महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-288, verse-1

कुन्त्युवाच ।
ब्राह्मणं यन्त्रिता राजनुपस्थास्यामि पूजया ।
यथाप्रतिज्ञं राजेन्द्र न च मिथ्या ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥१॥

1. kuntyuvāca ,
brāhmaṇaṁ yantritā rājanupasthāsyāmi pūjayā ,
yathāpratijñaṁ rājendra na ca mithyā bravīmyaham.

1. kuntī uvāca | brāhmaṇam yantritā rājan upasthāsyāmi pūjayā
| yathāpratijñam rājendra na ca mithyā bravīmi aham

1. Kunti said: "O King, I, restrained (by my word), will attend to the Brahmin with reverence. O best of kings, I will not speak falsely, in accordance with my promise."

Words meanings summery:

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin

• यन्त्रिता (yantritā) - Kunti, who is restrained by her promise (restrained, controlled, bound)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• उपस्थास्यामि (upasthāsyāmi) - I will attend, I will serve, I will stand by

• पूजया (pūjayā) - with worship, with reverence, by honoring

• यथाप्रतिज्ञम् (yathāpratijñam) - as promised, according to the promise

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings, O chief of kings

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, untruly, wrongly

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti (name of a queen, mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

यन्त्रिता (yantritā) - Kunti, who is restrained by her promise (restrained, controlled, bound)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yantrita

yantrita - controlled, restrained, bound, regulated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam (to restrain, control) with suffix -ta

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham' (Kunti).

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

उपस्थास्यामि (upasthāsyāmi) - I will attend, I will serve, I will stand by

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sthā

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root sthā with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

पूजया (pūjayā) - with worship, with reverence, by honoring

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, reverence, honor, adoration

यथाप्रतिज्ञम् (yathāpratijñam) - as promised, according to the promise

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable compound (avyayībhāva) formed with yathā and pratijñā

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pratijñā)

• yathā – as, just as, in the manner that
  indeclinable
• pratijñā – promise, vow, agreement, declaration
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: jñā (class 9)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings, O chief of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings, a great king

Compound of rājan (king) and indra (chief/lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, master; Indra (name of a deity)
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, untruly, wrongly

(indeclinable)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we