Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 62
Devanagari script
मा विघ्नं॑ मा च मे पापं मा च मे परिपन्थिन: । ध्रुवो जयो मे नित्य: स्यात् परत्र च शुभा गति:
Translation
Let no obstacle assail me; let no sin arise from me; let no highwaymen—thieves and robbers—prevail over me. May steadfast victory be mine always in this world, and in the world beyond may I attain an auspicious course.
Word by Word
माdo not / may not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle (with optative/imperative sense)
विघ्नम्obstacle
विघ्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविघ्न
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
माdo not / may not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular (enclitic)
पापम्sin, evil
पापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
Formneuter, accusative, singular
माdo not / may not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular (enclitic)
परिपन्थिनःopponents, assailants, highwaymen
परिपन्थिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरिपन्थिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
ध्रुवःfirm, certain, lasting
ध्रुवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
जयःvictory
जयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजय
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मेfor me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular (enclitic)
नित्यःalways, perpetual
नित्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
स्यात्may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
परत्रin the other world, hereafter
परत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरत्र
Formadverb
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
शुभाauspicious, good
शुभा:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
गतिःcourse, destiny, state (after death)
गतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगति
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes