महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-27

देवतार्थमुपाकृत्य राज्ञः कृष्ण कथं भयात् ।
अहमद्य विमुञ्चेयं क्षात्रं व्रतमनुस्मरन् ॥२७॥

27. devatārthamupākṛtya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇa kathaṁ bhayāt ,
ahamadya vimuñceyaṁ kṣātraṁ vratamanusmaran.

27. devatā artham upākṛtya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇa katham bhayāt
aham adya vimuñceyam kṣātram vratam anusmaran

27. O Kṛṣṇa, having consecrated the king for the sake of the gods (devatā), how can I, remembering my warrior's (kṣātra) vow (vrata), abandon it today out of fear?

Words meanings summery:

• देवता (devatā) - a deity, a god, divinity

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)

• उपाकृत्य (upākṛtya) - having initiated (a ritual), having consecrated (a king for sacrifice) (having approached, having initiated, having performed, having consecrated)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (referring to the king/kings held for sacrifice) (of the king, by the king)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa, dark one

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• विमुञ्चेयम् (vimuñceyam) - may I abandon, may I release

• क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - warrior's (vow) (warrior's, relating to kṣatriyas, royal)

• व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ordinance

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

Words meanings and morphology

देवता (devatā) - a deity, a god, divinity

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - a deity, a god, divinity

Note: First part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'devatārtham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)

(indeclinable)

Note: Second part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'devatārtham'. Functions adverbially.

उपाकृत्य (upākṛtya) - having initiated (a ritual), having consecrated (a king for sacrifice) (having approached, having initiated, having performed, having consecrated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from upa + ā + root kṛ (class 8) + suffix tya.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (referring to the king/kings held for sacrifice) (of the king, by the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa, dark one

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a proper name), dark, black

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

विमुञ्चेयम् (vimuñceyam) - may I abandon, may I release

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: From root muc with prefix vi. 1st person singular optative.

क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - warrior's (vow) (warrior's, relating to kṣatriyas, royal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣātra

kṣātra - relating to a kṣatriya, royal, heroic

Note: Adjective modifying 'vratam'.

व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ordinance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ordinance

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering, recollecting

Present Active Participle

From root smṛ (class 1) with prefix anu. Nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: The agent 'aham' is masculine, hence 'anusmaran'.