महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-59, verse-1

नल उवाच ।
यथा राज्यं पितुस्ते तत्तथा मम न संशयः ।
न तु तत्र गमिष्यामि विषमस्थः कथंचन ॥१॥

1. nala uvāca ,
yathā rājyaṁ pituste tattathā mama na saṁśayaḥ ,
na tu tatra gamiṣyāmi viṣamasthaḥ kathaṁcana.

1. nalaḥ uvāca yathā rājyam pituḥ te tat tathā mama na
saṃśayaḥ na tu tatra gamiṣyāmi viṣamasthaḥ kathaṃcana

1. Nala said: 'Just as that kingdom belongs to your father, so it belongs to me; there is no doubt about it. However, I will certainly not go there while I am in a state of adversity.'

Words meanings summery:

• नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala of Niṣadha (Nala)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of your (Damayantī's) father (of the father)

• ते (te) - your (Damayantī's) (your, to you)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• मम (mama) - my (Nala's) (my, of me)

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• तत्र (tatra) - to Vidarbha (Damayantī's father's kingdom) (there, to that place)

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

• विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - while I (Nala) am in a state of distress/misfortune (being in adversity, being in a difficult situation)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, under any circumstances, at all

Words meanings and morphology

नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala of Niṣadha (Nala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a legendary king of Niṣadha, husband of Damayantī)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule

पितुः (pituḥ) - of your (Damayantī's) father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

ते (te) - your (Damayantī's) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'rājyam'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (Nala's) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From root śi (to lie, to rest) with prefix sam- (together, completely)

Prefix: sam

Root: śi (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - to Vidarbha (Damayantī's father's kingdom) (there, to that place)

(indeclinable)

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - while I (Nala) am in a state of distress/misfortune (being in adversity, being in a difficult situation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣamastha

viṣamastha - situated in adversity, in difficulty, in an uneven place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣama+stha)

• viṣama – uneven, difficult, adverse, distress, misfortune
  adjective (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in (from root sthā)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'aham' (I).

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, under any circumstances, at all

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding negation 'na'.