महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-139, verse-15

उच्यमानोऽसकृत्प्रेष्यैर्ब्रह्महन्निति भारत ।
नैव स प्रतिजानाति ब्रह्महत्यां स्वयं कृताम् ।
मम भ्रात्रा कृतमिदं मया तु परिरक्षितम् ॥१५॥

15. ucyamāno'sakṛtpreṣyairbrahmahanniti bhārata ,
naiva sa pratijānāti brahmahatyāṁ svayaṁ kṛtām ,
mama bhrātrā kṛtamidaṁ mayā tu parirakṣitam.

15. ucyamānaḥ asakṛt preṣyaiḥ brahmahan
iti bhārata na eva saḥ pratijānāti
brahmahatyām svayam kṛtām mama
bhrātrā kṛtam idam mayā tu parirakṣitam

15. O Bhārata, though repeatedly called 'O killer of a brahmin (brahmahan)' by the servants, he certainly did not acknowledge the brahmanicide as committed by himself. [Instead, he stated:] 'This was done by my brother, but I shielded him.'

Words meanings summery:

• उच्यमानः (ucyamānaḥ) - being told, being spoken to, being called

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

• प्रेष्यैः (preṣyaiḥ) - by servants, by messengers

• ब्रह्महन् (brahmahan) - vocative form, used by the servants to address Arvāvasu (O killer of a brahmin, O brahmanicide)

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

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to King Bṛhaddyumna, implying a noble lineage. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - Arvāvasu (he, that (person))

• प्रतिजानाति (pratijānāti) - acknowledges, admits, recognizes

• ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - brahmanicide, the killing of a brahmin

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

• कृताम् (kṛtām) - done, committed, made

• मम (mama) - of Arvāvasu (my, of me)

• भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by Paravasu, Arvāvasu's brother (by the brother)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - this act of brahmanicide (done, performed)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the act of brahmanicide. (this, this act)

• मया (mayā) - by Arvāvasu (by me)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• परिरक्षितम् (parirakṣitam) - shielded from the consequences, or covered up (protected, guarded, preserved)

Words meanings and morphology

उच्यमानः (ucyamānaḥ) - being told, being spoken to, being called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucyamāṇa

ucyamāṇa - being told, being called

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (passive stem ucyā-)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with saḥ (Arvāvasu).

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+sakṛt)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sakṛt – once
  indeclinable

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)

ब्रह्महन् (brahmahan) - vocative form, used by the servants to address Arvāvasu (O killer of a brahmin, O brahmanicide)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmahan

brahmahan - killer of a brahmin, brahmanicide

Compound of brahman (brahmin) and han (killer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+han)

• brahman – brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, striker
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: This is the vocative form of brahmahan.

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

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to King Bṛhaddyumna, implying a noble lineage. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior

Note: Common epithet in Mahabharata.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms na eva for emphasis.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms na eva for emphatic negation.

सः (saḥ) - Arvāvasu (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रतिजानाति (pratijānāti) - acknowledges, admits, recognizes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratijñā

Present Active

Present 3rd singular active of root jñā with upasarga prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - brahmanicide, the killing of a brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, 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)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying kṛtām.

कृताम् (kṛtām) - done, committed, made

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with brahmahatyām.

मम (mama) - of Arvāvasu (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by Paravasu, Arvāvasu's brother (by the brother)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Paravasu, who actually committed the brahmanicide.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - this act of brahmanicide (done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with idam.

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the act of brahmanicide. (this, this act)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मया (mayā) - by Arvāvasu (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

परिरक्षितम् (parirakṣitam) - shielded from the consequences, or covered up (protected, guarded, preserved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parirakṣita

parirakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rakṣ with upasarga pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with idam.