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3,32

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-2

नाहं धर्मफलान्वेषी राजपुत्रि चराम्युत ।
ददामि देयमित्येव यजे यष्टव्यमित्युत ॥२॥
2. nāhaṁ dharmaphalānveṣī rājaputri carāmyuta ,
dadāmi deyamityeva yaje yaṣṭavyamityuta.
2. na aham dharmaphalānveṣī rājaputri carāmi uta
| dadāmi deyam iti eva yaje yaṣṭavyam iti uta
2. rājaputri aham dharmaphalānveṣī na uta carāmi
deyam iti eva dadāmi uta yaṣṭavyam iti yaje
2. O princess, I do not perform actions (karma) seeking the fruits of natural law (dharma). I give simply because it is proper to give, and I perform Vedic rituals (yajña) because they are proper to be performed.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • (na) - not, no
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • धर्मफलान्वेषी (dharmaphalānveṣī) - one who seeks the fruits of natural law or righteous action
  • राजपुत्रि (rājaputri) - O princess
  • चरामि (carāmi) - I move, I act, I perform
  • उत (uta) - and, also, indeed
  • ददामि (dadāmi) - I give
  • देयम् (deyam) - what is proper to give (what is to be given, a gift, duty of giving)
  • इति (iti) - thinking thus, with the thought that (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought)
  • एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, alone
  • यजे (yaje) - I perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) (I worship, I sacrifice, I perform a Vedic ritual)
  • यष्टव्यम् (yaṣṭavyam) - what is proper to be performed as a Vedic ritual (yajña) (what is to be sacrificed, what is to be worshipped, what is proper to perform as a Vedic ritual)
  • इति (iti) - thinking thus, with the thought that (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought)
  • उत (uta) - and, also, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
धर्मफलान्वेषी (dharmaphalānveṣī) - one who seeks the fruits of natural law or righteous action
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaphalānveṣin
dharmaphalānveṣin - one who seeks the fruits of dharma
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+phala+anveṣin)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteous conduct
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence
    noun (neuter)
  • anveṣin – seeker, investigator
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from an-veṣ (to search).
    Prefix: anu
    Root: viṣ (class 6)
Note: The word form itself is anveṣī (masculine, singular, nominative of anveṣin).
राजपुत्रि (rājaputri) - O princess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī
rājaputrī - princess, daughter of a king
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+putrī)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • putrī – daughter
    noun (feminine)
Note: The vocative singular of feminine nouns ending in long ī (e.g., devī) is usually in short i (e.g., devi).
चरामि (carāmi) - I move, I act, I perform
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
उत (uta) - and, also, indeed
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here for emphasis.
ददामि (dadāmi) - I give
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā
Reduplicated verb, 3rd class.
Root: dā (class 3)
देयम् (deyam) - what is proper to give (what is to be given, a gift, duty of giving)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of deya
deya - to be given, due, proper to give, a gift
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root dā (to give) + -ya suffix.
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Used here as a noun ("the thing to be given").
इति (iti) - thinking thus, with the thought that (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.
यजे (yaje) - I perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) (I worship, I sacrifice, I perform a Vedic ritual)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yaj
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) is often used for actions done for oneself or whose fruit accrues to the agent.
यष्टव्यम् (yaṣṭavyam) - what is proper to be performed as a Vedic ritual (yajña) (what is to be sacrificed, what is to be worshipped, what is proper to perform as a Vedic ritual)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of yaṣṭavya
yaṣṭavya - to be worshipped, to be sacrificed, proper to perform a Vedic ritual
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root yaj (to worship) + -tavya suffix.
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Used here as a noun ("the thing to be ritualized").
इति (iti) - thinking thus, with the thought that (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought)
(indeclinable)
उत (uta) - and, also, indeed
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here for emphasis.