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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-286, verse-6

बिभेमि न तथा मृत्योर्यथा बिभ्येऽनृतादहम् ।
विशेषेण द्विजातीनां सर्वेषां सर्वदा सताम् ।
प्रदाने जीवितस्यापि न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा ॥६॥
6. bibhemi na tathā mṛtyoryathā bibhye'nṛtādaham ,
viśeṣeṇa dvijātīnāṁ sarveṣāṁ sarvadā satām ,
pradāne jīvitasyāpi na me'trāsti vicāraṇā.
6. bibhemi na tathā mṛtyoḥ yathā bibhye
anṛtāt aham viśeṣeṇa dvijātīnām
sarveṣām sarvadā satām pradāne
jīvitasya api na me atra asti vicāraṇā
6. I do not fear death as much as I fear untruth (anṛta). Especially for all righteous brahmins (dvijāti), I have no hesitation (vicāraṇā) in offering even my own life.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear, I am afraid
  • (na) - not, no
  • तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, to that extent
  • मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death, from death
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as
  • बिभ्ये (bibhye) - I fear, I am afraid
  • अनृतात् (anṛtāt) - from untruth, from falsehood
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, by distinction
  • द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born, of the brahmins
  • सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
  • सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
  • सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the righteous
  • प्रदाने (pradāne) - in giving, in offering
  • जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • (na) - not, no
  • मे (me) - to me, for me, my
  • अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - consideration, deliberation, hesitation

Words meanings and morphology

बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear, I am afraid
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bibhemi
reduplicated present stem
Root: bhī (class 3)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, to that extent
(indeclinable)
मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death, from death
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, Mortality, the god of death
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: also genitive singular
यथा (yathā) - as, just as
(indeclinable)
बिभ्ये (bibhye) - I fear, I am afraid
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bibhye
reduplicated present stem
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: ātmanepada form of bibhemi
अनृतात् (anṛtāt) - from untruth, from falsehood
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of anṛta
anṛta - untruth, falsehood, wrong
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
    noun (neuter)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, by distinction
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśeṣa
viśeṣa - distinction, speciality, particularity
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'especially'.
द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born, of the brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), brahmin
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+jāti)
  • dvi – two, twice
    numeral
  • jāti – birth, origin, species, class
    noun (feminine)
    Root: jan (class 4)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times
(indeclinable)
सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the righteous
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sat
sat - good, virtuous, righteous, existing, real
Present Active Participle
present participle of the root 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
प्रदाने (pradāne) - in giving, in offering
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pradāna
pradāna - giving, offering, donation
from 'dā' with 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, livelihood, existence
Past Passive Participle
from 'jīv' (to live)
Root: jīv (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: also genitive singular
अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of asti
Root: as (class 2)
विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - consideration, deliberation, hesitation
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā
vicāraṇā - consideration, deliberation, hesitation, investigation
from 'car' with 'vi' and 'ā'
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: car (class 1)