महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-221, verse-14

मा वै कुलविनाशाय स्नेहं कार्षीः सुतेषु नः ।
न हीदं कर्म मोघं स्याल्लोककामस्य नः पितुः ॥१४॥

14. mā vai kulavināśāya snehaṁ kārṣīḥ suteṣu naḥ ,
na hīdaṁ karma moghaṁ syāllokakāmasya naḥ pituḥ.

14. mā vai kulavināśāya sneham kārṣīḥ suteṣu naḥ na
hi idam karma mogham syāt lokakāmasya naḥ pituḥ

14. O mother, do not indeed develop affection (sneha) for our sons that would lead to the destruction of the family (kula). For this action (karma) would certainly not be futile for our father, who desires the higher worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (not, do not)

• वै (vai) - emphatic particle (indeed, surely)

• कुलविनाशाय (kulavināśāya) - for the destruction of the family, for the ruin of the lineage

• स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection, love, tenderness

• कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - 'you should show/have' (affection) (you should do, you should make, you should show)

• सुतेषु (suteṣu) - 'towards our sons' (in sons, for sons, towards sons)

• नः (naḥ) - 'our' (genitive) (our, to us)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• इदम् (idam) - refers to the action of sacrificing for the family (this)

• कर्म (karma) - this action (of self-sacrifice/prioritizing lineage) (action, deed, work, destiny (from previous actions))

• मोघम् (mogham) - futile, vain, useless

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, may be

• लोककामस्य (lokakāmasya) - of our father, who desires heavenly worlds (lokas) (of one desiring worlds, of one whose desire is the world)

• नः (naḥ) - 'our' (genitive) (our, to us)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - emphatic particle (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

कुलविनाशाय (kulavināśāya) - for the destruction of the family, for the ruin of the lineage

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kulavināśa

kulavināśa - destruction of the family/lineage

compound of kula (family) and vināśa (destruction)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+vināśa)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• vināśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + naś (root naś, class 4)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose.

स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection, love, tenderness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness; oiliness

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Object of kārṣīḥ.

कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - 'you should show/have' (affection) (you should do, you should make, you should show)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with mā for prohibition.

सुतेषु (suteṣu) - 'towards our sons' (in sons, for sons, towards sons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

PPP of su (to give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Locative of relation - affection towards sons.

नः (naḥ) - 'our' (genitive) (our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Modifies suteṣu.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates syāt.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Explains the reason.

इदम् (idam) - refers to the action of sacrificing for the family (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कर्म (karma) - this action (of self-sacrifice/prioritizing lineage) (action, deed, work, destiny (from previous actions))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मोघम् (mogham) - futile, vain, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mogha

mogha - futile, vain, useless, fruitless

Note: Qualifies karma.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

लोककामस्य (lokakāmasya) - of our father, who desires heavenly worlds (lokas) (of one desiring worlds, of one whose desire is the world)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lokakāma

lokakāma - desirous of worlds (especially heavenly worlds), longing for the world

Compound of loka (world) and kāma (desire)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+kāma)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies pituḥ.

नः (naḥ) - 'our' (genitive) (our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Modifies pituḥ.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father