महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-14

न विनाशमिदं गच्छेत्त्वत्तेज इति निश्चयात् ।
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व पुत्रं स्वं मया दत्तमनिन्दितम् ॥१४॥

14. na vināśamidaṁ gacchettvatteja iti niścayāt ,
pratigṛhṇīṣva putraṁ svaṁ mayā dattamaninditam.

14. na vināśam idam gacchet tvat tejaḥ iti niścayāt
pratigṛhṇīṣva putram svam mayā dattam aninditam

14. idam tvat tejaḥ vināśam na gacchet iti niścayāt
mayā dattam aninditam svam putram pratigṛhṇīṣva

14. With the conviction (niścaya) that 'this `tejas` (energy or splendor) of yours should not be destroyed,' please accept your own blameless son, given by me.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, perishing

• इदम् (idam) - this

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go, may go

• त्वत् (tvat) - your, by you

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - your energy, your splendor (energy, splendor, vitality (tejas))

• इति (iti) - thus, so, thinking

• निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - from conviction, due to determination

• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept, receive

• पुत्रम् (putram) - your son (son)

• स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given

• अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, faultless, unblemished

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

Note: Negates the verb gacchet.

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, perishing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance, loss

From vi-√naś (to perish, to be destroyed).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The state towards which gacchet directs.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Subject of the clause idam gacchet.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go, may go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of gam

Optative Active Voice

3rd person singular, optative (potential mood), active voice. From √gam (class 1, gacchati).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a negative clause to mean 'should not be destroyed'.

त्वत् (tvat) - your, by you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Ablative singular of yuṣmad. Used here as a component in a compound to mean 'your'.

Note: Forms the first part of the compound tvat tejaḥ.

तेजः (tejaḥ) - your energy, your splendor (energy, splendor, vitality (tejas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, vitality, spiritual power, semen (tejas)

From √tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 1)

Note: The tejas (energy/splendor) is the son from the semen.

इति (iti) - thus, so, thinking

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Ends the quoted thought.

निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - from conviction, due to determination

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - conviction, certainty, determination, firm conclusion (niścaya)

From niś-√ci (to ascertain, to determine).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Indicates the reason for her action.

प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept, receive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of grah

Imperative Middle Voice

2nd person singular, imperative mood, middle voice. From √grah (class 9, gṛhṇāti), with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Directed at the sage.

पुत्रम् (putram) - your son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of pratigṛhṇīṣva.

स्वम् (svam) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, kindred

Reflexive possessive adjective/pronoun.

Note: Emphasizes 'your own son'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Instrumental singular of asmad.

दत्तम् (dattam) - given

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dā

dā - to give, to grant, to bestow

Past Passive Participle

From √dā (class 3, dadāti) with suffix -ta. Masculine accusative singular.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Describes the son, with mayā as agent.

अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, faultless, unblemished

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable, unblemished

Negative compound of an- (not) + nindita (blamed, censured), past passive participle of √nind.

Prefix: an

Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Describes the quality of the son.