महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-86, verse-4

अवमानश्च यत्र स्यात्क्षत्रियस्य विशां पते ।
न तत्कुर्याद्बुधः कार्यमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥४॥

4. avamānaśca yatra syātkṣatriyasya viśāṁ pate ,
na tatkuryādbudhaḥ kāryamiti me niścitā matiḥ.

4. avamānaḥ ca yatra syāt kṣatriyasya viśām pate na
tat kuryāt budhaḥ kāryam iti me niścitā matiḥ

4. O lord of men, where there would be disrespect for a kṣatriya, a wise person should not perform that action (even) thinking, 'This is my duty (dharma).' This is my firm conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• अवमानः (avamānaḥ) - disrespect, insult, dishonor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यत्र (yatra) - where (in a situation) (where, in which, if, when)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, happens

• क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya, warrior

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (in general, addressed to a king) (of the people, of the Vaiśyas)

• पते (pate) - O lord (addressed to Duryodhana) (O lord, O master)

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do/perform (he/she/it should do, may do)

• बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person, an intelligent person

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - my duty (dharma) (duty, task, action, what is to be done)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, (quotation marker)

• मे (me) - my (opinion) (my, to me)

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - firm, certain, decided, resolved

• मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction, opinion (thought, opinion, mind, intention, conviction)

Words meanings and morphology

अवमानः (avamānaḥ) - disrespect, insult, dishonor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamāna

avamāna - disrespect, contempt, dishonor, insult

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where (in a situation) (where, in which, if, when)

(indeclinable)

Root: ya

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, happens

(verb)

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

Optative active

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kṣatriya, warrior

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior or ruling class, royal, noble

Root: kṣi

Note: Genitive of object with avamānaḥ.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (in general, addressed to a king) (of the people, of the Vaiśyas)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, inhabitants, community, the third class of society (Vaiśyas)

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used in compounds like viśāṃ-pati (lord of men).

पते (pate) - O lord (addressed to Duryodhana) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Forms the compound viśām-pate.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the action kuryāt.

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the action that causes disrespect.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do/perform (he/she/it should do, may do)

(verb)

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

Optative active

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject is budhaḥ.

बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person, an intelligent person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person, a sage

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of kuryāt.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - my duty (dharma) (duty, task, action, what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, business, action

Gerundive (or potential passive participle)

derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with iti to denote thought: 'thinking 'this is my duty (dharma)'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Root: i

मे (me) - my (opinion) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, to me

Note: Possessive, 'my'.

निश्चिता (niścitā) - firm, certain, decided, resolved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - ascertained, determined, firm, decided, certain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from niścī (ni + √ci).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction, opinion (thought, opinion, mind, intention, conviction)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, conviction, purpose

Derived from man.

Root: man (class 4)