महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-41, verse-25

इच्छतां किल नामाहं जीवाम्येषां महीक्षिताम् ।
योऽहं न गणयाम्येतांस्तृणानीव नराधिपान् ॥२५॥

25. icchatāṁ kila nāmāhaṁ jīvāmyeṣāṁ mahīkṣitām ,
yo'haṁ na gaṇayāmyetāṁstṛṇānīva narādhipān.

25. icchhatām kila nāma aham jīvāmi eṣām mahīkṣitām
yaḥ aham na gaṇayāmi etān tṛṇāni iva narādhipān

25. It is said that I live merely to fulfill the desires of these very kings. But I, for my part, do not value these rulers of men any more than blades of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छ्हताम् (icchhatām) - of those kings (who have expressed ill-will or desires concerning Bhishma) (of those desiring, wishing)

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it were, it is said

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, it is said, supposedly

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the rulers of the earth, of kings

• यः (yaḥ) - Bhishma (referring to himself) (who, which)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - not

• गणयामि (gaṇayāmi) - I count, I consider, I regard

• एतान् (etān) - these (masculine)

• तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - grasses, blades of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नराधिपान् (narādhipān) - kings, rulers of men

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छ्हताम् (icchhatām) - of those kings (who have expressed ill-will or desires concerning Bhishma) (of those desiring, wishing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of icchhat

icchhat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `iṣ` (to wish, desire) with `śap` and `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it were, it is said

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing assertion, report, or irony.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, it is said, supposedly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of `nāman` used adverbially.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject for `jīvāmi`.

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Present indicative, 1st person singular

Root: jīv (class 1)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Genitive plural masculine/neuter of `etad`.

महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the rulers of the earth, of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - king, ruler of the earth

Compound of `mahī` (earth) + `kṣit` (ruling, dwelling). Derived from root `kṣi` (to rule/dwell).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – ruler, dweller
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṣi` (to rule, to dwell).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - Bhishma (referring to himself) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

Note: In agreement with `aham`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject for `gaṇayāmi`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

गणयामि (gaṇayāmi) - I count, I consider, I regard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gaṇ

Present indicative, 1st person singular (causative stem)

Root `gaṇ` is `gaṇ` class 10 (curādi).

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

एतान् (etān) - these (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Accusative plural masculine of `etad`.

Note: Object of `gaṇayāmi`.

तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - grasses, blades of grass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw

a-stem neuter noun.

Root: tṛṇ

Note: Object of comparison with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

नराधिपान् (narādhipān) - kings, rulers of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound of `nara` (man) + `adhipa` (ruler, lord).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From `adhi` (over) + root `pā` (to protect/rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of `gaṇayāmi`.