महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-16

नास्मि लक्ष्मण दुर्मेधा न कृतघ्नो न निर्घृणः ।
श्रूयतां यः प्रयत्नो मे सीतापर्येषणे कृतः ॥१६॥

16. nāsmi lakṣmaṇa durmedhā na kṛtaghno na nirghṛṇaḥ ,
śrūyatāṁ yaḥ prayatno me sītāparyeṣaṇe kṛtaḥ.

16. na asmi lakṣmaṇa durmedhāḥ na kṛtaghnaḥ na nirghṛṇaḥ
śrūyatām yaḥ prayatnaḥ me sītāparyeṣaṇe kṛtaḥ

16. O Lakṣmaṇa, I am not foolish, nor ungrateful, nor merciless. Let the effort I have made in the search for Sītā be heard.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am present (I am)

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa)

• दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - I am not foolish (unintelligent, foolish, dull-witted)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - I am not ungrateful (ungrateful, destroyer of good deeds)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• निर्घृणः (nirghṛṇaḥ) - I am not merciless (merciless, cruel, pitiless)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let my effort be heard (let it be heard)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (effort) (who, which)

• प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - the effort I have made (effort, exertion, endeavor)

• मे (me) - by me (agent of passive 'kṛtaḥ') (by me, my)

• सीतापर्येषणे (sītāparyeṣaṇe) - for finding Sītā (in the search for Sītā)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - the effort which was made (done, made)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I exist, I am present (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, first person singular form of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - I am not foolish (unintelligent, foolish, dull-witted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmedhas

durmedhas - unintelligent, foolish, dull-witted

Bahuvrihi compound with 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'medhas' (intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+medhas)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• medhas – intellect, wisdom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - I am not ungrateful (ungrateful, destroyer of good deeds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaghna

kṛtaghna - ungrateful, destroyer of good deeds

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'kṛta' (done) and 'ghna' (killer/destroyer). One who destroys (the memory of) what is done (for them).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+ghna)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ghna – killer, destroyer, slaying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

निर्घृणः (nirghṛṇaḥ) - I am not merciless (merciless, cruel, pitiless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirghṛṇa

nirghṛṇa - merciless, cruel, pitiless

Bahuvrihi compound with 'nis' (without) and 'ghṛṇā' (pity, compassion).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ghṛṇā)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix.
• ghṛṇā – pity, compassion, mercy
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let my effort be heard (let it be heard)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative, third person singular, passive voice form of root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - which (effort) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Relative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'prayatnaḥ'.

प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) - the effort I have made (effort, exertion, endeavor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Derived from 'pra-yat' (to endeavor).

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

मे (me) - by me (agent of passive 'kṛtaḥ') (by me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my, by me

Enclitic genitive/dative form of the first person pronoun 'mad'. Used here as agent in passive construction.

Note: Functions as instrumental (agent) with the past passive participle 'kṛtaḥ'.

सीतापर्येषणे (sītāparyeṣaṇe) - for finding Sītā (in the search for Sītā)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sītāparyeṣaṇa

sītāparyeṣaṇa - search for Sītā

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sītā' (Proper Noun) and 'paryeṣaṇa' (search).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sītā+paryeṣaṇa)

• sītā – Sītā (Rāma's wife)
  proper noun (feminine)
• paryeṣaṇa – search, seeking, investigation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'iṣ' (to seek) with prefixes 'pari' and 'a'.
  Prefixes: pari+a
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - the effort which was made (done, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prayatnaḥ'.