महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-50, verse-28

अतादृशस्य किं मेऽद्य जीवितेन विशां पते ।
वर्धन्ते पाण्डवा नित्यं वयं तु स्थिरवृद्धयः ॥२८॥

28. atādṛśasya kiṁ me'dya jīvitena viśāṁ pate ,
vardhante pāṇḍavā nityaṁ vayaṁ tu sthiravṛddhayaḥ.

28. atādṛśasya kim me adya jīvitena viśām pate
vardhante pāṇḍavā nityam vayam tu sthiravṛddhayaḥ

28. O Lord of the people (viśāṃ pate), what is the purpose of life (jīvita) for me now, who am not like that [i.e., victorious or expanding]? The Pandavas are constantly increasing, but our growth is stagnant.

Words meanings summery:

• अतादृशस्य (atādṛśasya) - Of one who is not victorious, not expanding, not successful, unlike the Pandavas. (of one who is not such, of one who is not like that)

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what use?

• मे (me) - my, to me

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life, with life

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O ruler

• वर्धन्ते (vardhante) - they grow, they increase, they prosper

• पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - the Pandavas

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• स्थिरवृद्धयः (sthiravṛddhayaḥ) - Implies that their growth is not increasing or expanding like the Pandavas, perhaps suggesting stagnation. (of stable growth, whose growth is fixed/stagnant)

Words meanings and morphology

अतादृशस्य (atādṛśasya) - Of one who is not victorious, not expanding, not successful, unlike the Pandavas. (of one who is not such, of one who is not like that)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of atādṛśa

atādṛśa - not like that, not such, unlike, dissimilar

Compound formed with 'a-' (negation) and 'tādṛśa' (such).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+tādṛśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• tādṛśa – such, like that
  adjective (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, what use?

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - by life, with life

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv (to live), used as a noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, clan, community, settlement

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - O lord, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler, owner

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viś+pati)

• viś – people, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Root: viś (class 6)
• pati – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वर्धन्ते (vardhante) - they grow, they increase, they prosper

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present tense

3rd person plural, Atmanepada, Present indicative.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

स्थिरवृद्धयः (sthiravṛddhayaḥ) - Implies that their growth is not increasing or expanding like the Pandavas, perhaps suggesting stagnation. (of stable growth, whose growth is fixed/stagnant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthiravṛddhi

sthiravṛddhi - stable growth, fixed growth, stagnant growth, unchanging prosperity

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose growth is stable/fixed'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sthira+vṛddhi)

• sthira – firm, steady, stable, fixed, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• vṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vayam'.