महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-139, verse-14

प्रेष्यैरुत्सार्यमाणस्तु राजन्नर्वावसुस्तदा ।
न मया ब्रह्महत्येयं कृतेत्याह पुनः पुनः ॥१४॥

14. preṣyairutsāryamāṇastu rājannarvāvasustadā ,
na mayā brahmahatyeyaṁ kṛtetyāha punaḥ punaḥ.

14. preṣyaiḥ utsāryamāṇaḥ tu rājan arvāvasuḥ tadā na
mayā brahmahatyā iyam kṛtā iti āha punaḥ punaḥ

14. But then, O King, as Arvāvasu was being driven away by the servants, he repeatedly said, 'This act of brahmanicide was not committed by me!'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेष्यैः (preṣyaiḥ) - by servants, by messengers

• उत्सार्यमाणः (utsāryamāṇaḥ) - being driven away, being expelled

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• राजन् (rājan) - Referring to Bṛhaddyumna. (O King)

• अर्वावसुः (arvāvasuḥ) - Arvāvasu

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not, no

• मया (mayā) - by Arvāvasu (by me)

• ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - brahmanicide, the killing of a brahmin

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• कृता (kṛtā) - done, made, performed

• इति (iti) - thus, so (indicating direct speech)

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेष्यैः (preṣyaiḥ) - by servants, by messengers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of preṣya

preṣya - servant, messenger, attendant

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from root iṣ with upasarga pra- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

उत्सार्यमाणः (utsāryamāṇaḥ) - being driven away, being expelled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsāryamāṇa

utsāryamāṇa - being driven away, being expelled

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛ with upasarga ud- and suffix -yamāna

Prefix: ud

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Arvāvasuḥ (implied subject).

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Referring to Bṛhaddyumna. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

अर्वावसुः (arvāvasuḥ) - Arvāvasu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arvāvasu

arvāvasu - Arvāvasu (a proper noun)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by Arvāvasu (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

ब्रह्महत्या (brahmahatyā) - brahmanicide, the killing of a brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - brahmanicide, the killing of a brahmin (feminine noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• hatyā – killing, murder
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with brahmahatyā.

कृता (kṛtā) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with brahmahatyā.

इति (iti) - thus, so (indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the sandhi kṛtetyāha.

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect form of root vac (used as present tense in some contexts)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of the sandhi kṛtetyāha.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the phrase 'punaḥ punaḥ' meaning 'repeatedly'.