महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-16

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
एतद्वाक्यं विदुर यत्ते सभायामिह प्रोक्तं पाण्डवान्प्राप्य मां च ।
हितं तेषामहितं मामकानामेतत्सर्वं मम नोपैति चेतः ॥१६॥

16. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
etadvākyaṁ vidura yatte sabhāyā;miha proktaṁ pāṇḍavānprāpya māṁ ca ,
hitaṁ teṣāmahitaṁ māmakānā;metatsarvaṁ mama nopaiti cetaḥ.

16. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca etat vākyaṃ vidura
yat te sabhāyām iha proktaṃ pāṇḍavān
prāpya mām ca hitam teṣām ahitam
māmakānām etat sarvam mama na upaiti cetaḥ

16. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: 'O Vidura, this counsel that you gave here in the assembly, regarding both the Pāṇḍavas and myself—which is beneficial to them but detrimental to my own sons—all of this does not enter my mind.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• विदुर (vidura) - Vidura

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• ते (te) - by you

• सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly

• इह (iha) - here

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, said, declared

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, concerning

• माम् (mām) - me

• च (ca) - and

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pandavas (of them)

• अहितम् (ahitam) - detrimental, harmful

• मामकानाम् (māmakānām) - of my sons (the Kauravas) (of my own, of my sons)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• मम (mama) - my, to my

• न (na) - not

• उपैति (upaiti) - enters, approaches, reaches

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king, father of the Kauravas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect (Lit) form

Root verb 'vac' (class 2) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 0)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Also functions as an adjective here, modifying 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, statement, speech, sentence

विदुर (vidura) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of Dhritarashtra's half-brother, a wise counselor)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'etadvākyam'.

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Dative case used to express agent with passive construction (here, 'proktam').

सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, gathering

इह (iha) - here

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, said, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'vac' with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 0)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu; one of the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, concerning

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'āp' (class 5) with the prefix 'pra' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 0)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, advantageous; a friend, a well-wisher

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'dhā' (to place, arrange, do) with prefix 'hi' (often considered a short 'dhita').

Root: dhā (class 0)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pandavas (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

अहितम् (ahitam) - detrimental, harmful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - unbeneficial, disadvantageous, inimical, harmful

Derived from 'hita' (beneficial) with a negative prefix 'a-'.

मामकानाम् (māmakānām) - of my sons (the Kauravas) (of my own, of my sons)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of māmaka

māmaka - my own, belonging to me, my relatives, my sons

Derived from 'mama' (my).

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra's sons, the Kauravas.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

मम (mama) - my, to my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Possessive, refers to 'cetaḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

उपैति (upaiti) - enters, approaches, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upe

Present (Laṭ) form

Root 'i' (class 2) with prefix 'upa', 3rd person singular active.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 0)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding