महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-25, verse-6

न युज्यते कर्म युष्मासु हीनं सत्त्वं हि वस्तादृशं भीमसेनाः ।
उद्भासते ह्यञ्जनबिन्दुवत्तच्छुक्ले वस्त्रे यद्भवेत्किल्बिषं वः ॥६॥

6. na yujyate karma yuṣmāsu hīnaṁ; sattvaṁ hi vastādṛśaṁ bhīmasenāḥ ,
udbhāsate hyañjanabinduvatta;cchukle vastre yadbhavetkilbiṣaṁ vaḥ.

6. na yujyate karma yuṣmāsu hīnam
sattvam hi vaḥ tādṛśam bhīmasenāḥ
udbhāsate hi añjanabinduvat tat
śukle vastre yat bhavet kilbiṣam vaḥ

6. Bhimasena, a dishonorable action is not fitting for you, for your nature (sattva) is indeed of such a noble kind. Any impurity that might occur to you would shine forth like a spot of lampblack on white cloth.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is fitting (is fit, is proper, is suitable)

• कर्म (karma) - action, especially a dishonorable one (action, deed, work, ritual)

• युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - for you (plural) (among you, in you, for you)

• हीनम् (hīnam) - dishonorable (inferior, low, base, dishonorable)

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - nature, intrinsic nature (sattva) (being, existence, essence, nature, goodness (one of the guṇas))

• हि (hi) - for, because (indeed, because, for)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (plural) (your, to you (plural))

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of such a kind (i.e., noble, not low) (such, of that kind)

• भीमसेनाः (bhīmasenāḥ) - O Bhimasena (vocative) (O Bhimasena)

• उद्भासते (udbhāsate) - would shine forth, becomes conspicuous (shines forth, becomes visible, becomes clear)

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, because, for)

• अञ्जनबिन्दुवत् (añjanabinduvat) - like a spot of lampblack (like a spot of lampblack, like a speck of collyrium)

• तत् (tat) - it (referring to the impurity) (that, it)

• शुक्ले (śukle) - on white (cloth) (on a white, in a white)

• वस्त्रे (vastre) - on cloth (on cloth, in cloth)

• यत् (yat) - which (refers to 'kilbiṣam') (which, that (relative pronoun))

• भवेत् (bhavet) - might occur, would be (may be, should be, would be, might be)

• किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - impurity, fault (sin, fault, impurity, offense)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), concerning you (to you, for you (plural))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is fitting (is fit, is proper, is suitable)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

Present Passive

Root verb 'yuj' (class 7, yuj-), present passive third person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: yuj (class 7)

कर्म (karma) - action, especially a dishonorable one (action, deed, work, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it is the subject of the passive verb 'yujyate'.

युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - for you (plural) (among you, in you, for you)

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

हीनम् (hīnam) - dishonorable (inferior, low, base, dishonorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hīna

hīna - deficient, inferior, low, base, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon, to leave) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - nature, intrinsic nature (sattva) (being, existence, essence, nature, goodness (one of the guṇas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, nature, strength, courage, goodness (sattva)

Derived from root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

हि (hi) - for, because (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - your (plural) (your, to you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Alternate form for genitive/dative/accusative plural of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Possessive, 'your nature'.

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of such a kind (i.e., noble, not low) (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind

Derived from 'tad' (that) and 'dṛś' (to see).

Note: Agrees with 'sattvam'.

भीमसेनाः (bhīmasenāḥ) - O Bhimasena (vocative) (O Bhimasena)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

Note: Vocative singular, often ends in 'āḥ' for masculine nouns ending in 'a'.

उद्भासते (udbhāsate) - would shine forth, becomes conspicuous (shines forth, becomes visible, becomes clear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhās

Present

Root verb 'bhās' (class 1, bhās-), present third person singular, ātmanepada, with upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: The tense is present, but contextually implies a conditional 'would shine forth'.

हि (hi) - for (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

अञ्जनबिन्दुवत् (añjanabinduvat) - like a spot of lampblack (like a spot of lampblack, like a speck of collyrium)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'añjanabindu' with the suffix '-vat' indicating similarity.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (añjana+bindu)

• añjana – collyrium, lampblack, ointment
  noun (neuter)
  Root: añj (class 7)
• bindu – drop, spot, dot, speck
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverb.

तत् (tat) - it (referring to the impurity) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Agrees with 'kilbiṣam'.

शुक्ले (śukle) - on white (cloth) (on a white, in a white)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śukla

śukla - white, bright, pure

Note: Agrees with 'vastre'.

वस्त्रे (vastre) - on cloth (on cloth, in cloth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastra

vastra - cloth, garment

यत् (yat) - which (refers to 'kilbiṣam') (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'kilbiṣam'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - might occur, would be (may be, should be, would be, might be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative

Root verb 'bhū' (class 1, bhava-), optative third person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - impurity, fault (sin, fault, impurity, offense)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kilbiṣa

kilbiṣa - sin, fault, offense, impurity

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), concerning you (to you, for you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Alternate form for dative/genitive/accusative plural of 'yuṣmad'. Here, dative sense 'to you'.

Note: Indicates for whom the fault might occur.