महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-75, verse-6

तथा चेमौ महीपाल भजेऽहं चरणौ तव ।
यथा नासत्कृतं किंचिन्मनसापि चराम्यहम् ॥६॥

6. tathā cemau mahīpāla bhaje'haṁ caraṇau tava ,
yathā nāsatkṛtaṁ kiṁcinmanasāpi carāmyaham.

6. tathā ca imau mahīpāla bhaje aham caraṇau tava
yathā na asatkṛtam kiñcit manasā api carāmi aham

6. Therefore, O protector of the earth, I worship your feet so that I may not commit any improper act (or disrespect), even in my mind.

6. הו מלך, כשם שאני מתמסרת לשתי רגליך אלה, כך אינני עושה דבר פסול, אפילו לא במחשבה.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - therefore, and so (thus, so, in that manner, therefore)

• च (ca) - and, thus (connecting to the previous thought) (and, also)

• इमौ (imau) - these two (feet) (these two (masculine))

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O protector of the earth (O protector of the earth, O king)

• भजे (bhaje) - I worship (I worship, I serve, I resort to)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet (two feet)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that)

• न (na) - not

• असत्कृतम् (asatkṛtam) - improper act/disrespect (improper, disrespectful, not well done)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (used with negation, "not anything" = "nothing") (anything, something)

• मनसा (manasā) - even with my mind, in thought (by mind, with the mind, mentally)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• चरामि (carāmi) - I commit (I perform, I act, I commit, I wander)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - therefore, and so (thus, so, in that manner, therefore)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, thus (connecting to the previous thought) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two (feet) (these two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two feet (caraṇau).

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O protector of the earth (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound of mahī (earth) and pāla (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guard
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

भजे (bhaje) - I worship (I worship, I serve, I resort to)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of bhaje and carāmi.

चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet (two feet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg

Note: Object of bhaje.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Possessive for caraṇau.

यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose clause.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates carāmi.

असत्कृतम् (asatkṛtam) - improper act/disrespect (improper, disrespectful, not well done)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatkṛta

asatkṛta - not done well, improper, disrespectful, ill-treated

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Compound of a (not) and satkṛta (well-done, honored). Here, it functions as a noun.

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+satkṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• satkṛta – well-done, honored, respected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From sat (good, real) + kṛta (done), or from prefix sat + root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of carāmi.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (used with negation, "not anything" = "nothing") (anything, something)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, somewhat

Note: Adverbial usage, or as object.

मनसा (manasā) - even with my mind, in thought (by mind, with the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Instrument of means.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'manasā'.

चरामि (carāmi) - I commit (I perform, I act, I commit, I wander)

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Repetition for emphasis or meter.

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