महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-41, verse-5

एतदर्थं हि जीवामि कृत्वा ज्ञातिवधं महत् ।
अस्य शुश्रूषणं कार्यं मया नित्यमतन्द्रिणा ॥५॥

5. etadarthaṁ hi jīvāmi kṛtvā jñātivadhaṁ mahat ,
asya śuśrūṣaṇaṁ kāryaṁ mayā nityamatandriṇā.

5. etat artham hi jīvāmi kṛtvā jñātivadham mahat
asya śuśrūṣaṇam kāryam mayā nityam atandriṇā

5. hi mayā mahat jñātivadham kṛtvā etat artham
jīvāmi asya śuśrūṣaṇam nityam atandriṇā kāryam

5. Indeed, I live for this very purpose, having performed a great slaughter of my kinsmen. His service must always be performed by me without negligence.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

• ज्ञातिवधम् (jñātivadham) - slaughter of kinsmen

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• शुश्रूषणम् (śuśrūṣaṇam) - service, desire to hear or serve

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, should be done

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• अतन्द्रिणा (atandriṇā) - by one who is vigilant, without laziness

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Used adverbially to form 'for this purpose'

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose with 'etat'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after doing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root kṛ + -tvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्ञातिवधम् (jñātivadham) - slaughter of kinsmen

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jñātivadha

jñātivadha - killing of relatives, kinsmen slaughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāti+vadha)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, striking
  noun (masculine)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with jñātivadham

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

शुश्रूषणम् (śuśrūṣaṇam) - service, desire to hear or serve

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuśrūṣaṇa

śuśrūṣaṇa - service, attendance, desire to hear

desiderative noun

Derived from desiderative stem of root śru (to hear), signifying desire to hear or serve.

Root: śru (class 5)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, should be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work

gerundive

root kṛ + -ya suffix, forms a potential passive participle.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

अतन्द्रिणा (atandriṇā) - by one who is vigilant, without laziness

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atandrin

atandrin - vigilant, active, not lazy, diligent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tandrī)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tandrī – laziness, weariness, sluggishness
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'