महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-108, verse-27

कुलेषु कलहा जाताः कुलवृद्धैरुपेक्षिताः ।
गोत्रस्य राजन्कुर्वन्ति गणसंभेदकारिकाम् ॥२७॥

27. kuleṣu kalahā jātāḥ kulavṛddhairupekṣitāḥ ,
gotrasya rājankurvanti gaṇasaṁbhedakārikām.

27. kuleṣu kalahāḥ jātāḥ kulavṛddhaiḥ upekṣitāḥ
gotrasya rājan kurvanti gaṇasaṃbhedakārikām

27. rājan,
kuleṣu jātāḥ kalahāḥ kulavṛddhaiḥ upekṣitāḥ [santaḥ] gotrasya gaṇasaṃbhedakārikām kurvanti

27. O King, quarrels that arise within families, if neglected by the family elders, lead to the breakdown of the entire clan (gotra).

Words meanings summery:

• कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families, in clans, among lineages

• कलहाः (kalahāḥ) - quarrels, disputes, strifes

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - arisen, born, produced

• कुलवृद्धैः (kulavṛddhaiḥ) - by the elders of the family, by the old members of the clan

• उपेक्षिताः (upekṣitāḥ) - neglected, disregarded, abandoned

• गोत्रस्य (gotrasya) - of the clan, of the lineage

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they cause

• गणसंभेदकारिकाम् (gaṇasaṁbhedakārikām) - the causing of division in the corporation/group

Words meanings and morphology

कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families, in clans, among lineages

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kula

kula - family, clan, lineage, race, community

कलहाः (kalahāḥ) - quarrels, disputes, strifes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalaha

kalaha - quarrel, dispute, contention, strife, fight

Note: Subject of the sentence.

जाताः (jātāḥ) - arisen, born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √jan (to be born, to produce) with the suffix -ta.

Root: jan (class 4)

कुलवृद्धैः (kulavṛddhaiḥ) - by the elders of the family, by the old members of the clan

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kulavṛddha

kulavṛddha - family elder, one grown old in a family or clan

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+vṛddha)

• kula – family, clan, lineage, race, community
  noun (neuter)
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, increased, elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vṛdh (to grow, to increase) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agent of upekṣitāḥ.

उपेक्षिताः (upekṣitāḥ) - neglected, disregarded, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upekṣita

upekṣita - neglected, disregarded, overlooked, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see) with prefixes upa- (near, towards) and i- (meaning 'to disregard' with upa-).

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

गोत्रस्य (gotrasya) - of the clan, of the lineage

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gotra

gotra - clan, family, lineage, race, cow-stall, herd of cattle

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they cause

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present active indicative

From root √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गणसंभेदकारिकाम् (gaṇasaṁbhedakārikām) - the causing of division in the corporation/group

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṇasaṃbhedakārikā

gaṇasaṁbhedakārikā - causing division in a group, disunion of a corporation

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇa+saṃbheda+kārikā)

• gaṇa – group, multitude, corporation, assembly, clan
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbheda – breaking up, splitting, division, disunion
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhid (to break) with prefix sam- (together, completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• kārikā – causing, making, performing (feminine form of kāraka)
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from √kṛ (to do) with the suffix -ka (agent) and feminine -ā.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of kurvanti.