महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-10

नैव चाहं स्त्रियं जातु न स्त्रीपूर्वं कथंचन ।
हन्यां युधि नरश्रेष्ठ सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१०॥

10. naiva cāhaṁ striyaṁ jātu na strīpūrvaṁ kathaṁcana ,
hanyāṁ yudhi naraśreṣṭha satyametadbravīmi te.

10. na eva ca aham striyam jātu na strīpūrvam kathaṃcana
hanyām yudhi naraśreṣṭha satyam etat bravīmi te

10. naraśreṣṭha na eva ca aham jātu striyam na strīpūrvam
kathaṃcana yudhi hanyām etat satyam te bravīmi

10. O best of men, I would never, ever, kill a woman in battle, nor anyone who was formerly a woman. I speak this truth to you.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• न (na) - not, no

• स्त्रीपूर्वम् (strīpūrvam) - one who was formerly a woman, female-first

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

• हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill, I should kill

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

• ते (te) - to you

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीपूर्वम् (strīpūrvam) - one who was formerly a woman, female-first

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of strīpūrva

strīpūrva - having a woman as former state, one who was previously a woman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (strī+pūrva)

• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)
• pūrva – former, prior, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill, I should kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you