महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-127, verse-14

कथं हि स्वजने भेदमुपेक्षेत महामतिः ।
भिन्नं हि स्वजनेन त्वां प्रसहिष्यन्ति शत्रवः ॥१४॥

14. kathaṁ hi svajane bhedamupekṣeta mahāmatiḥ ,
bhinnaṁ hi svajanena tvāṁ prasahiṣyanti śatravaḥ.

14. katham hi svajane bhedam upekṣeta mahāmatiḥ
bhinnam hi svajanena tvām prasahiṣyanti śatravaḥ

14. mahāmatiḥ svajane bhedam hi katham upekṣeta? hi
śatravaḥ svajanena bhinnam tvām prasahiṣyanti

14. How indeed could a great-minded person tolerate discord among his own people? For enemies will surely overpower you once you are divided by your own kin.

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how (rhetorical question) (how, in what manner, why)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (emphasizing the statement or providing reason) (indeed, for, because)

• स्वजने (svajane) - among one's own people (among one's own people/kin)

• भेदम् (bhedam) - discord, division (division, discord, difference, breach)

• उपेक्षेत (upekṣeta) - could tolerate, disregard (should disregard, neglect, overlook, tolerate)

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - a great-minded person (great-minded, high-minded, wise)

• भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - divided, separated (divided, broken, pierced)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (indeed, for, because)

• स्वजनेन (svajanena) - by one's own kin (by one's own people/kin)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (you (accusative))

• प्रसहिष्यन्ति (prasahiṣyanti) - will overpower (will overpower, will attack, will tolerate)

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies (enemies, foes)

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how (rhetorical question) (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.

हि (hi) - indeed, for (emphasizing the statement or providing reason) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle, emphasizing or indicating cause.

स्वजने (svajane) - among one's own people (among one's own people/kin)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, kinsfolk, relatives

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'jana' (people)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Locative of place/group.

भेदम् (bhedam) - discord, division (division, discord, difference, breach)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - division, separation, discord, breach, difference

Derived from root 'bhid' (to break, divide)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object of upekṣeta.

उपेक्षेत (upekṣeta) - could tolerate, disregard (should disregard, neglect, overlook, tolerate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of upekṣ

Root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'upa' (near). The combination implies 'looking away' or 'disregarding'.

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - a great-minded person (great-minded, high-minded, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, high-minded, wise, of great intellect

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'mati' (mind, intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'man' (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of upekṣeta.

भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - divided, separated (divided, broken, pierced)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - divided, separated, broken, distinct

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhid' (to break, divide)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying tvām.

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the statement) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

स्वजनेन (svajanena) - by one's own kin (by one's own people/kin)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, kinsfolk, relatives

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'jana' (people)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of bhinnam.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of prasahiṣyanti.

प्रसहिष्यन्ति (prasahiṣyanti) - will overpower (will overpower, will attack, will tolerate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of prasah

Root 'sah' (to endure, overcome) with prefix 'pra' (forth, intensely)

Prefix: pra

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Verb for śatravaḥ.

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Subject of prasahiṣyanti.