महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-7, verse-24

निगृह्योक्तो हृषीकेशस्त्वदर्थं कुरुनन्दन ।
मया संबन्धकं तुल्यमिति राजन्पुनः पुनः ॥२४॥

24. nigṛhyokto hṛṣīkeśastvadarthaṁ kurunandana ,
mayā saṁbandhakaṁ tulyamiti rājanpunaḥ punaḥ.

24. nigṛhya uktaḥ hṛṣīkeśaḥ tvadartham kurunandana
mayā sambandhakam tulyam iti rājan punaḥ punaḥ

24. "O delight of the Kurus, O King, it was I who repeatedly said to Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna), restraining him for your sake, that the relationship (between the two parties) should be treated as equal."

Words meanings summery:

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained, having held back, having controlled

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Krishna (Hṛṣīkeśa (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, 'lord of the senses'))

• त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake, for your purpose

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Addressing Duryodhana (O delight of the Kurus)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सम्बन्धकम् (sambandhakam) - relationship, connection, alliance

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, fitting, proper

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Duryodhana (O King)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained, having held back, having controlled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root √grah (to seize) with the preverb 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Krishna (Hṛṣīkeśa (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, 'lord of the senses'))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣīkeśa

hṛṣīkeśa - Hṛṣīkeśa (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, 'lord of the senses')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛṣīka+īśa)

• hṛṣīka – sense, organ of sense
  noun (neuter)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake, for your purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+artha)

• tvad – your (stem of yuşmad)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Addressing Duryodhana (O delight of the Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus (epithet)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, offspring, delight
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

सम्बन्धकम् (sambandhakam) - relationship, connection, alliance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sambandhaka

sambandhaka - connection, relationship, alliance

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar, fitting, proper

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, fit, proper

Note: Modifies 'sambandhakam'

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Duryodhana (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)