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

परित्यक्तुं न शक्नोमि दानशक्तिश्च नास्ति मे ।
कथमत्र मया कार्यं भगवांस्तद्ब्रवीतु मे ॥३॥

3. parityaktuṁ na śaknomi dānaśaktiśca nāsti me ,
kathamatra mayā kāryaṁ bhagavāṁstadbravītu me.

3. parityaktum na śaknomi dānaśaktiḥ ca na asti me
| katham atra mayā kāryam bhagavān tat bravītu me

3. I am unable to abandon it, and I do not possess the power (śakti) of giving (dāna). Therefore, revered one, please tell me how I should act in this situation.

Words meanings summery:

• परित्यक्तुम् (parityaktum) - to abandon, to renounce, to forsake

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

• दानशक्तिः (dānaśaktiḥ) - the power of giving, capacity for charity

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - what should be done by me (what is to be done, duty, action)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, blessed one, glorious one, Lord

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - may he speak, let him say, please tell

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

Words meanings and morphology

परित्यक्तुम् (parityaktum) - to abandon, to renounce, to forsake

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed with prefix pari- and root tyaj, followed by -tum suffix for infinitive.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 1st person singular.

Root: śak (class 5)

दानशक्तिः (dānaśaktiḥ) - the power of giving, capacity for charity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dānaśakti

dānaśakti - power of giving, ability to give (dāna)

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāna+śakti)

• dāna – giving, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• śakti – power, energy, strength, capacity
  noun (feminine)
  From root śak (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present indicative, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used as 'to me' or 'for me' here (dative equivalent).

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कार्यम् (kāryam) - what should be done by me (what is to be done, duty, action)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, affair

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya for gerundive.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'what should be done by me'.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, blessed one, glorious one, Lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune/glory/excellence, divine, revered

From bhaga (fortune) + -vat (possessing).

Note: Used as a vocative address to a revered person.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

(indeclinable)

Used here as an indeclinable conjunction or adverb.

Note: Functions as 'therefore' or 'so'.

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - may he speak, let him say, please tell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used as 'to me' or 'for me' here (dative equivalent).