महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-144, verse-20

न तु तेऽयं समारम्भो मयि मोघो भविष्यति ।
वध्यान्विषह्यान्संग्रामे न हनिष्यामि ते सुतान् ।
युधिष्ठिरं च भीमं च यमौ चैवार्जुनादृते ॥२०॥

20. na tu te'yaṁ samārambho mayi mogho bhaviṣyati ,
vadhyānviṣahyānsaṁgrāme na haniṣyāmi te sutān ,
yudhiṣṭhiraṁ ca bhīmaṁ ca yamau caivārjunādṛte.

20. na tu te ayam samārambhaḥ mayi moghaḥ
bhaviṣyati vadhyān viṣahyān saṃgrāme
na haniṣyāmi te sutān yudhiṣṭhiram
ca bhīmam ca yamau ca eva arjunāt ṛte

20. tu na ayam te samārambhaḥ mayi moghaḥ
na bhaviṣyati te vadhyān viṣahyān
sutān yudhiṣṭhiram ca bhīmam ca yamau ca
eva arjunāt ṛte saṃgrāme na haniṣyāmi

20. But this endeavor of yours will not be entirely in vain concerning me. I will not kill your formidable sons—Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and the two twins—in battle, except Arjuna.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• ते (te) - your (endeavor) (your, to you)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, endeavor, preparation

• मयि (mayi) - in me, concerning me, on me

• मोघः (moghaḥ) - fruitless, vain, useless

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

• वध्यान् (vadhyān) - those to be killed, killable

• विषह्यान् (viṣahyān) - formidable, irresistible, enduring

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

• न (na) - not, no

• हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill

• ते (te) - your (sons) (your, to you)

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma (proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• यमौ (yamau) - the two twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - from Arjuna

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (endeavor) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'samārambhaḥ'.

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, endeavor, preparation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, beginning, endeavor, preparation

From sam-ā-rabh (to begin, undertake)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

मयि (mayi) - in me, concerning me, on me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

मोघः (moghaḥ) - fruitless, vain, useless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mogha

mogha - fruitless, vain, useless, unsuccessful

Note: Qualifies 'samārambhaḥ'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

वध्यान् (vadhyān) - those to be killed, killable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, killable, an enemy, one who deserves to be killed

Gerundive

Derived from root vadh/han (to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sutān'.

विषह्यान् (viṣahyān) - formidable, irresistible, enduring

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣahya

viṣahya - capable of resistance, formidable, enduring, to be borne

Gerundive

Derived from vi-sah (to bear, endure)

Prefix: vi

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sutān'.

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, combat, war

From sam-gram (to encounter)

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

ते (te) - your (sons) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

सुतान् (sutān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root sū (to bear, bring forth)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas, whom Duryodhana regards as his enemies, hence his 'sons' to be killed.

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava), firm in battle

From yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of the second Pāṇḍava), terrible, formidable

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यमौ (yamau) - the two twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death)

Note: Refers to Nakula and Sahadeva.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that it's *indeed* the twins.

अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - from Arjuna

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava), white, clear

Note: Used with 'ṛte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without

(indeclinable)