महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-5, verse-3

यच्चाहं वासुदेवस्य वाक्यं नाश्रौषमर्थवत् ।
वध्यतां साध्वयं पापः सामात्य इति दुर्मतिः ॥३॥

3. yaccāhaṁ vāsudevasya vākyaṁ nāśrauṣamarthavat ,
vadhyatāṁ sādhvayaṁ pāpaḥ sāmātya iti durmatiḥ.

3. yat ca aham vāsudevasya vākyam na aśrauṣam arthavat
vadhyatām sādhu ayam pāpaḥ sa-amātyaḥ iti durmatiḥ

3. ca aham durmatiḥ,
vāsudevasya arthavat vākyam na aśrauṣam,
(yat vākyam āsīt) "sādhu ayam pāpaḥ sa-amātyaḥ vadhyatām" iti

3. And I, of foolish intellect (durmati), did not heed the meaningful words of Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa), which were, 'Indeed, let this sinner, along with his ministers, be slain!'

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva, of Kṛṣṇa

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement, advice

• न (na) - not

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard, I listened, I heeded

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, purposeful, sensible

• वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - let him be killed, may he be slain, should be killed

• साधु (sādhu) - indeed, well, properly, rightly

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - refers to Duryodhana (sinner, wicked person, evil one)

• स-अमात्यः (sa-amātyaḥ) - with his ministers, accompanied by ministers

• इति (iti) - thus, saying (marks quoted speech or conclusion)

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - referring to Dhritarashtra himself (evil-minded, foolish, wicked intellect)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what (relative pronoun)

Note: refers to 'vākyam'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva, of Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vasudeva, son of Vasudeva (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement, advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement, advice

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard, I listened, I heeded

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of śru

aorist tense

Root: śru (class 5)

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, purposeful, sensible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, having meaning, important, sensible

suffix -vat denoting 'having'

Note: modifies 'vākyam'

वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - let him be killed, may he be slain, should be killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of vadh

imperative mood, passive voice

Root: hṛ (class 1)

साधु (sādhu) - indeed, well, properly, rightly

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: refers to 'pāpaḥ'

पापः (pāpaḥ) - refers to Duryodhana (sinner, wicked person, evil one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, sinner, evil-doer

स-अमात्यः (sa-amātyaḥ) - with his ministers, accompanied by ministers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-amātya

sa-amātya - accompanied by ministers, with ministers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+amātya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix denoting accompaniment
• amātya – minister, companion, counsellor
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with 'pāpaḥ'

इति (iti) - thus, saying (marks quoted speech or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - referring to Dhritarashtra himself (evil-minded, foolish, wicked intellect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, wicked intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)