महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-19

मया तु तस्मिन्निहते रावणे लोककण्टके ।
कीर्तिर्नश्येद्राघवस्य तत एतदुपेक्षितम् ॥१९॥

19. mayā tu tasminnihate rāvaṇe lokakaṇṭake ,
kīrtirnaśyedrāghavasya tata etadupekṣitam.

19. mayā tu tasmin nihate rāvaṇe lokakaṇṭake
kīrtiḥ naśyet rāghavasya tataḥ etat upekṣitam

19. But if that Rāvaṇa, who is a thorn to the world, were killed by me, then Rāghava's fame would be destroyed. Therefore, I overlooked this (killing him myself).

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (Rāvaṇa) (in that, upon that, to that)

• निहते (nihate) - killed, slain

• रावणे (rāvaṇe) - in Rāvaṇa, to Rāvaṇa

• लोककण्टके (lokakaṇṭake) - Refers to Rāvaṇa, who is a tormentor to the inhabitants of the world. (in the thorn of the world, to the tormentor of the world)

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• नश्येत् (naśyet) - would be destroyed, might perish

• राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - Refers to Rama, son of Raghu. (of Rāghava, of Rama)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• उपेक्षितम् (upekṣitam) - The act of killing Rāvaṇa was overlooked (by Hanuman). (overlooked, neglected, disregarded)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Instrumental singular of mad

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (Rāvaṇa) (in that, upon that, to that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Locative singular masculine of tad

निहते (nihate) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From ni + root han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रावणे (rāvaṇe) - in Rāvaṇa, to Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (name of the demon king of Laṅkā)

लोककण्टके (lokakaṇṭake) - Refers to Rāvaṇa, who is a tormentor to the inhabitants of the world. (in the thorn of the world, to the tormentor of the world)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+kaṇṭaka)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, enemy, tormentor
  noun (masculine)

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report

From root kīrt (to mention, proclaim)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

नश्येत् (naśyet) - would be destroyed, might perish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of naś

Optative active

3rd person singular optative active of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

राघवस्य (rāghavasya) - Refers to Rama, son of Raghu. (of Rāghava, of Rama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

taddhita derivation from raghu

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

उपेक्षितम् (upekṣitam) - The act of killing Rāvaṇa was overlooked (by Hanuman). (overlooked, neglected, disregarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upekṣita

upekṣita - overlooked, neglected, disregarded

Past Passive Participle

From upa + root īkṣ (to see) with special meaning of disregarding.

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)