महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-8, verse-12

न मे त्वत्तः प्रियतरो लोकेऽस्मिन्पाण्डुनन्दन ।
त्वत्तश्च मे प्रियतरा ब्राह्मणा भरतर्षभ ॥१२॥

12. na me tvattaḥ priyataro loke'sminpāṇḍunandana ,
tvattaśca me priyatarā brāhmaṇā bharatarṣabha.

12. na me tvattaḥ priyataraḥ loke asmin pāṇḍunandana
tvattaḥ ca me priyatarāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ bharatarṣabha

12. pāṇḍunandana asmin loke tvattaḥ priyataraḥ me na (asti).
bharatarṣabha ca tvattaḥ priyatarāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ me (santi).

12. O son of Pandu, no one in this world is dearer to me than you. And, O best of Bharatas, brahmins (brāhmaṇa) are even dearer to me than you.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

• प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer, more beloved

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O son of Pandu

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - to me, my

• प्रियतराः (priyatarāḥ) - dearer, more beloved

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins (brāhmaṇa) (brahmins)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the dative or genitive singular of 'asmad'.

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Ablative singular of 'yuṣmad'. Used for comparison.

प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer, more beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyatara

priyatara - dearer, more beloved, more agreeable (comparative of 'priya')

Comparative

Formed from 'priya' (dear) with the comparative suffix '-tara'.

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies an implied subject (e.g., 'any person').

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, open space

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'loke'.

पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O son of Pandu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍunandana

pāṇḍunandana - son of Pandu, descendent of Pandu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+nandana)

• pāṇḍu – Pandu (proper name, father of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delighting, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Ablative singular of 'yuṣmad'. Used for comparison.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the dative or genitive singular of 'asmad'.

प्रियतराः (priyatarāḥ) - dearer, more beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyatara

priyatara - dearer, more beloved, more agreeable (comparative of 'priya')

Comparative

Formed from 'priya' (dear) with the comparative suffix '-tara'.

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins (brāhmaṇa) (brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Derived from 'brahman'.

Note: Subject.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - chief of Bharatas, best of Bharatas (an epithet for eminent members of the Bharata lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (proper name, ancestor of a great dynasty, member of the Bharata lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)