महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-7, verse-11

नाहं तेनाननुज्ञातस्त्वामाविक्षित कर्हिचित् ।
याजयेयं कथंचिद्वै स हि पूज्यतमो मम ॥११॥

11. nāhaṁ tenānanujñātastvāmāvikṣita karhicit ,
yājayeyaṁ kathaṁcidvai sa hi pūjyatamo mama.

11. na aham tena ananujñātaḥ tvām āvikṣita karhicit
yājayeyam kathaṃcit vai saḥ hi pūjyatamaḥ mama

11. na aham tena ananujñātaḥ karhicit kathaṃcit vai
tvām āvikṣita yājayeyam hi saḥ mama pūjyatamaḥ

11. I, not being authorized by him, would never, in any way, engage you (who have approached for this purpose) in a Vedic ritual (yajña). For he is indeed the most revered to me.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• अननुज्ञातः (ananujñātaḥ) - unauthorized, not permitted

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• आविक्षित (āvikṣita) - who has approached (for ritual service) (approached, resorted to, initiated)

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time

• याजयेयम् (yājayeyam) - I would cause to perform a Vedic ritual, I would perform a Vedic ritual (for someone)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - in any way, somehow

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• पूज्यतमः (pūjyatamaḥ) - most revered, most venerable

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: negative particle

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

अननुज्ञातः (ananujñātaḥ) - unauthorized, not permitted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananujñāta

ananujñāta - unauthorized, not permitted, not allowed

Past Passive Participle

Negative particle 'an' + Past Passive Participle of 'anujñā' (to permit), from root 'jñā' with prefixes 'anu' and 'ā'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+anujñāta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• anujñāta – permitted, authorized, allowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of 'anujñā'
  Prefixes: anu+ā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

आविक्षित (āvikṣita) - who has approached (for ritual service) (approached, resorted to, initiated)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of āvikṣita

āvikṣita - approached, resorted to, entered upon

Past Passive Participle

Possibly irregular PPP of `ā-viś` (to enter) or `ā-vīkṣ` (to regard). Interpreted as 'approached for a purpose'.

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Treated as a participle modifying 'tvām' (you), in the sense of 'you who have approached/resorted (for ritual)'.

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

From 'karhi' (when) + 'cit' (particle indicating indefiniteness).

याजयेयम् (yājayeyam) - I would cause to perform a Vedic ritual, I would perform a Vedic ritual (for someone)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yaj

Causative Optative

Causative stem 'yājay', root 'yaj', 1st class, Parasmaipada

Root: yaj (class 1)

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - in any way, somehow

(indeclinable)

From 'katham' (how) + 'cit' (particle indicating indefiniteness).

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

Note: particle indicating cause or emphasis

पूज्यतमः (pūjyatamaḥ) - most revered, most venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjyatama

pūjyatama - most revered, most honorable, most worshipful

Superlative degree of 'pūjya' (revered, worshipped). Suffix 'tama'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me