महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-7

न तु त्वं धर्ममुद्दिश्य तस्य वा प्रियकारणात् ।
एतदिच्छसि कृष्णाय सत्येनात्मानमालभे ॥७॥

7. na tu tvaṁ dharmamuddiśya tasya vā priyakāraṇāt ,
etadicchasi kṛṣṇāya satyenātmānamālabhe.

7. na tu tvam dharmam uddiśya tasya vā priyakāraṇāt
etat icchasi kṛṣṇāya satyena ātmānam ālabhe

7. But you do not desire this for Kṛṣṇa, prompted by (dharma) natural law or by affection for him. I swear by truth by my very self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma) natural law, righteousness, duty

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having in view, aiming at, concerning

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• वा (vā) - or, either

• प्रियकारणात् (priyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of affection, due to a dear motive

• एतत् (etat) - this

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

• कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya) - for Krishna

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself, the (ātman) self, the soul

• आलभे (ālabhe) - I swear (by touching myself) (I touch, I seize, I obtain (used in oaths as 'I swear by touching myself'))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Adversative particle.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'icchasi'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma) natural law, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, intrinsic nature

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'uddiśya'.

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - having in view, aiming at, concerning

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'diś' (to point) with upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adverbial participle modifying 'icchasi'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Krishna.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रियकारणात् (priyakāraṇāt) - for the sake of affection, due to a dear motive

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of priyakāraṇa

priyakāraṇa - reason of affection, motive of love, for a dear reason

Tatpuruṣa compound: priya (dear) + kāraṇa (reason).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+kāraṇa)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near to the speaker or listener)

Note: Object of 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya) - for Krishna

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity)

Note: Purpose dative, for Krishna.

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality

Derived from 'sat' (being, existence).

Note: Means by which the oath is taken.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself, the (ātman) self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ālabhe', indicating self for an oath.

आलभे (ālabhe) - I swear (by touching myself) (I touch, I seize, I obtain (used in oaths as 'I swear by touching myself'))

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ālabh

Root 'labh' (to take, obtain) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Often used in the context of taking an oath by touching one's self (ātman).