महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-25, verse-22

न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन ।
नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि ॥२२॥

22. na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu kiṁcana ,
nānavāptamavāptavyaṁ varta eva ca karmaṇi.

22. na me pārtha asti kartavyam triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana
na anavāptam avāptavyam varte eva ca karmaṇi

22. pārtha triṣu lokeṣu me na kiñcana kartavyam asti,
anavāptam avāptavyam ca na (asti),
karmaṇi eva varte ca

22. O Pārtha, there is nothing in the three worlds that must be done by me, nor is there anything unobtained that is to be obtained. Yet, I continue to engage in action.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• मे (me) - by me (by me, of me, to me)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - something to be done (to be done, duty, obligation)

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (in three)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in worlds, in realms of existence)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything whatsoever (anything, whatsoever)

• न (na) - not

• अनवाप्तम् (anavāptam) - unobtained (unobtained, unattained)

• अवाप्तव्यम् (avāptavyam) - something to be obtained (to be obtained, to be attained)

• वर्ते (varte) - I engage, I continue (I turn, I abide, I exist, I engage)

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action (in action, in duty)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (by me, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - something to be done (to be done, duty, obligation)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, obligatory

Gerundive

gerundive (tavya) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (in three)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in worlds, in realms of existence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything whatsoever (anything, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनवाप्तम् (anavāptam) - unobtained (unobtained, unattained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anavāpta

anavāpta - unobtained, unattained

Past Passive Participle

negative compound with an- and avāpta

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+avāpta)

• an – not
  indeclinable
• avāpta – obtained, attained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of ava-āp
  Prefixes: ava+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

अवाप्तव्यम् (avāptavyam) - something to be obtained (to be obtained, to be attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāptavya

avāptavya - to be obtained, to be attained

Gerundive

gerundive (tavya) of ava-āp

Prefixes: ava+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

वर्ते (varte) - I engage, I continue (I turn, I abide, I exist, I engage)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action (in action, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

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