महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-12, verse-14

हतेषु पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु पुत्रेषु निहतेषु च ।
पाण्डुपुत्रेषु मे शर्म प्रीतिश्चाप्यवतिष्ठते ॥१४॥

14. hateṣu pārthivendreṣu putreṣu nihateṣu ca ,
pāṇḍuputreṣu me śarma prītiścāpyavatiṣṭhate.

14. hateṣu pārthivendreṣu putreṣu nihateṣu ca
pāṇḍuputreṣu me śarma prītiḥ ca api avatiṣṭhate

14. me putreṣu pārthivendreṣu hateṣu ca nihateṣu ca api,
pāṇḍuputreṣu śarma ca prītiḥ ca avatiṣṭhate

14. Even though my own sons, the chief among kings, have been killed and slain, still, happiness and affection (prīti) for me remain with the sons of Pāṇḍu.

Words meanings summery:

• हतेषु (hateṣu) - in the killed, in the slain

• पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु (pārthivendreṣu) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, especially Duryodhana and his brothers. (among the chief kings, among the best of rulers)

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's own sons (Kauravas). (in the sons, among the sons)

• निहतेषु (nihateṣu) - in the killed, in the slain, destroyed

• च (ca) - and

• पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - Refers to the five Pāṇḍavas. (among the sons of Pāṇḍu)

• मे (me) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (to me, for me, my)

• शर्म (śarma) - happiness, welfare, well-being, joy

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, pleasure, joy, satisfaction (prīti)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, continues, stands firm, rests upon

Words meanings and morphology

हतेषु (hateṣu) - in the killed, in the slain

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction.

पार्थिवेन्द्रेषु (pārthivendreṣu) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, especially Duryodhana and his brothers. (among the chief kings, among the best of rulers)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pārthivendra

pārthivendra - chief of kings, best of rulers

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+indra)

• pārthiva – earthly, king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pṛthivī (earth)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction.

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's own sons (Kauravas). (in the sons, among the sons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction.

निहतेषु (nihateṣu) - in the killed, in the slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - Refers to the five Pāṇḍavas. (among the sons of Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

मे (me) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of dative or genitive singular. Here dative 'for me'.

शर्म (śarma) - happiness, welfare, well-being, joy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarman

śarman - happiness, welfare, protection, joy, bliss

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, pleasure, joy, satisfaction (prīti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, pleasure, joy, satisfaction, contentment (prīti)

Derived from root prī (to please, to love)

Root: prī (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, continues, stands firm, rests upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Middle

Derived from root sthā with prefix ava. Class 1 ātmanepada.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)