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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-189, verse-18

निबोध च शुभां वाणीं यां प्रवक्ष्यामि तेऽनघ ।
न ब्राह्मणे परिभवः कर्तव्यस्ते कदाचन ।
ब्राह्मणो रुषितो हन्यादपि लोकान्प्रतिज्ञया ॥१८॥
18. nibodha ca śubhāṁ vāṇīṁ yāṁ pravakṣyāmi te'nagha ,
na brāhmaṇe paribhavaḥ kartavyaste kadācana ,
brāhmaṇo ruṣito hanyādapi lokānpratijñayā.
18. nibodha ca śubhām vāṇīm yām pravakṣyāmi
te anagha na brāhmaṇe paribhavaḥ
kartavyaḥ te kadācana brāhmaṇaḥ
ruṣitaḥ hanyāt api lokān pratijñayā
18. And O sinless one, listen to the auspicious words that I shall declare to you. Never should any disrespect be shown by you to a brahmin. For an enraged brahmin can destroy even worlds with his solemn vow.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निबोध (nibodha) - listen, understand, perceive
  • (ca) - and
  • शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful
  • वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, word
  • याम् (yām) - which
  • प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall declare, I shall speak forth
  • ते (te) - to you
  • अनघ (anagha) - O Yudhishthira (O sinless one, O faultless one)
  • (na) - not
  • ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - towards a brahmin
  • परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - disrespect, insult
  • कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done, ought to be done
  • ते (te) - by you
  • कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time
  • ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin
  • रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - angered, enraged
  • हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may destroy, would kill
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • लोकान् (lokān) - worlds
  • प्रतिज्ञया (pratijñayā) - by means of a vow, by a promise

Words meanings and morphology

निबोध (nibodha) - listen, understand, perceive
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh
Prefix: ni
Root: budh (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, good, pure
वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - speech, word
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī
vāṇī - speech, word, voice, language
याम् (yām) - which
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall declare, I shall speak forth
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
अनघ (anagha) - O Yudhishthira (O sinless one, O faultless one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha
anagha - sinless, faultless, innocent, pure
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+agha)
  • an – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix used before vowels
  • agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
    noun (neuter)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - towards a brahmin
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class
परिभवः (paribhavaḥ) - disrespect, insult
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhava
paribhava - disrespect, insult, contempt, defeat
Verbal noun
Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: bhū (class 1)
कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done, ought to be done
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, proper
Gerundive
Gerundive of root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ते (te) - by you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class
रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - angered, enraged
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ruṣita
ruṣita - angered, wrathful, vexed
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root ruṣ (to be angry)
Root: ruṣ (class 4)
हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may destroy, would kill
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
लोकान् (lokān) - worlds
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe
प्रतिज्ञया (pratijñayā) - by means of a vow, by a promise
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pratijñā
pratijñā - vow, promise, oath, declaration, assent
Verbal noun
Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix prati
Prefix: prati
Root: jñā (class 9)