महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-36

सौभराजमुपेत्याहमब्रुवं दुर्वचं वचः ।
न च मां प्रत्यगृह्णात्स चारित्रपरिशङ्कितः ॥३६॥

36. saubharājamupetyāhamabruvaṁ durvacaṁ vacaḥ ,
na ca māṁ pratyagṛhṇātsa cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ.

36. saubharājam upetya aham abruvam durvacam vacaḥ
na ca mām pratyagṛhṇāt saḥ cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ

36. aham saubharājam upetya durvacam vacaḥ abruvam.
ca saḥ cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ (san) mām na pratyagṛhṇāt.

36. Having approached the king of Saubha, I spoke harsh words. But he did not accept me, being suspicious of my character.

Words meanings summery:

• सौभराजम् (saubharājam) - to the king of Saubha

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• दुर्वचम् (durvacam) - harsh (words/proposal) (difficult to speak, harsh, unpleasant)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (or proposal) (word, speech, proposal)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - but (and, also)

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - he did not accept (he did not accept, he did not receive)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king of Saubha) (he)

• चारित्रपरिशङ्कितः (cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ) - being suspicious of my character (suspicious of character, doubtful about one's conduct)

Words meanings and morphology

सौभराजम् (saubharājam) - to the king of Saubha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saubharāja

saubharāja - king of Saubha (another name for Salva kingdom/king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saubha+rājan)

• saubha – a kingdom/region, or its king
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to King Salva, who rules the Saubha kingdom.

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

दुर्वचम् (durvacam) - harsh (words/proposal) (difficult to speak, harsh, unpleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durvaca

durvaca - difficult to speak, hard to pronounce, harsh, unpleasant, abusive

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'vaca' (speech).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+vaca)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• vaca – speech, word, speaking
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (or proposal) (word, speech, proposal)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, command, proposal

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - but (and, also)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - he did not accept (he did not accept, he did not receive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-grah

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, from root 'grah' (class 9, kryādi) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - he (the king of Saubha) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king of Saubha.

चारित्रपरिशङ्कितः (cāritrapariśaṅkitaḥ) - being suspicious of my character (suspicious of character, doubtful about one's conduct)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cāritrapariśaṅkita

cāritrapariśaṅkita - suspicious about character, having doubts about one's conduct

Compound of 'cāritra' (character, conduct) and 'pariśaṅkita' (suspicious, doubted).

Compound type : tatpurusha (cāritra+pariśaṅkita)

• cāritra – character, conduct, behavior, good conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'caritra' (conduct).
  Root: car (class 1)
• pariśaṅkita – doubted, suspected, suspicious, alarmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śaṅk (to doubt) with prefix pari.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.