महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-26

दीर्घायुरथ वाल्पायुः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि वा ।
सकृद्वृतो मया भर्ता न द्वितीयं वृणोम्यहम् ॥२६॥

26. dīrghāyuratha vālpāyuḥ saguṇo nirguṇo'pi vā ,
sakṛdvṛto mayā bhartā na dvitīyaṁ vṛṇomyaham.

26. dīrghāyuḥ atha vā alpāyuḥ saguṇaḥ nirguṇaḥ api vā
sakṛt vṛtaḥ mayā bhartā na dvitīyam vṛṇomi aham

26. Whether he is long-lived or short-lived, virtuous or even without virtues, I have chosen him as my husband once, and I will not choose a second.

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घायुः (dīrghāyuḥ) - long-lived, having a long life

• अथ (atha) - or else, indicating an alternative condition (then, now, thereupon, or else)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived, having a short life

• सगुणः (saguṇaḥ) - with qualities, virtuous

• निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities, virtueless

• अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the contrast (also, even, too)

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at one time

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

• मया (mayā) - by me

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter)

• न (na) - not, no

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - a second one (referring to a husband) (second)

• वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose, I select

• अहम् (aham) - Emphasizes the speaker. (I)

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घायुः (dīrghāyuḥ) - long-lived, having a long life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghāyus

dīrghāyus - long-lived, having a long life

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+āyus)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• āyus – life, vital power, duration of life
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - or else, indicating an alternative condition (then, now, thereupon, or else)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived, having a short life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpāyus

alpāyus - short-lived, having a short life

Compound type : karmadhāraya (alpa+āyus)

• alpa – small, little, short
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• āyus – life, vital power, duration of life
  noun (neuter)

सगुणः (saguṇaḥ) - with qualities, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saguṇa

saguṇa - endowed with good qualities, virtuous, having attributes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+guṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)

निर्गुणः (nirguṇaḥ) - without qualities, virtueless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of attributes, virtueless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the contrast (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at one time

(indeclinable)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, desired

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to choose, select)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bhartā'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, lord, husband

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - a second one (referring to a husband) (second)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, another, a second time

Ordinal numeral from dvi (two)

Note: Used adverbially or as an accusative noun 'a second (husband)'.

वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose, I select

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛ

Root verb, Parasmaipada, 9th class

Root: vṛ (class 9)

अहम् (aham) - Emphasizes the speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I