महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-44, verse-23

इत्युक्तवचनं तात नृपो राजानमब्रवीत् ।
न मामर्हसि धर्मज्ञ परित्यक्तुमनागसम् ॥२३॥

23. ityuktavacanaṁ tāta nṛpo rājānamabravīt ,
na māmarhasi dharmajña parityaktumanāgasam.

23. iti uktavacanam tāta nṛpaḥ rājānam abravīt |
na mām arhasi dharmajña parityaktum anāgasam

23. O dear one, after these words were spoken, the king spoke to the (other) king: 'O knower of natural law (dharma), you ought not to abandon me, who am innocent.'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तवचनम् (uktavacanam) - whose words have been spoken, having spoken words

• तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, monarch

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• न (na) - not, no

• माम् (mām) - me

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

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law, O righteous one)

• परित्यक्तुम् (parityaktum) - to abandon, to forsake, to give up

• अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent, faultless, guiltless

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तवचनम् (uktavacanam) - whose words have been spoken, having spoken words

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavacana

uktavacana - having spoken words, who has spoken

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ukta+vacana)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vacana – speech, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: It modifies `nṛpaḥ`.

तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; dear one (term of affectionate address)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, monarch

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver (from root pā 'to protect')
  adjective
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

Root brū (to speak), 2nd class, parasmāipada, imperfect tense

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root arh (to deserve), 1st class, parasmāipada, present tense

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Second person singular.

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law, O righteous one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding (from root jñā 'to know')
  adjective
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressed to the recipient of the speech.

परित्यक्तुम् (parityaktum) - to abandon, to forsake, to give up

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of parityaj

Infinitive

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent, faultless, guiltless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - innocent, faultless, guiltless

Negative compound (na + āgas)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āgas)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• āgas – fault, sin, offence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `mām`.