महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-9

अस्मांस्तदेनो गच्छेत त्वया बार्हद्रथे कृतम् ।
वयं हि शक्ता धर्मस्य रक्षणे धर्मचारिणः ॥९॥

9. asmāṁstadeno gaccheta tvayā bārhadrathe kṛtam ,
vayaṁ hi śaktā dharmasya rakṣaṇe dharmacāriṇaḥ.

9. asmān tat enaḥ gaccheta tvayā bārhadrathe kṛtam
vayam hi śaktāḥ dharmasya rakṣaṇe dharmacāriṇaḥ

9. O son of Bṛhadratha, that sin (enas) committed by you would fall upon us. Indeed, we who uphold the natural law (dharma) are capable of its protection.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• तत् (tat) - that

• एनः (enaḥ) - sin, offense, guilt

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - would fall upon, would go to

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• बार्हद्रथे (bārhadrathe) - O son of Bṛhadratha

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, committed

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma, of righteousness, of natural law

• रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protection, for protection

• धर्मचारिणः (dharmacāriṇaḥ) - upholders of dharma, righteous ones

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'enaḥ'.

एनः (enaḥ) - sin, offense, guilt

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of enas

enas - sin, fault, offense, evil deed

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - would fall upon, would go to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

बार्हद्रथे (bārhadrathe) - O son of Bṛhadratha

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bārhadratheya

bārhadratheya - descendant/son of Bṛhadratha

Patronymic from Bṛhadratha

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, committed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, committed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, strong, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma, of righteousness, of natural law

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protection, for protection

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protecting, guarding, protection

Action Noun

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

धर्मचारिणः (dharmacāriṇaḥ) - upholders of dharma, righteous ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - practicing dharma, observing duty, righteous

Agent Noun

Compound of dharma (duty, righteousness) and cārin (practicing, behaving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – moving, walking, practicing, behaving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root car (to move, to practice)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.