महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-164, verse-8

जीवितं प्रियमत्यर्थमायुष्कामः सदा द्विजः ।
न ह्यस्य सदृशः कश्चिदुभयोः सेनयोरपि ॥८॥

8. jīvitaṁ priyamatyarthamāyuṣkāmaḥ sadā dvijaḥ ,
na hyasya sadṛśaḥ kaścidubhayoḥ senayorapi.

8. jīvitam priyam atyartham āyuṣkāmaḥ sadā dvijaḥ
na hi asya sadṛśaḥ kaścit ubhayoḥ senayoḥ api

8. dvijaḥ sadā āyuṣkāmaḥ atyartham jīvitam priyam
hi asya sadṛśaḥ kaścit ubhayoḥ senayoḥ api na

8. For the twice-born (dvija) always desires a long life and holds his own life extremely dear. Indeed, there is no one like him in either of the two armies.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved, agreeable

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• आयुष्कामः (āyuṣkāmaḥ) - desirous of long life

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born, Brahmin

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, equal, like

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, in both

• सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies, in the two armies

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root jīv (to live), used as a noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

आयुष्कामः (āyuṣkāmaḥ) - desirous of long life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyuṣkāma

āyuṣkāma - desirous of life, wishing for longevity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āyus+kāma)

• āyus – life, duration of life, longevity
  noun (neuter)
• kāma – desirous, wishing, love, desire
  adjective
  Derived from root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born, Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (dvija), Brahmin, a bird, a tooth

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, equal, like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal, resembling

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain one

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, in both

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, of two kinds

सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies, in the two armies

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, troop

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)