महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-148, verse-7

साम आदौ प्रयुक्तं मे राजन्सौभ्रात्रमिच्छता ।
अभेदात्कुरुवंशस्य प्रजानां च विवृद्धये ॥७॥

7. sāma ādau prayuktaṁ me rājansaubhrātramicchatā ,
abhedātkuruvaṁśasya prajānāṁ ca vivṛddhaye.

7. sāma ādau prayuktam me rājan saubhrātram icchhatā
abhedāt kuruvaṃśasya prajānām ca vivṛddhaye

7. rājan,
me saubhrātram icchhatā sāma ādau prayuktam,
kuruvaṃśasya abhedāt ca prajānām vivṛddhaye

7. O King, I first employed the strategy of conciliation (sāma) because I desired brotherhood, aiming for the unity of the Kuru lineage and the prosperity of the people.

Words meanings summery:

• साम (sāma) - the policy of conciliation (sāma) (conciliation, gentle persuasion, pacification)

• आदौ (ādau) - initially (at first, in the beginning, initially)

• प्रयुक्तम् (prayuktam) - was employed (employed, used, applied)

• मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, for me, my)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• सौभ्रात्रम् (saubhrātram) - brotherhood (brotherhood, fraternity)

• इच्छ्हता (icchhatā) - desiring (desiring, wishing)

• अभेदात् (abhedāt) - for the unity / non-division (from non-division, for the sake of non-division, due to unity)

• कुरुवंशस्य (kuruvaṁśasya) - of the Kuru lineage (of the Kuru dynasty/lineage)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people (of the subjects, of the people, of the progeny)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विवृद्धये (vivṛddhaye) - for the prosperity (for the growth, for the prosperity, for the increase)

Words meanings and morphology

साम (sāma) - the policy of conciliation (sāma) (conciliation, gentle persuasion, pacification)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāma

sāma - conciliation, pacification, gentle persuasion, Sāma Veda

आदौ (ādau) - initially (at first, in the beginning, initially)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of locative singular.

प्रयुक्तम् (prayuktam) - was employed (employed, used, applied)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayukta

prayukta - employed, used, applied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √yuj (to join, to employ) with the prefix pra- and the past passive participle suffix -kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'sāma'.

मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Enclitic form of the first person pronoun, functioning as the agent in the passive construction.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सौभ्रात्रम् (saubhrātram) - brotherhood (brotherhood, fraternity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saubhrātra

saubhrātra - brotherhood, fraternity

Derived from subhrātṛ (good brother) with the taddhita suffix -aṇ.

Note: Object of the participle 'icchhatā'.

इच्छ्हता (icchhatā) - desiring (desiring, wishing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchhat

icchhat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √iṣ (to wish, desire) with the present active participle suffix -śatṛ.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अभेदात् (abhedāt) - for the unity / non-division (from non-division, for the sake of non-division, due to unity)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abheda

abheda - non-division, unity, sameness

Formed by negation prefix a- and bheda (division).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bheda)

• a – not, non, without
  indeclinable
• bheda – division, difference, splitting
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √bhid (to split) with the suffix -a.
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Expresses purpose or cause.

कुरुवंशस्य (kuruvaṁśasya) - of the Kuru lineage (of the Kuru dynasty/lineage)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kuruvaṃśa

kuruvaṁśa - Kuru dynasty, Kuru lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+vaṃśa)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

Note: Connected with 'abhedāt'.

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people (of the subjects, of the people, of the progeny)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - subject, people, progeny, creation

Derived from the root √jan (to be born) with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Connected with 'vivṛddhaye'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विवृद्धये (vivṛddhaye) - for the prosperity (for the growth, for the prosperity, for the increase)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of vivṛddhi

vivṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, development

Derived from the root √vṛdh (to grow) with the prefix vi- and the suffix -ti (kṛt suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.