महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-3

तमहमब्रुवम् ।
न वयं रासायनिकाः शरीरोपतापेनात्मनः समारभामहेऽर्थानामनुष्ठानम् ॥३॥

3. tamahamabruvam ,
na vayaṁ rāsāyanikāḥ śarīropatāpenātmanaḥ samārabhāmahe'rthānāmanuṣṭhānam.

3. tam aham abruvam na vayam rāsāyanikāḥ śarīropatāpena
ātmanaḥ samārabhāmahe arthānām anuṣṭhānam

3. I said to him, 'We are not alchemists who undertake the pursuit of material goals by harming our own selves (ātman).'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said

• न (na) - not

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• रासायनिकाः (rāsāyanikāḥ) - alchemists, chemists, practitioners of rasavidyā

• शरीरोपतापेन (śarīropatāpena) - by harming the body, by physical affliction

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own self (of the self, of one's own, of the soul)

• समारभामहे (samārabhāmahe) - we undertake, we begin, we commence

• अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - of material goals (of purposes, of goals, of wealth, of objects)

• अनुष्ठानम् (anuṣṭhānam) - pursuit, undertaking (undertaking, performance, practice)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I

रासायनिकाः (rāsāyanikāḥ) - alchemists, chemists, practitioners of rasavidyā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāsāyanika

rāsāyanika - alchemist, chemist, related to alchemy/chemistry (rasāyana)

Derived from rasāyana (chemistry/alchemy) + ika (suffix for practitioner/related to)

शरीरोपतापेन (śarīropatāpena) - by harming the body, by physical affliction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śarīropatāpa

śarīropatāpa - bodily affliction, harm to the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+upatāpa)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• upatāpa – affliction, torment, heating, suffering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tap (to heat, to suffer) with upasarga upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: tap (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own self (of the self, of one's own, of the soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, body

Note: The genitive case here is used reflexively, indicating the self of the subject.

समारभामहे (samārabhāmahe) - we undertake, we begin, we commence

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ārabha

Root 'rabh' (to seize, to begin) with upasargas 'ā' and 'sam'. Middle voice conjugation.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - of material goals (of purposes, of goals, of wealth, of objects)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, goal, object, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

अनुष्ठानम् (anuṣṭhānam) - pursuit, undertaking (undertaking, performance, practice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭhāna

anuṣṭhāna - performance, execution, practice, undertaking

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga anu, forming anuṣṭhā (to follow, to perform), then -ana suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: This is an action noun functioning as the object of `samārabhāmahe`.