महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-35, verse-14

न केवलं वयं कामाच्चेदिराज जनार्दनम् ।
न संबन्धं पुरस्कृत्य कृतार्थं वा कथंचन ॥१४॥

14. na kevalaṁ vayaṁ kāmāccedirāja janārdanam ,
na saṁbandhaṁ puraskṛtya kṛtārthaṁ vā kathaṁcana.

14. na kevalam vayam kāmāt cedirāja janārdanam na
saṃbandham puraskṛtya kṛtārtham vā kathaṃcana

14. O King of Chedi, we do not [honor] Janārdana merely out of desire, nor by emphasizing any relationship, nor by having achieved any purpose (karma) through him in any way.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, out of desire

• चेदिराज (cedirāja) - O King of Chedi

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana (a name of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu), suppressor of men

• न (na) - not, no

• संबन्धम् (saṁbandham) - relationship, connection, relation

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having put forward, by emphasizing, having placed in front

• कृतार्थम् (kṛtārtham) - one whose purpose is achieved, having achieved a goal

• वा (vā) - or, either, and

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, somehow, by any means

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, out of desire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love

Root: kam (class 1)

चेदिराज (cedirāja) - O King of Chedi

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of cedirāja

cedirāja - king of the Chedis

Compound type : tatpurusha (cedi+rājan)

• cedi – Chedi (name of an ancient country and its people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana (a name of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu), suppressor of men

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janārdana (name of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu), one who agitates or punishes men

compound of jana (people) and ardana (agitating, punishing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ardana)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ardana – agitating, tormenting, punishing, causing pain
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'ṛd' with ni suffix
  Root: ṛd (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संबन्धम् (saṁbandham) - relationship, connection, relation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, relationship, bond

from 'sam' + 'bandh' (to bind)

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having put forward, by emphasizing, having placed in front

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive of root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'puras'

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतार्थम् (kṛtārtham) - one whose purpose is achieved, having achieved a goal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtārtha

kṛtārtha - one who has accomplished his object, successful, fulfilled

Bahuvrihi compound: kṛta (done/achieved) + artha (purpose)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+artha)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, achieved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, either, and

(indeclinable)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, somehow, by any means

(indeclinable)