महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-15, verse-26

न हि तस्याप्रियं कुर्यां प्राणत्यागेऽप्युपस्थिते ।
कुतो गन्तुं महाबाहो पुरीं द्वारवतीं प्रति ॥२६॥

26. na hi tasyāpriyaṁ kuryāṁ prāṇatyāge'pyupasthite ,
kuto gantuṁ mahābāho purīṁ dvāravatīṁ prati.

26. na hi tasya apriyam kuryām prāṇatyāge api upasthite
kutaḥ gantum mahābāho purīm dvāravatīm prati

26. hi prāṇatyāge api upasthite tasya apriyam na kuryām
mahābāho kutaḥ dvāravatīm purīm prati gantum

26. Indeed, I would not do anything disagreeable to him, even if my life were at stake. How then, O mighty-armed one, can I go to the city of Dvāravatī?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Yudhiṣṭhira) (his, of him)

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - anything disagreeable (disagreeable, unpleasant, harm)

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I would do, I should do

• प्राणत्यागे (prāṇatyāge) - in the abandonment of life, at the risk of life

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• उपस्थिते (upasthite) - even if (my life's end) is imminent (being present, having arrived, imminent)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how then (from where, how then)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, for going

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed Arjuna (O mighty-armed one)

• पुरीम् (purīm) - to the city of Dvāravatī (to the city)

• द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - to Dvāravatī (name of a city)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Yudhiṣṭhira) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - anything disagreeable (disagreeable, unpleasant, harm)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, disliked, enemy

Compound of a (not) and priya (dear, pleasing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+priya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• priya – dear, pleasing, beloved
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Functions as a noun (disagreeable thing).

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I would do, I should do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Optative Active

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राणत्यागे (prāṇatyāge) - in the abandonment of life, at the risk of life

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāṇatyāga

prāṇatyāga - abandonment of life, sacrificing life

Compound of prāṇa (life, breath) and tyāga (abandonment, sacrifice)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+tyāga)

• prāṇa – life, breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-an (to breathe forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• tyāga – abandonment, relinquishment, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun
  From root tyaj (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

उपस्थिते (upasthite) - even if (my life's end) is imminent (being present, having arrived, imminent)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, arrived, imminent, standing near

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prāṇatyāge'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how then (from where, how then)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of kim (what, who) used adverbially.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, for going

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed Arjuna (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (epithet)

Compound of mahat (great) and bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

पुरीम् (purīm) - to the city of Dvāravatī (to the city)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - to Dvāravatī (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvāravatī

dvāravatī - Dvāravatī (the city of Dvārakā)

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative.