महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-197, verse-14

एतदर्थमिमौ राजन्महात्मानौ महाद्युती ।
नोचतुर्विवृतं किंचिन्न ह्येष तव निश्चयः ॥१४॥

14. etadarthamimau rājanmahātmānau mahādyutī ,
nocaturvivṛtaṁ kiṁcinna hyeṣa tava niścayaḥ.

14. etadartham imau rājan mahātmānau mahādyutī na
ūcatuḥ vivṛtam kiñcit na hi eṣaḥ tava niścayaḥ

14. O King, these two great-souled and immensely brilliant individuals did not state anything clearly for this reason: this (truth about the Pāṇḍavas' invincibility) is not your firm conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

• इमौ (imau) - referring to the two great souls (e.g., Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa/Vidura) (these two)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - referring to the two great souls, likely Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa or Vidura. (great-souled ones)

• महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - greatly splendid, very brilliant

• न (na) - not, no

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they spoke

• विवृतम् (vivṛtam) - disclosed, revealed, clearly

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to 'this conviction' (niścayaḥ) (this, this one)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, decision, certainty

Words meanings and morphology

एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (etad+artha)

• etad – this, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, reason
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

इमौ (imau) - referring to the two great souls (e.g., Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa/Vidura) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - referring to the two great souls, likely Kṛṣṇa and Vyāsa or Vidura. (great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent, a great being (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maha+ātman)

• maha – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'imau'.

महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - greatly splendid, very brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very brilliant, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maha+dyuti)

• maha – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'imau'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative (reduplicated)

3rd person dual perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

विवृतम् (vivṛtam) - disclosed, revealed, clearly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vivṛta

vivṛta - uncovered, disclosed, revealed, manifest, clear

past passive participle

Derived from root vṛ with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, a certain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to 'this conviction' (niścayaḥ) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, decision, certainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm determination, certainty, conviction, resolution, decision

Derived from root ci with prefix nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)