representative, proxy

Prefixes: prati+ni

Root: dhā

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चिकीर्षामि (cikīrṣāmi) - I wish to do, I intend to do

(verb)

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

Desiderative of kṛ

Desiderative stem cikīrṣ, 1st person singular present active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, treasure, property
  noun (neuter)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits 'render assistance to me' better.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O lord, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - worshipful, divine, fortunate, prosperous; lord, revered one

Note: Used substantively as a noun in vocative.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, well, truly

(indeclinable)

साचिव्यम् (sācivyam) - assistance, help, ministership

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sācivya

sācivya - assistance, help, ministership, office of a minister

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to render

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

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

2nd person singular present active

Root: arh (class 1)