महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-97

न विग्रहे मम मतिर्न च प्रीये कुरुक्षये ।
न मे विशेषः पुत्रेषु स्वेषु पाण्डुसुतेषु च ॥९७॥

97. na vigrahe mama matirna ca prīye kurukṣaye ,
na me viśeṣaḥ putreṣu sveṣu pāṇḍusuteṣu ca.

97. na vigrahe mama matiḥ na ca prīye kurukṣaye
na me viśeṣaḥ putreṣu sveṣu pāṇḍusuteṣu ca

97. My inclination is not towards conflict, nor do I find joy in the destruction of the Kurus. I make no distinction between my own sons and Pandu's sons.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• विग्रहे (vigrahe) - towards conflict (in conflict, in battle)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - inclination, intention (mind, thought, opinion, intention)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• प्रीये (prīye) - I find joy, I delight (I am pleased, I delight)

• कुरुक्षये (kurukṣaye) - in the destruction of the Kurus

• न (na) - no (not)

• मे (me) - for me (for me, to me)

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, preference (distinction, difference, peculiarity)

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among sons

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - among my own (sons)

• पाण्डुसुतेषु (pāṇḍusuteṣu) - among Pandu's sons

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विग्रहे (vigrahe) - towards conflict (in conflict, in battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vigraha

vigraha - battle, war, conflict; body; separation

From vi-grah (to seize, grasp)

Root: grah (class 9)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Possessive.

मतिः (matiḥ) - inclination, intention (mind, thought, opinion, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, opinion, intelligence

action noun

from √man (to think) + -ti suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause (implied 'asti').

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeats negation.

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रीये (prīye) - I find joy, I delight (I am pleased, I delight)

(verb)

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

Middle voice

Root: prī (class 9)

कुरुक्षये (kurukṣaye) - in the destruction of the Kurus

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kurukṣaya

kurukṣaya - destruction of the Kurus

Note: Object of delight.

न (na) - no (not)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me (for me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Dative of interest, indicating 'for me'.

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, preference (distinction, difference, peculiarity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiarity, specific feature

from vi-śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among sons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Common word for 'sons'.

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - among my own (sons)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, own (pronoun/adjective)

Note: Qualifies "putreṣu" implicitly.

पाण्डुसुतेषु (pāṇḍusuteṣu) - among Pandu's sons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍusuta

pāṇḍusuta - son of Pandu, Pandava

Note: Locative of comparison.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "sveṣu" and "pāṇḍusuteṣu".