महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-130, verse-14

समा हि कौरवेयाणां वयमेते च पुत्रक ।
नैते विषममिच्छेयुर्धर्मयुक्ता मनस्विनः ॥१४॥

14. samā hi kauraveyāṇāṁ vayamete ca putraka ,
naite viṣamamiccheyurdharmayuktā manasvinaḥ.

14. samāḥ hi kauraveyāṇām vayam ete ca putraka na
ete viṣamam iccheyuḥ dharmayuktāḥ manasvinaḥ

14. O son, we (our family) and these (Pāṇḍavas) are indeed equal as members of the Kuru lineage. These high-minded individuals, devoted to righteousness (dharma), would not desire anything unfair.

14. הו בני, הרי אנחנו והם שווים בעיני הקַאוּרַוַה. אנשים אלה, הדבקים בדרך היושר ובעלי רוח נעלה, לא ירצו בעוול.

Words meanings summery:

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal, same, alike

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कौरवेयाणाम् (kauraveyāṇām) - of the Kauravas, concerning the Kauravas

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• एते (ete) - these (masculine nominative plural)

• च (ca) - and, also, both

• पुत्रक (putraka) - O son

• न (na) - not, no

• एते (ete) - these (masculine nominative plural)

• विषमम् (viṣamam) - unequal, unfair, adverse, difficult

• इच्छेयुः (iccheyuḥ) - they would wish, they would desire

• धर्मयुक्ताः (dharmayuktāḥ) - endowed with (dharma), righteous, committed to natural law (dharma)

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded ones, wise ones, sagacious ones

Words meanings and morphology

समाः (samāḥ) - equal, same, alike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, same, like, even

Note: Here, `समा` (samā) is interpreted as masculine nominative plural `samāḥ` with visarga-lopa, agreeing with `vayam` and `ete`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कौरवेयाणाम् (kauraveyāṇām) - of the Kauravas, concerning the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kauraveya

kauraveya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I

एते (ete) - these (masculine nominative plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

च (ca) - and, also, both

(indeclinable)

पुत्रक (putraka) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - son (often used endearingly)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (masculine nominative plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

विषमम् (viṣamam) - unequal, unfair, adverse, difficult

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, unfair, adverse

इच्छेयुः (iccheyuḥ) - they would wish, they would desire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

धर्मयुक्ताः (dharmayuktāḥ) - endowed with (dharma), righteous, committed to natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - connected with (dharma), righteous, virtuous, upholding natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'yuj'.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - high-minded ones, wise ones, sagacious ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, wise, sagacious, intelligent

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