महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-192, verse-22

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
यथैव पाण्डोः पुत्रास्ते तथैवाभ्यधिका मम ।
सेयमभ्यधिका प्रीतिर्वृद्धिर्विदुर मे मता ।
यत्ते कुशलिनो वीरा मित्रवन्तश्च पाण्डवाः ॥२२॥

22. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
yathaiva pāṇḍoḥ putrāste tathaivābhyadhikā mama ,
seyamabhyadhikā prītirvṛddhirvidura me matā ,
yatte kuśalino vīrā mitravantaśca pāṇḍavāḥ.

22. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca yathā eva pāṇḍoḥ putrāḥ
te tathā eva abhyadhikā mama sā iyam
abhyadhikā prītiḥ vṛddhiḥ vidura me matā yat
te kuśalinaḥ vīrāḥ mitravantah ca pāṇḍavāḥ

22. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "Just as those Pāṇḍavas are the sons of Pāṇḍu, so too are they exceedingly dear to me. This increased affection and prosperity, O Vidura, is considered by me as such, because those heroic Pāṇḍavas are well and have friends."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• ते (te) - those Pandavas (they, those)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - exceedingly dear (greater, more, superior, excessive)

• मम (mama) - my, of me, to me

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - greater, more, superior, excessive

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, joy

• वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ) - growth, increase, prosperity

• विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

• मता (matā) - considered, thought, believed

• यत् (yat) - because (that, because, which)

• ते (te) - those

• कुशलिनः (kuśalinaḥ) - well, healthy

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes

• मित्रवन्तः (mitravantaḥ) - having friends, befriended

• च (ca) - and, also

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, supported, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (name of the father of the Pandavas)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

ते (te) - those Pandavas (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - exceedingly dear (greater, more, superior, excessive)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - greater, more, superior, excessive, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'

मम (mama) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - greater, more, superior, excessive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - greater, more, superior, excessive, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, joy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, pleasure, satisfaction

वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ) - growth, increase, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, success

विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of a wise minister in the Mahabharata)

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

मता (matā) - considered, thought, believed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, believed, opinion

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think, to believe)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ' and 'vṛddhiḥ'

यत् (yat) - because (that, because, which)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavāḥ'

कुशलिनः (kuśalinaḥ) - well, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśalin

kuśalin - well, healthy, skilled, prosperous

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavāḥ'

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, strong

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavāḥ'

मित्रवन्तः (mitravantaḥ) - having friends, befriended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mitravant

mitravant - having friends, befriended, friendly

Possessive suffix -vant

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavāḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, the Pandavas