महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-24

नाहं कामान्न संरम्भान्न द्वेषान्नार्थकारणात् ।
न हेतुवादाल्लोभाद्वा धर्मं जह्यां कथंचन ॥२४॥

24. nāhaṁ kāmānna saṁrambhānna dveṣānnārthakāraṇāt ,
na hetuvādāllobhādvā dharmaṁ jahyāṁ kathaṁcana.

24. na aham kāmāt na saṃrambhāt na dveṣāt na artha kāraṇāt
na hetuvādāt lobhāt vā dharmam jahyām kathaṃcana

24. I would never abandon my natural law (dharma) due to desire, nor anger, nor hatred, nor for the sake of wealth, nor based on specious reasoning, nor even from greed.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, because of desire

• न (na) - not, no

• संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from passion, from anger, from excitement

• न (na) - not, no

• द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - from hatred, because of hatred

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थ (artha) - wealth (wealth, purpose, meaning)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the sake of (from cause, for the sake of, on account of)

• न (na) - not, no

• हेतुवादात् (hetuvādāt) - from specious reasoning, from a fallacious argument

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, because of greed

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

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

• जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would abandon, I would forsake

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever, in any way

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, because of desire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from passion, from anger, from excitement

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃrambha

saṁrambha - passion, wrath, indignation, excitement

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - from hatred, because of hatred

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dveṣa

dveṣa - hatred, dislike, aversion

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थ (artha) - wealth (wealth, purpose, meaning)

(noun)

masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, property

Note: Used here in conjunction with 'kāraṇāt' to mean 'for the sake of wealth'.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the sake of (from cause, for the sake of, on account of)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Note: Used here in the sense of 'for the sake of' in relation to 'artha'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हेतुवादात् (hetuvādāt) - from specious reasoning, from a fallacious argument

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hetuvāda

hetuvāda - argumentation, reasoning, specious argument

Compound type : tatpurusha (hetu+vāda)

• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
• vāda – speech, discourse, argument
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vad (class 1)

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, because of greed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, avarice

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, justice, law, natural law, intrinsic nature, virtue, religion

जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would abandon, I would forsake

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever, in any way

(indeclinable)