महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-27

एवमेष तदा वीर बलिभिः कुकुरान्धकैः ।
वृष्णिभिश्च महाराज नीतिहेतोरुपेक्षितः ॥२७॥

27. evameṣa tadā vīra balibhiḥ kukurāndhakaiḥ ,
vṛṣṇibhiśca mahārāja nītihetorupekṣitaḥ.

27. evam eṣaḥ tadā vīra balibhiḥ kukurāndhakaiḥ
vṛṣṇibhiḥ ca mahārāja nītihetoḥ upekṣitaḥ

27. Thus, O hero, O great king, this person was then disregarded by the mighty Kukuras, Andhakas, and Vrishnis for the sake of political expediency.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the strong ones, by the powerful ones

• कुकुरान्धकैः (kukurāndhakaiḥ) - by the Kukuras and Andhakas

• वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Vrishnis

• च (ca) - and

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• नीतिहेतोः (nītihetoḥ) - for the sake of policy / political wisdom

• उपेक्षितः (upekṣitaḥ) - disregarded, neglected, overlooked

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by the strong ones, by the powerful ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Suffix -in added to bala

Note: Qualifies Kukuras, Andhakas and Vrishnis.

कुकुरान्धकैः (kukurāndhakaiḥ) - by the Kukuras and Andhakas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kukurāndhaka

kukurāndhaka - the Kukuras and Andhakas (names of two Yadu clans)

Compound type : dvandva (kukura+andhaka)

• kukura – Kukura (name of a Yadu clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• andhaka – Andhaka (name of a Yadu clan)
  proper noun (masculine)

वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Vrishnis

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - Vrishni (name of a Yadu clan)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

नीतिहेतोः (nītihetoḥ) - for the sake of policy / political wisdom

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nītihetu

nītihetu - reason for policy, political motive, for the sake of diplomacy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīti+hetu)

• nīti – guidance, conduct, policy, ethics
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can be genitive or ablative, ablative for 'reason why'.

उपेक्षितः (upekṣitaḥ) - disregarded, neglected, overlooked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upekṣita

upekṣita - neglected, disregarded, overlooked, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: It refers to 'eṣaḥ'.