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.

14. הו מלך הצ׳ֵדִי, איננו מכבדים את ג׳ַנָארְדַנַה רק מתוך חיבה, ולא מתוך קשר משפחתי, ולא מתוך תועלת כלשהי.

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)

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