महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-193, verse-61

नाहमेनं धनुष्पाणिं युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ।
मुहूर्तमपि पश्येयं प्रहरेयं न चाप्युत ॥६१॥

61. nāhamenaṁ dhanuṣpāṇiṁ yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam ,
muhūrtamapi paśyeyaṁ prahareyaṁ na cāpyuta.

61. na aham enam dhanuṣpāṇim yuyutsum samupasthitam
muhūrtam api paśyeyam prahareyam na ca api uta

61. aham enam dhanuṣpāṇim yuyutsum samupasthitam
api muhūrtam na paśyeyam ca uta na prahareyam

61. I would not even look at him for a single moment, him who stands before me with a bow in hand, eager to fight. And indeed, I would not strike him.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एनम् (enam) - him (referring to Shikhaṇḍī) (him, this one)

• धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - having a bow in hand, armed with a bow

• युयुत्सुम् (yuyutsum) - desirous of fighting, eager to fight

• समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - standing near, approached, present

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

• अपि (api) - even, also

• पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - I would see, I should see, I would look at

• प्रहरेयम् (prahareyam) - I would strike, I should strike

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also

• उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to Shikhaṇḍī) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, him

धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - having a bow in hand, armed with a bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - bow-handed, holding a bow in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound: dhanus (bow) + pāṇi (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

युयुत्सुम् (yuyutsum) - desirous of fighting, eager to fight

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuyutsu

yuyutsu - desirous to fight, bellicose

Desiderative noun/adjective

From desiderative stem of √yudh 'to fight'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - standing near, approached, present

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samupasthita

samupasthita - approached, standing near, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (class 1) with prefixes sam and upa.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic 'even for a moment'.

पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - I would see, I should see, I would look at

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dṛś

Optative Active

From √dṛś (class 1), root changes to paś in present/optative, first person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रहरेयम् (prahareyam) - I would strike, I should strike

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of prahṛ

Optative Active

From √hṛ (class 1) with prefix pra, first person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis or for second negated verb.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins the two clauses.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: 'ca api uta' often means 'and also indeed'.

उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation of striking.