महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-146, verse-13

ब्रवीम्यहं न कार्पण्यान्नार्थहेतोः कथंचन ।
भीष्मेण दत्तमश्नामि न त्वया राजसत्तम ॥१३॥

13. bravīmyahaṁ na kārpaṇyānnārthahetoḥ kathaṁcana ,
bhīṣmeṇa dattamaśnāmi na tvayā rājasattama.

13. bravīmi aham na kārpaṇyāt na arthahetoḥ kathaṃcana
bhīṣmeṇa dattam aśnāmi na tvayā rājasattama

13. rājasattama aham kārpaṇyāt na arthahetoḥ kathaṃcana
na bravīmi bhīṣmeṇa dattam aśnāmi na tvayā

13. O best of kings, I speak neither out of miserliness nor for any financial gain whatsoever. I subsist on what was given by Bhishma, not on what was given by you.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say, I tell

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not, no

• कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - from miserliness, from wretchedness, from pity

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - for the sake of wealth, for the sake of purpose, for personal gain

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever, in any way

• भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted, offered

• अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - I eat, I consume, I subsist on

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings, O most excellent among kings

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say, I tell

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - from miserliness, from wretchedness, from pity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kārpaṇya

kārpaṇya - miserliness, wretchedness, pity, humility

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - for the sake of wealth, for the sake of purpose, for personal gain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arthahetu

arthahetu - reason for wealth, cause for purpose, motive for gain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+hetu)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be interpreted as genitive case for 'of wealth'

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever, in any way

(indeclinable)

भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahabharata)

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted, offered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, bestowed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - I eat, I consume, I subsist on

(verb)

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

Root: aś (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings, O most excellent among kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama