महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-182, verse-18

यद्ब्राह्मणानां कुशलं तदेषां कथयामहे ।
नैषां दुश्चरितं ब्रूमस्तस्मान्मृत्युभयं न नः ॥१८॥

18. yadbrāhmaṇānāṁ kuśalaṁ tadeṣāṁ kathayāmahe ,
naiṣāṁ duścaritaṁ brūmastasmānmṛtyubhayaṁ na naḥ.

18. yat brāhmaṇānām kuśalam tat eṣām kathayāmahe na
eṣām duścaritam brūmaḥ tasmāt mṛtyubhayam na naḥ

18. We speak only of the well-being of the Brahmins (brāhmaṇa), and we do not mention their misdeeds. Therefore, there is no fear of death for us.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever; which; that)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) (of the Brahmins; of the wise ones; of those connected to brahman)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (welfare; well-being; prosperity; auspiciousness)

• तत् (tat) - that (that; it; he; she)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of them (of these; of them)

• कथयामहे (kathayāmahe) - we speak (we tell; we narrate; we speak)

• न (na) - not (not; no; nor)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these; of them)

• दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - misdeeds (misdeed; bad conduct; evil deed)

• ब्रूमः (brūmaḥ) - we mention (we speak; we say; we tell)

• 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

यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever; which; that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who (relative pronoun)

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) (of the Brahmins; of the wise ones; of those connected to brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, one who knows or is devoted to brahman

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (welfare; well-being; prosperity; auspiciousness)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, prosperity, auspiciousness, clever, skillful

तत् (tat) - that (that; it; he; she)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of them (of these; of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etas

etas - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

कथयामहे (kathayāmahe) - we speak (we tell; we narrate; we speak)

(verb)

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

root verb, 10th class

Root: kath (class 10)

न (na) - not (not; no; nor)

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these; of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etas

etas - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - misdeeds (misdeed; bad conduct; evil deed)

(noun)

neuter, singular of duścarita

duścarita - bad conduct, misdeed, evil deed

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dus+carita)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating badness, difficulty, etc.
• carita – conduct, deed, action, character
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'car' (to move, to behave)
  Root: car (class 1)

ब्रूमः (brūmaḥ) - we mention (we speak; we say; we tell)

(verb)

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

root verb, 2nd class

Root: brū (class 2)

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)