महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-17

नाकार्यं कर्तुमिच्छामि ब्राह्मणः सन्विशेषतः ।
श्रुतधर्मा सत्यशीलो जानन्धर्मानुशासनम् ॥१७॥

17. nākāryaṁ kartumicchāmi brāhmaṇaḥ sanviśeṣataḥ ,
śrutadharmā satyaśīlo jānandharmānuśāsanam.

17. na akāryam kartum icchāmi brāhmaṇaḥ san viśeṣataḥ
| śrutadharmā satyaśīlaḥ jānan dharmānuśāsanam

17. I do not wish to perform an improper act (akārya), especially as I am a Brahmin. I am one who has studied the principles of natural law (dharma), whose character (śīla) is truthful, and who knows the injunctions of natural law (dharmānuśāsana).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper act, what should not be done

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, for doing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest

• सन् (san) - being (a Brahmin) (being)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• श्रुतधर्मा (śrutadharmā) - one who has studied the principles of natural law (dharma) (one who has heard/studied dharma)

• सत्यशीलः (satyaśīlaḥ) - whose character (śīla) is truthful (truthful in character, virtuous)

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing, understanding

• धर्मानुशासनम् (dharmānuśāsanam) - the injunctions of natural law (dharmānuśāsana) (injunctions of dharma, instruction in dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper act, what should not be done

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - what ought not to be done, improper act, wrong action

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kārya – to be done, fit to be done, duty, action
  adjective
  Gerundive
  derived from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, for doing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root of 8th class

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

present active

root of 6th class

Root: iṣ (class 6)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

सन् (san) - being (a Brahmin) (being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of as

as - to be, to exist

present active participle

derived from root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

श्रुतधर्मा (śrutadharmā) - one who has studied the principles of natural law (dharma) (one who has heard/studied dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutadharma

śrutadharma - one who has heard/learned the dharma, versed in sacred law

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śruta+dharma)

• śruta – heard, learned, revealed (e.g., scripture)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'śru'
  Root: śru (class 5)
• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सत्यशीलः (satyaśīlaḥ) - whose character (śīla) is truthful (truthful in character, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyaśīla

satyaśīla - truthful by nature, virtuous, sincere

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+śīla)

• satya – truth, true, reality
  noun (neuter)
• śīla – nature, character, conduct, habit, virtue
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

जानन् (jānan) - knowing, understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñā

jñā - to know, to understand, to perceive

present active participle

root of 9th class

Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मानुशासनम् (dharmānuśāsanam) - the injunctions of natural law (dharmānuśāsana) (injunctions of dharma, instruction in dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmānuśāsana

dharmānuśāsana - instruction in dharma, moral teaching, regulation of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+anuśāsana)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• anuśāsana – instruction, teaching, command, injunction, discipline
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root 'śās' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)