महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-6, verse-6

बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
न कामये याजयितुं त्वामहं पृथिवीपते ।
वृतोऽस्मि देवराजेन प्रतिज्ञातं च तस्य मे ॥६॥

6. bṛhaspatiruvāca ,
na kāmaye yājayituṁ tvāmahaṁ pṛthivīpate ,
vṛto'smi devarājena pratijñātaṁ ca tasya me.

6. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca | na kāmaye yājayitum tvām aham
pṛthivīpate | vṛtaḥ asmi devarājena pratijñātam ca tasya me

6. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca pṛthivīpate,
aham tvām yājayitum na kāmaye devarājena vṛtaḥ asmi,
ca tasya me pratijñātam.

6. Bṛhaspati said: 'O ruler of the earth, I do not desire to officiate your Vedic ritual (yajña). I have been chosen by the king of the gods, and I have made a promise to him.'

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

• याजयितुम् (yājayitum) - to officiate a Vedic ritual (yajña) for you (to cause to perform a Vedic ritual, to officiate a Vedic ritual for)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, appointed

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• देवराजेन (devarājena) - by Indra, the king of the gods (by the king of the gods)

• प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised, vowed

• च (ca) - and, also

• तस्य (tasya) - by him (Indra) (by him (referring to the king of gods), of him)

• मे (me) - by me (a promise made by me) (by me, to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati, preceptor of the gods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāmay

Present Middle

Denominative verb from kāma (desire), 1st person singular, present middle

याजयितुम् (yājayitum) - to officiate a Vedic ritual (yajña) for you (to cause to perform a Vedic ritual, to officiate a Vedic ritual for)

(indeclinable)

Causative Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from causative stem of √yaj (to worship, perform ritual)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Infinitive of causative verb

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (2nd person pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (1st person pronoun)

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, appointed, selected

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛ (to choose, select)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with 'asmi'

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st person singular, present active

Root: as (class 2)

देवराजेन (devarājena) - by Indra, the king of the gods (by the king of the gods)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of the gods (Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised, vowed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratijñāta

pratijñāta - promised, vowed, acknowledged

Past Passive Participle

From prati-√jñā (to promise, acknowledge)

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Acts as a predicate noun/adjective. Implies "it is promised"

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - by him (Indra) (by him (referring to the king of gods), of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here implies dative or instrumental sense in context of 'pratijñātaṃ'.

मे (me) - by me (a promise made by me) (by me, to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I (1st person pronoun)

Note: Here implies agent for 'pratijñātam' (my promise).