महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-182, verse-17

सत्यमेवाभिजानीमो नानृते कुर्महे मनः ।
स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठामस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः ॥१७॥

17. satyamevābhijānīmo nānṛte kurmahe manaḥ ,
svadharmamanutiṣṭhāmastasmānmṛtyubhayaṁ na naḥ.

17. satyam eva abhijānīmaḥ na anṛte kurmahe manaḥ
svadharmam anutiṣṭhāmaḥ tasmāt mṛtyubhayam na naḥ

17. We recognize only truth and do not fix our minds on falsehood. We always uphold our own natural law (sva-dharma); therefore, there is no fear of death for us.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth; reality; true)

• एव (eva) - only (only; just; indeed; certainly)

• अभिजानीमः (abhijānīmaḥ) - we recognize (we know; we recognize; we perceive)

• न (na) - not (not; no; nor)

• अनृते (anṛte) - on falsehood (in untruth; in falsehood; in injustice)

• कुर्महे (kurmahe) - we fix (our mind) (we do; we make; we perform; we place)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind; intellect; spirit)

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - our own natural law (sva-dharma) (one's own natural law; one's own duty; one's own intrinsic nature)

• अनुतिष्ठामः (anutiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we uphold (we follow; we perform; we uphold; we practice)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore; for that reason; from that)

• मृत्युभयम् (mṛtyubhayam) - fear of death

• न (na) - not (not; no; nor)

• नः (naḥ) - for us (to us; for us; of us; us)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth; reality; true)

(noun)

neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, sincerity, fidelity

एव (eva) - only (only; just; indeed; certainly)

(indeclinable)

अभिजानीमः (abhijānīmaḥ) - we recognize (we know; we recognize; we perceive)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of abhijñā

root verb, 9th class

root 'jñā' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not (not; no; nor)

(indeclinable)

अनृते (anṛte) - on falsehood (in untruth; in falsehood; in injustice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, lie, injustice, not right

negation of ṛta (truth)

कुर्महे (kurmahe) - we fix (our mind) (we do; we make; we perform; we place)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

root verb, 8th class

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind; intellect; spirit)

(noun)

neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, spirit, soul, understanding

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - our own natural law (sva-dharma) (one's own natural law; one's own duty; one's own intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own (intrinsic) nature, one's own duty, one's own constitution, one's specific natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनुतिष्ठामः (anutiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we uphold (we follow; we perform; we uphold; we practice)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of anutiṣṭhā

root verb, 1st class

root 'sthā' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore; for that reason; from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'therefore'

मृत्युभयम् (mṛtyubhayam) - fear of death

(noun)

neuter, singular of mṛtyubhaya

mṛtyubhaya - fear of death

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+bhaya)

• mṛtyu – death, dying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not (not; no; nor)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us (to us; for us; of us; us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)