महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-17

तस्माद्विनिमयं कृत्वा कुण्डले वर्म चोत्तमम् ।
हरस्व शक्र कामं मे न दद्यामहमन्यथा ॥१७॥

17. tasmādvinimayaṁ kṛtvā kuṇḍale varma cottamam ,
harasva śakra kāmaṁ me na dadyāmahamanyathā.

17. tasmāt vinimayam kṛtvā kuṇḍale varma ca uttamam
harasva śakra kāmam me na dadyām aham anyathā

17. Therefore, O Śakra, having made an exchange for the earrings and the excellent armor, take them, as this is my desire; otherwise, I will not give them.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• विनिमयम् (vinimayam) - exchange, bartering

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the two earrings

• वर्म (varma) - armor, breastplate

• च (ca) - and

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best

• हरस्व (harasva) - take, carry away, seize

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra)

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• न (na) - not

• दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give, I should give

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

विनिमयम् (vinimayam) - exchange, bartering

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinimaya

vinimaya - exchange, barter, reciprocal change

Derived from root mi with upasargas vi + ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: mi (class 5)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the two earrings

(noun)

neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

Note: Here used as accusative agreeing with the object of 'harasva'

वर्म (varma) - armor, breastplate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, breastplate, protection

Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - uppermost, highest, best, excellent, chief

Note: Agrees with 'varma'

हरस्व (harasva) - take, carry away, seize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of hṛ

Imperative middle voice

Second person singular, imperative mood, middle voice

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty, epithet of Indra

Root: śak (class 5)

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Here used adverbially or as an object of an implied verb like 'do' or 'fulfill'.

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here meaning 'my' (genitive) modifying kāmam or 'for me' (dative).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give, I should give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of dā

Optative active

First person singular, optative mood, active voice

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Expresses a condition or potential action.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)