महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-88

मा मा सुवीरकं कश्चिद्याचतां दयितो मम ।
पुत्रं दद्यां प्रतिपदं न तु दद्यां सुवीरकम् ॥८८॥

88. mā mā suvīrakaṁ kaścidyācatāṁ dayito mama ,
putraṁ dadyāṁ pratipadaṁ na tu dadyāṁ suvīrakam.

88. mā mā suvīrakam kaścit yācatām dayitaḥ mama
putram dadyām pratipadam na tu dadyām suvīrakam

88. mā mā kaścit suvīrakam yācatām mama dayitaḥ
putram dadyām pratipadam na tu suvīrakam dadyām

88. Oh, may no one, especially not my beloved, ever ask me for the fragrant powder (suvīraka)! I would rather give away a son than part with my suvīraka.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• सुवीरकम् (suvīrakam) - the fragrant powder, suvīraka

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• याचताम् (yācatām) - may he beg, let him ask

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - my beloved (in vocative sense) (beloved one, dear one)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• पुत्रम् (putram) - a son

• दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give, I might give

• प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - in its place, in exchange (in return, instead, at every step)

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give, I might give

• सुवीरकम् (suvīrakam) - the fragrant powder, suvīraka

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle.

सुवीरकम् (suvīrakam) - the fragrant powder, suvīraka

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvīraka

suvīraka - fragrant powder, a pleasant thing

Note: Object of yācatām.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, some

Indefinite pronoun, ka (who) + cit (emphatic/indefinite).

याचताम् (yācatām) - may he beg, let him ask

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yāc

imperative active

Root yāc (to beg), Class 1, loṭ-lakāra, parasmaidipi.

Root: yāc (class 1)

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - my beloved (in vocative sense) (beloved one, dear one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, liked

past passive participle

From root day (to pity, to love, to cherish) + kta (ppp suffix).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Vocative sense in context ('my beloved!').

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of asmad (first person pronoun).

Note: Modifies dayitaḥ.

पुत्रम् (putram) - a son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of dadyām.

दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give, I might give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative/potential (vidhiliṅ) of dā

optative active

Root dā (to give), Class 3 (juhotyādi), vidhiliṅ-lakāra, parasmaidipi. First person plural.

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - in its place, in exchange (in return, instead, at every step)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+pada)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition.
• pada – step, foot, place, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adverbial usage.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive/adversative particle.

दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give, I might give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative/potential (vidhiliṅ) of dā

optative active

Root dā (to give), Class 3 (juhotyādi), vidhiliṅ-lakāra, parasmaidipi. First person plural.

Root: dā (class 3)

सुवीरकम् (suvīrakam) - the fragrant powder, suvīraka

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvīraka

suvīraka - fragrant powder, a pleasant thing

Note: Object of dadyām.