महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-96

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तानब्रवीच्छांतनवो नाहं गन्ता कथंचन ।
दक्षिणावृत्त आदित्ये एतन्मे मनसि स्थितम् ॥९६॥

96. tānabravīcchāṁtanavo nāhaṁ gantā kathaṁcana ,
dakṣiṇāvṛtta āditye etanme manasi sthitam.

96. tān abravīt śāntanavaḥ na aham gantā kathaṃcana
dakṣiṇāvṛtte āditye etat me manasi sthitam

96. śāntanavaḥ tān abravīt,
"aham dakṣiṇāvṛtte āditye kathaṃcana gantā na.
etat me manasi sthitam.
"

96. The son of Shantanu (Bhishma) said to them, "I will certainly not depart while the sun is in its southern course. This resolve is fixed in my mind."

Words meanings summery:

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तान् (tān) - Referring to the swans. (them, those)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma. (son of Shantanu)

न (na) - not, no

अहम् (aham) - I

गन्ता (gantā) - will go (one who goes, will go)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (implying 'not at all' when combined with 'na') (by any means, somehow, in any way, under any circumstances)

दक्षिणावृत्ते (dakṣiṇāvṛtte) - when (the sun is) in its southern course (when turned south, having turned south)

आदित्ये (āditye) - in the sun, when the sun

एतत् (etat) - Referring to his resolve not to die in the southern course of the sun. (this)

मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, to me, for me)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

स्थितम् (sthitam) - fixed (as a resolve) (established, fixed, standing)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - Referring to the swans. (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bru

Imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect of root `bru`.

Root: bru (class 2)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma. (son of Shantanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Shantanu, son of Shantanu (Bhishma)

Patronymic from `śantanu`.

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

गन्ता (gantā) - will go (one who goes, will go)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - a goer, one who goes, one who will go

Agent noun

Agent noun from root `gam` (to go), often used with a future sense.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agent noun used with future tense meaning.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (implying 'not at all' when combined with 'na') (by any means, somehow, in any way, under any circumstances)

(indeclinable)

From `katham` (how) + `cana` (an emphatic particle implying 'any'). With `na`, it means 'not at all'.

दक्षिणावृत्ते (dakṣiṇāvṛtte) - when (the sun is) in its southern course (when turned south, having turned south)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇāvṛtta

dakṣiṇāvṛtta - turned towards the south, moving southwards

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `dakṣiṇa` (south) and `vṛtta` (turned, moved). Locative singular.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dakṣiṇa+vṛtta)

dakṣiṇa – south, right (direction), southern
adjective
vṛtta – turned, moved, happened, circular
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist).
Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

आदित्ये (āditye) - in the sun, when the sun

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a deity of the Āditya class

Derived from `aditi`.

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

एतत् (etat) - Referring to his resolve not to die in the southern course of the sun. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (near object)

Demonstrative pronoun.