महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-7, verse-9

ते वयं पृथिवीहेतोरवध्यान्पृथिवीसमान् ।
संपरित्यज्य जीवामो हीनार्था हतबान्धवाः ॥९॥

9. te vayaṁ pṛthivīhetoravadhyānpṛthivīsamān ,
saṁparityajya jīvāmo hīnārthā hatabāndhavāḥ.

9. te vayam pṛthivīhetoḥ avadhyān pṛthivīsamān
saṃparityajya jīvāmaḥ hīnārthāḥ hatabāndhavāḥ

9. te vayam pṛthivīhetoḥ avadhyān pṛthivīsamān
saṃparityajya hīnārthāḥ hatabāndhavāḥ jīvāmaḥ

9. For the sake of this earth, we, after completely abandoning those who are invulnerable (avadhyān) and who are as dear as the earth (pṛthivīsamān), now live, destitute and with our kinsmen slain.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they, such

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• पृथिवीहेतोः (pṛthivīhetoḥ) - for the sake of the earth/kingdom

• अवध्यान् (avadhyān) - those not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

• पृथिवीसमान् (pṛthivīsamān) - those who are like the earth, equal to the earth (in value/importance)

• संपरित्यज्य (saṁparityajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up entirely

• जीवामः (jīvāmaḥ) - we live

• हीनार्थाः (hīnārthāḥ) - deprived of wealth/purpose, destitute, unfortunate

• हतबान्धवाः (hatabāndhavāḥ) - whose relatives are slain, having slain kinsmen

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they, such

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'we' (vayam), indicating 'we who are such'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पृथिवीहेतोः (pṛthivīhetoḥ) - for the sake of the earth/kingdom

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛthivīhetu

pṛthivīhetu - reason concerning the earth, for the sake of the earth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+hetu)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also functions as an ablative in the sense 'because of'.

अवध्यान् (avadhyān) - those not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable, inviolable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from 'a-' (negative) + root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) + suffix '-ya'. Root 'vadh' is a substitute for 'han' in some forms.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, vulnerable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'vadh'.
  Root: vadh (class 2)

Note: Original word to be included in translation: (avadhyān). Refers to kinsmen/respected elders who should not have been killed.

पृथिवीसमान् (pṛthivīsamān) - those who are like the earth, equal to the earth (in value/importance)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīsama

pṛthivīsama - like the earth, equal to the earth

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada karmadhāraya (pṛthivī+sama)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, like, similar, same
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Original word to be included in translation: (pṛthivīsamān). Qualifies the implicitly understood 'them' or 'our relatives'.

संपरित्यज्य (saṁparityajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up entirely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'pari-'.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

जीवामः (jīvāmaḥ) - we live

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

हीनार्थाः (hīnārthāḥ) - deprived of wealth/purpose, destitute, unfortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hīnārtha

hīnārtha - deprived of wealth/purpose, destitute, unfortunate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+artha)

• hīna – deprived, abandoned, deficient, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon, lose).
  Root: hā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, prosperity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

हतबान्धवाः (hatabāndhavāḥ) - whose relatives are slain, having slain kinsmen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatabāndhava

hatabāndhava - whose relatives are slain, having slain kinsmen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+bāndhava)

• hata – slain, killed, struck
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.