महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-2

वैकृते चासति कथं मन्यध्वं मामनागसम् ।
अरिं विब्रूत तद्विप्राः सतां समय एष हि ॥२॥

2. vaikṛte cāsati kathaṁ manyadhvaṁ māmanāgasam ,
ariṁ vibrūta tadviprāḥ satāṁ samaya eṣa hi.

2. vaikṛte ca asati katham manyadhvam mām anāgasam
arim vibrūta tat viprāḥ satām samayaḥ eṣaḥ hi

2. And since no malicious act (vaikṛta) exists on my part, how can you consider me faultless? Therefore, O learned ones (viprāḥ), declare me an enemy, because this is truly the code of conduct (samaya) for virtuous individuals (satām).

Words meanings summery:

• वैकृते (vaikṛte) - in a malicious act, in the case of a malicious act

• च (ca) - and, but

• असति (asati) - when not existing, in the absence of

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - you (plural) consider, think

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनागसम् (anāgasam) - faultless, innocent

• अरिम् (arim) - enemy

• विब्रूत (vibrūta) - declare, speak out

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins, O learned ones

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the righteous

• समयः (samayaḥ) - code of conduct, established practice, agreement

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

Words meanings and morphology

वैकृते (vaikṛte) - in a malicious act, in the case of a malicious act

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaikṛta

vaikṛta - malicious act, hostile act, unkindness, alteration

Derived from 'vikṛta' (altered, disfigured) from root 'kṛ' with 'vi'

च (ca) - and, but

(indeclinable)

असति (asati) - when not existing, in the absence of

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - not existing, non-existent, bad, unreal

Present Active Participle

Negative (na) of 'sat' (being, existing), derived from 'as' (to be)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, good, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - you (plural) consider, think

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root verb (4th class), middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmat

asmat - I, we

अनागसम् (anāgasam) - faultless, innocent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - faultless, innocent, guiltless

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (na+āgas)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• āgas – fault, offense, sin, crime
  noun (neuter)

अरिम् (arim) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ari

ari - enemy, foe, adversary

विब्रूत (vibrūta) - declare, speak out

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root verb (2nd class), imperative mood

Prefix: vi

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially as 'therefore'

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins, O learned ones

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, learned

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here substantively as 'of virtuous individuals'

समयः (samayaḥ) - code of conduct, established practice, agreement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, convention, code of conduct (samaya), appointed time, doctrine

Prefixes: sam+a

Root: i (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, that

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)