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.

97. אין לי נטייה למלחמה ואיני שמח בהשמדת הקוּרוּ. אין לי יחס מיוחד לאף אחד, לא לבניי שלי ולא לבני פָּאנְדוּ.

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".

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