महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-15, verse-24

एतदर्थं महाबाहुः शक्तिमानपि पाण्डवः ।
न विहन्त्येतदस्त्रं ते प्रजाहितचिकीर्षया ॥२४॥

24. etadarthaṁ mahābāhuḥ śaktimānapi pāṇḍavaḥ ,
na vihantyetadastraṁ te prajāhitacikīrṣayā.

24. etat artham mahābāhuḥ śaktimān api pāṇḍavaḥ na
vihanti etat astram te prajā hita cikīrṣayā

24. etat artham,
mahābāhuḥ śaktimān api pāṇḍavaḥ prajāhita-cikīrṣayā te etat astram na vihanti

24. For this reason, the mighty-armed Pandava, even though powerful, will not destroy this weapon of yours, out of his desire to secure the welfare of the people.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, it

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of, reason

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - O mighty-armed one; the mighty-armed one

• शक्तिमान् (śaktimān) - powerful, strong

• अपि (api) - also, even, though

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - a descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu, Pandava

• न (na) - not

• विहन्ति (vihanti) - destroys, obstructs, strikes down

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• ते (te) - your, of you

• प्रजा (prajā) - subjects, people

• हित (hita) - welfare, benefit, good

• चिकीर्षया (cikīrṣayā) - by the desire to do, with the intention to act

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, it, these

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of, reason

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, reason

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for this reason' when combined with 'etat'.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - O mighty-armed one; the mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an epithet for Pandava.

शक्तिमान् (śaktimān) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaktimat

śaktimat - powerful, energetic, capable

Possessive suffix -mat added to śakti.

अपि (api) - also, even, though

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - a descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu, Pandava

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, Pandava

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विहन्ति (vihanti) - destroys, obstructs, strikes down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vihanti

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'vi' (asunder, apart).

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'astram'.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

प्रजा (prajā) - subjects, people

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - subjects, people, progeny, offspring

Note: Part of a compound 'prajāhita-cikīrṣayā'.

हित (hita) - welfare, benefit, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good; beneficial, salutary

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) with irregular formation for 'hita'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

चिकीर्षया (cikīrṣayā) - by the desire to do, with the intention to act

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cikīrṣā

cikīrṣā - desire to do, intention to act

desiderative noun

Derived from the desiderative stem of root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of a compound 'prajāhita-cikīrṣayā'.