महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-18

किं तु सौहृदमेवैतत्कृपया मधुसूदन ।
सर्वांस्तितिक्षे संक्लेशान्मा स्म नो भरता नशन् ॥१८॥

18. kiṁ tu sauhṛdamevaitatkṛpayā madhusūdana ,
sarvāṁstitikṣe saṁkleśānmā sma no bharatā naśan.

18. kim tu sauhṛdam eva etat kṛpayā madhusūdana
sarvān titikṣe saṃkleśān mā sma naḥ bharatā naśan

18. But, O Destroyer of Madhu (Madhusūdana), this is just friendship. Out of compassion, I will endure all distresses, so that the descendants of Bharata may not perish.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - but (what?, but, on the other hand)

• तु (tu) - but (but, yet, indeed)

• सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship (friendship, good-heartedness)

• एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कृपया (kṛpayā) - out of compassion (by compassion, out of kindness)

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (Slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Krishna))

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• तितिक्षे (titikṣe) - I will endure (I will endure, I will tolerate)

• संक्लेशान् (saṁkleśān) - distresses (distresses, afflictions, troubles)

• मा (mā) - let not (do not, let not)

• स्म (sma) - (particle used for emphasis with prohibition) (indeed, certainly)

• नः (naḥ) - our (us, for us, our)

• भरता (bharatā) - O descendants of Bharata (descendants of Bharata, name of a king)

• नशन् (naśan) - may perish (perishing, being lost)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - but (what?, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a particle introducing a contrast.

तु (tu) - but (but, yet, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a particle introducing a contrast.

सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship (friendship, good-heartedness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, good will, cordiality

Derived from 'suhṛd' (friend).

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.

एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'sauhṛdam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the current sentiment or situation.

कृपया (kṛpayā) - out of compassion (by compassion, out of kindness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy, grace

Note: Indicates the reason or means.

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (Slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna

Compound of Madhu (demon's name) and sūdana (destroyer).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, a demon's name
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy).
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Used to address Krishna.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with 'saṃkleśān'.

तितिक्षे (titikṣe) - I will endure (I will endure, I will tolerate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future indicative (lṛṭ) of titikṣ

Desiderative root of 'tij' (to be sharp), meaning 'to desire to be sharp', hence to bear, endure.

Root: tij (class 6)

संक्लेशान् (saṁkleśān) - distresses (distresses, afflictions, troubles)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃkleśa

saṁkleśa - distress, affliction, pain, trouble

Derived from root kliś (to suffer) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: kliś (class 4)

Note: Object of 'titikṣe'.

मा (mā) - let not (do not, let not)

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (particle used for emphasis with prohibition) (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our (us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

भरता (bharatā) - O descendants of Bharata (descendants of Bharata, name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bharata

bharata - descendant of Bharata, name of a king, India

Note: Subject of 'naśan' in the prohibitive clause.

नशन् (naśan) - may perish (perishing, being lost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naśat

naśat - perishing, being lost, disappearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish, to be lost) with suffix śatṛ.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular masculine participle. Grammatically, 'naśantaḥ' (plural) would be expected to agree with 'bharatāḥ' (plural). This singular usage with a plural subject can occur in older or poetic Sanskrit, implying 'not one of them should perish'. Used with 'mā sma' to convey a prohibitive sense ('let them not perish').