महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-90, verse-28

या मे प्रीतिः पाण्डवेषु भूयः सा त्वयि माधव ।
प्रेम्णा च बहुमानाच्च सौहृदाच्च ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥२८॥

28. yā me prītiḥ pāṇḍaveṣu bhūyaḥ sā tvayi mādhava ,
premṇā ca bahumānācca sauhṛdācca bravīmyaham.

28. yā me prītiḥ pāṇḍaveṣu bhūyaḥ sā tvayi mādhava
premṇā ca bahumānāt ca sauhṛdāt ca bravīmi aham

28. O Mādhava, the great affection I have for the Pandavas, that very same affection I have for you. I tell you this out of love, profound respect, and friendship.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - which, what

• मे (me) - my, to me

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, satisfaction

• पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas, for the Pandavas

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - abundant, much, moreover

• सा (sā) - that

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, towards you

• माधव (mādhava) - Addressed to Krishna. (O Mādhava)

• प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - by love, due to love

• च (ca) - and

• बहुमानात् (bahumānāt) - from great respect, due to great respect

• च (ca) - and

• सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship, due to friendship

• च (ca) - and

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, 'my affection'.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, joy, satisfaction

From root prī (to please, love).

Root: prī (class 9)

पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas, for the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pandavas

Note: Indicates the object of affection.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - abundant, much, moreover

(indeclinable)

Comparative degree of bahu (much, many). Used adverbially.

Note: Used here to mean 'great' or 'abundant'.

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, towards you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates the object of affection.

माधव (mādhava) - Addressed to Krishna. (O Mādhava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, husband of Mādhava (Lakṣmī), name of Krishna

प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - by love, due to love

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of preman

preman - love, affection, kindness

From root prī (to please, love).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Indicates the reason for speaking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Placed after the word it connects.

बहुमानात् (bahumānāt) - from great respect, due to great respect

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bahumāna

bahumāna - great respect, high esteem

From bahu (much) + māna (respect).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (bahu+māna)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine)
• māna – respect, honor, measure
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think, respect).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the reason for speaking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship, due to friendship

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, intimacy, good-heartedness

Derived from suhṛd (friend).

Note: Indicates the reason for speaking.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present indicative

1st person singular, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'bravīmi'.