महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-33

प्रियेषु चरमाणं त्वां न चैवाप्रियकारिणम् ।
अतिथिं ब्रह्मरूपं च कथं हन्यामनागसम् ।
राक्षसं मन्यमानोऽपि यो हन्यान्नरकं व्रजेत् ॥३३॥

33. priyeṣu caramāṇaṁ tvāṁ na caivāpriyakāriṇam ,
atithiṁ brahmarūpaṁ ca kathaṁ hanyāmanāgasam ,
rākṣasaṁ manyamāno'pi yo hanyānnarakaṁ vrajet.

33. priyeṣu caramāṇam tvām na ca eva
apriyakāriṇam atithim brahmarūpam ca
katham hanyām anāgasam rākṣasam
manyamānaḥ api yaḥ hanyāt narakam vrajet

33. How could I kill you, who are engaged in agreeable actions and are not doing anything harmful, a guest (atithi) and in the form of a brahmin (brahmarūpa), and who are innocent (anāgasa)? Indeed, whoever kills [such a person], even considering him a demon (rākṣasa), would certainly go to hell (naraka).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियेषु (priyeṣu) - in pleasant things, in agreeable matters, behaving kindly

• चरमाणम् (caramāṇam) - moving, acting, behaving

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अप्रियकारिणम् (apriyakāriṇam) - not doing unpleasant things, harmless

• अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest

• ब्रह्मरूपम् (brahmarūpam) - in the form of a brahmin

• च (ca) - and

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill, I should kill

• अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent, blameless, faultless

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a demon, monstrous

• मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking, considering, supposing

• अपि (api) - even, also

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he would kill, he should kill

• नरकम् (narakam) - to hell

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - he would go, he should go

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियेषु (priyeṣu) - in pleasant things, in agreeable matters, behaving kindly

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable, benevolent

चरमाणम् (caramāṇam) - moving, acting, behaving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caramāṇa

caramāṇa - moving, acting, behaving, wandering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root car (to move, behave) with śānac affix.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of 'hanyām'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अप्रियकारिणम् (apriyakāriṇam) - not doing unpleasant things, harmless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apriyakārin

apriyakārin - one who does not do unpleasant things, harmless, benevolent

Compound: a (not) + priya (pleasant) + kārin (doer). Nañ-tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya+kārin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• priya – pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
• kārin – doer, maker, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root kṛ (to do) with ṇini affix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

अतिथिम् (atithim) - guest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, visitor, stranger

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

ब्रह्मरूपम् (brahmarūpam) - in the form of a brahmin

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmarūpa

brahmarūpa - having the form of a brahmin, appearing as a brahmin

Tatpuruṣa compound (brahman + rūpa).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+rūpa)

• brahman – Brahmin (member of the priestly class), the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill, I should kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Implies a rhetorical question 'How could I?'

अनागसम् (anāgasam) - innocent, blameless, faultless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - innocent, blameless, faultless, guiltless

Compound: an (not) + āgas (fault). Nañ-tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āgas)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix used before vowels.
• āgas – offense, fault, crime, sin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'.

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a demon, monstrous

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil spirit, monstrous

Derived from rakṣas, with aṇ affix (iv-aṇ)

Note: Object of 'manyamānaḥ'.

मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking, considering, supposing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyamāna

manyamāna - thinking, considering, believing, supposing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root man (to think) with śānac affix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

Note: Subject of 'hanyāt' and 'vrajet'.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he would kill, he should kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

नरकम् (narakam) - to hell

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, underworld, infernal regions

Note: Object of 'vrajet', indicating destination.

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - he would go, he should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)