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15,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-3, verse-4

प्रियाण्येव तु कौरव्यो नाप्रियाणि कुरूद्वह ।
वैचित्रवीर्ये नृपतौ समाचरति नित्यदा ॥४॥
4. priyāṇyeva tu kauravyo nāpriyāṇi kurūdvaha ,
vaicitravīrye nṛpatau samācarati nityadā.
4. priyāṇi eva tu kauravyaḥ na apriyāṇi kurūdvaha
vaicitravīrye nṛpatau samācarati nityadā
4. kauravyaḥ kurūdvaha tu vaicitravīrye nṛpatau
nityadā priyāṇi eva na apriyāṇi samācarati
4. O descendant of Kuru, O leader of the Kurus, he always behaved towards King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the son of Vicitravīrya, with agreeable actions alone, and never with disagreeable ones.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - pleasant things, agreeable things
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
  • कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Kuru)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable things
  • कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O leader of the Kurus, O bearer of the Kuru lineage)
  • वैचित्रवीर्ये (vaicitravīrye) - Refers to Dhritarashtra. (to the son of Vicitravīrya)
  • नृपतौ (nṛpatau) - Refers to Dhritarashtra. (to the king)
  • समाचरति (samācarati) - he behaves, he acts, he conducts himself
  • नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - pleasant things, agreeable things
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of priya
priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter. Context indicates accusative here.
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
Derived from Kuru, referring to his descendants.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable things
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of apriya
apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked
Negation of priya with 'a-'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter. Context indicates accusative here.
कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O leader of the Kurus, O bearer of the Kuru lineage)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūdvaha
kurūdvaha - one who bears (the burden of) the Kurus, leader of the Kurus
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kuru+udvaha)
  • kuru – name of an ancient king and his dynasty; the land ruled by them
    proper noun (masculine)
  • udvaha – carrying, bearing, supporting; one who carries/bears
    noun (masculine)
    From ud-vah (to carry, bear).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: vah (class 1)
वैचित्रवीर्ये (vaicitravīrye) - Refers to Dhritarashtra. (to the son of Vicitravīrya)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vaicitravīrya
vaicitravīrya - descendant of Vicitravīrya; son of Vicitravīrya
Patronymic from Vicitravīrya.
Note: Locative case used here in the sense of 'towards' or 'with respect to'.
नृपतौ (nṛpatau) - Refers to Dhritarashtra. (to the king)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpati
nṛpati - king, lord of men
Compound of nṛ (man) and pati (lord).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)
  • nṛ – man, male
    noun (masculine)
  • pati – lord, master, husband
    noun (masculine)
Note: Locative case used here in the sense of 'towards' or 'with respect to'.
समाचरति (samācarati) - he behaves, he acts, he conducts himself
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of samācar
Verb root ā-car preceded by prefix sam.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: car (class 1)
नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Adverb derived from nitya (constant, eternal) with suffix -dā.