महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-16

यत्र मे वचनं राजा नाभिनन्दति मोहितः ।
शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नास्मि सारथे कुरु मद्वचः ।
न हि मे शुध्यते भावः कदाचिद्विनशेदिति ॥१६॥

16. yatra me vacanaṁ rājā nābhinandati mohitaḥ ,
śaraṇaṁ tvāṁ prapannāsmi sārathe kuru madvacaḥ ,
na hi me śudhyate bhāvaḥ kadācidvinaśediti.

16. yatra me vacanam rājā na abhinandati
mohitaḥ śaraṇam tvām prapannā
asmi sārathe kuru mat vacaḥ na hi me
śudhyate bhāvaḥ kadācit vinaśet iti

16. Since the king, bewildered, does not accept my counsel, I have come to you for refuge, charioteer. Please heed my words. My heart is indeed not pure, as I fear that he may perish at any moment.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - since, as (where, in which, when, since)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my, of me)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - counsel, words (word, speech, advice, counsel)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Nala) (king)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - he accepts, he welcomes (he rejoices, he approves, he accepts)

• मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered (by gambling passion) (deluded, bewildered, infatuated)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (the charioteer) (you (accusative))

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - having taken refuge (female speaker) (having reached, having resorted to, having taken refuge)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• सारथे (sārathe) - O charioteer!

• कुरु (kuru) - heed, follow (my words) (do, make, perform, follow)

• मत् (mat) - my (my, of me)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, counsel (word, speech)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, for)

• मे (me) - my (heart/feeling) (to me, my, of me)

• शुध्यते (śudhyate) - is pure, is at peace (becomes pure, is purified, becomes clear)

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - heart, state of mind (state, condition, feeling, mind, heart, emotion)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any moment (at some time, perhaps, at any time)

• विनशेत् (vinaśet) - he may perish (he may perish, he would be destroyed)

• इति (iti) - indicating the preceding thought/fear (thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - since, as (where, in which, when, since)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (to me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular.

वचनम् (vacanam) - counsel, words (word, speech, advice, counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, utterance, advice, counsel

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Nala) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - he accepts, he welcomes (he rejoices, he approves, he accepts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nand

root conjugation

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada. Root nand (1st class).

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered (by gambling passion) (deluded, bewildered, infatuated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohita

mohita - deluded, bewildered, infatuated, confused

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root muh (to be bewildered, to faint).

Root: muh (class 4)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Root: śṛ (class 9)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (the charioteer) (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - having taken refuge (female speaker) (having reached, having resorted to, having taken refuge)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - reached, arrived, resorted to, taken refuge, submissive

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root pad with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

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

root conjugation

Present tense, 1st person singular, Parasmaipada. Root as (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

सारथे (sārathe) - O charioteer!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

Root: sṛ (class 9)

कुरु (kuru) - heed, follow (my words) (do, make, perform, follow)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

root conjugation

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada. Root kṛ (8th class).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मत् (mat) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Short form of genitive singular (or instrumental, ablative). Here, possessive.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, counsel (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance, sound

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Second part of the nominal phrase 'my words'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (heart/feeling) (to me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular.

शुध्यते (śudhyate) - is pure, is at peace (becomes pure, is purified, becomes clear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śudh

root conjugation (passive or intransitive)

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada. Root śudh (4th class). Intransitive verb.

Root: śudh (class 4)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - heart, state of mind (state, condition, feeling, mind, heart, emotion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, feeling, sentiment, emotion, mind, heart

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any moment (at some time, perhaps, at any time)

(indeclinable)

विनशेत् (vinaśet) - he may perish (he may perish, he would be destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of naś

root conjugation

Optative/Potential mood, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada. Root naś (4th class).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

इति (iti) - indicating the preceding thought/fear (thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)