महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-139, verse-13

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एष ते ब्रह्महा यज्ञं मा द्रष्टुं प्रविशेदिति ।
ब्रह्महा प्रेक्षितेनापि पीडयेत्त्वां न संशयः ॥१३॥

13. eṣa te brahmahā yajñaṁ mā draṣṭuṁ praviśediti ,
brahmahā prekṣitenāpi pīḍayettvāṁ na saṁśayaḥ.

13. eṣaḥ te brahmahā yajñam mā draṣṭum praviśet iti |
brahmahā prekṣitenā api pīḍayet tvām na saṃśayaḥ

13. eṣaḥ brahmahā te yajñam draṣṭum mā praviśet iti brahmahā prekṣitenā api tvām pīḍayet,
na saṃśayaḥ

13. Let this killer of a Brahmin not enter to witness your Vedic ritual (yajña). A killer of a Brahmin would distress you even by his mere gaze; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

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एषः (eṣaḥ) - this person (the killer of a Brahmin) (this, this one)

ते (te) - your, of you

ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - killer of a Brahmin

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

मा (mā) - introduces a prohibition (not, lest, don't)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to behold, to witness

प्रविशेत् (praviśet) - (may not) enter (may enter, should enter)

इति (iti) - (indicating the statement/command) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech))

ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - killer of a Brahmin

प्रेक्षितेना (prekṣitenā) - by his (the killer's) mere gaze (by a glance, by seeing, by looking)

अपि (api) - even by his gaze (even, also, too)

पीडयेत् (pīḍayet) - would distress, would torment, would afflict

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

न (na) - not, no

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - no doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this person (the killer of a Brahmin) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'etad'

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - killer of a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmahan

brahmahan - killer of a Brahmin, murderer of a priest

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+han)

brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), Brahman (the Absolute reality)
noun (neuter)
han – killing, slayer
noun (masculine)
root han used as an agent noun
Root: han (class 2)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

Root: yaj (class 1)

मा (mā) - introduces a prohibition (not, lest, don't)

(indeclinable)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to behold, to witness

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form

प्रविशेत् (praviśet) - (may not) enter (may enter, should enter)

(verb)

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

optative active

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

इति (iti) - (indicating the statement/command) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech))

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - killer of a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmahan

brahmahan - killer of a Brahmin, murderer of a priest

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+han)

brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), Brahman (the Absolute reality)
noun (neuter)
han – killing, slayer
noun (masculine)
root han used as an agent noun
Root: han (class 2)

प्रेक्षितेना (prekṣitenā) - by his (the killer's) mere gaze (by a glance, by seeing, by looking)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prekṣita

prekṣita - seen, looked at, a glance, a sight

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-īkṣ, used as a noun

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even by his gaze (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

पीडयेत् (pīḍayet) - would distress, would torment, would afflict

(verb)