महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-175, verse-29

न ह्युत्सहे स्वनगरं प्रतियातुं तपोधन ।
अवमानभयाच्चैव व्रीडया च महामुने ॥२९॥

29. na hyutsahe svanagaraṁ pratiyātuṁ tapodhana ,
avamānabhayāccaiva vrīḍayā ca mahāmune.

29. na hi utsahe sva-nagaram pratiyātum tapodhana
avamāna-bhayāt ca eva vrīḍayā ca mahāmune

29. tapodhana mahāmune na hi utsahe sva-nagaram
pratiyātum avamāna-bhayāt ca eva vrīḍayā ca

29. Indeed, O ascetic (tapas), O great sage, I am not able to return to my own city, both due to fear of disrespect and due to shame.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I endeavor, I attempt

• स्व-नगरम् (sva-nagaram) - to one's own city

• प्रतियातुम् (pratiyātum) - to return, to go back

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerities (tapas)

• अवमान-भयात् (avamāna-bhayāt) - from fear of disrespect, due to fear of insult

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just

• व्रीडया (vrīḍayā) - due to shame, with shame

• च (ca) - and, also

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage!

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I endeavor, I attempt

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of sah

Prefix: ud

Root: sah (class 1)

स्व-नगरम् (sva-nagaram) - to one's own city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-nagara

sva-nagara - one's own city

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+nagara)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

प्रतियातुम् (pratiyātum) - to return, to go back

(verb)

infinitive of pratiyā

Infinitive

Derived from the root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: yā (class 2)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerities (tapas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerities, ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity (tapas), heat, penance
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

अवमान-भयात् (avamāna-bhayāt) - from fear of disrespect, due to fear of insult

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avamāna-bhaya

avamāna-bhaya - fear of disrespect, fear of insult

Compound type : tatpurusha (avamāna+bhaya)

• avamāna – disrespect, insult, contempt
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'man' with prefix 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: man (class 4)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just

(indeclinable)

व्रीडया (vrīḍayā) - due to shame, with shame

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vrīḍā

vrīḍā - shame, modesty, bashfulness

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-muni

mahā-muni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)