महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-5, verse-16

बृहस्पते मरुत्तस्य मा स्म कार्षीः कथंचन ।
दैवं कर्माथ वा पित्र्यं कर्तासि मम चेत्प्रियम् ॥१६॥

16. bṛhaspate maruttasya mā sma kārṣīḥ kathaṁcana ,
daivaṁ karmātha vā pitryaṁ kartāsi mama cetpriyam.

16. bṛhaspate maruttasya mā sma kārṣīḥ kathaṃcana daivaṃ
karma atha vā pitryaṃ kartā asi mama cet priyam

16. bṛhaspate maruttasya daivaṃ karma atha vā pitryaṃ kathaṃcana mā sma kārṣīḥ.
cet mama priyam kartā asi.

16. O Bṛhaspati, by no means perform any divine or ancestral ritual (karma) for Marutta. If you consider me dear, you will be my ritual performer.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पते (bṛhaspate) - O Bṛhaspati

• मरुत्तस्य (maruttasya) - of Marutta

• मा (mā) - do not

• स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle used with mā + Aorist for strong prohibition)

• कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - you should do/perform

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means whatsoever, in any way

• दैवं (daivaṁ) - divine, relating to gods

• कर्म (karma) - ritual (act, deed, ritual, religious rite)

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover, or

• वा (vā) - or

• पित्र्यं (pitryaṁ) - ancestral, relating to ancestors

• कर्ता (kartā) - ritual performer, priest (doer, performer, agent)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मम (mama) - my, to me

• चेत् (cet) - if

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved, pleasing

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पते (bṛhaspate) - O Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - name of a Vedic deity, preceptor of the gods

मरुत्तस्य (maruttasya) - of Marutta

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - name of an ancient king

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle used with mā + Aorist for strong prohibition)

(indeclinable)

कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - you should do/perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Aorist Injunctive (Luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist

root kṛ, aorist, injunctive use with mā sma

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means whatsoever, in any way

(indeclinable)

दैवं (daivaṁ) - divine, relating to gods

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods

derived from deva (god)

कर्म (karma) - ritual (act, deed, ritual, religious rite)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथ (atha) - then, moreover, or

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पित्र्यं (pitryaṁ) - ancestral, relating to ancestors

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitrya

pitrya - ancestral, paternal, relating to ancestors (pitṛ)

derived from pitṛ (father, ancestor)

कर्ता (kartā) - ritual performer, priest (doer, performer, agent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent

agent noun

suffix -tṛ added to root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: can also be interpreted adverbially or as a noun 'a dear thing'