महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-59

अहं तु तव तेषां च श्रेय इच्छामि भारत ।
धर्मादर्थात्सुखाच्चैव मा राजन्नीनशः प्रजाः ॥५९॥

59. ahaṁ tu tava teṣāṁ ca śreya icchāmi bhārata ,
dharmādarthātsukhāccaiva mā rājannīnaśaḥ prajāḥ.

59. aham tu tava teṣām ca śreyaḥ icchāmi bhārata
dharmāt arthāt sukhāt ca eva mā rājan nīnaśaḥ prajāḥ

59. O descendant of Bharata, I indeed desire your welfare and theirs. O King, do not destroy the people by neglecting (your intrinsic nature of) righteousness (dharma), wealth (artha), and happiness (sukha) alike.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तव (tava) - your

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (their, of them)

• च (ca) - and

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, prosperity

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - by neglecting (your intrinsic nature of) righteousness (dharma) (from dharma, from righteousness, from intrinsic nature)

• अर्थात् (arthāt) - by neglecting wealth (artha) (from purpose, from wealth, from advantage)

• सुखात् (sukhāt) - by neglecting happiness (sukha) (from happiness, from ease)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - alike (emphasizes 'and') (indeed, only, just)

• मा (mā) - do not

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• नीनशः (nīnaśaḥ) - you destroy

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pāṇḍavas (their, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, advantage

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

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

Present Tense

1st person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

derived from Bharata

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - by neglecting (your intrinsic nature of) righteousness (dharma) (from dharma, from righteousness, from intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अर्थात् (arthāt) - by neglecting wealth (artha) (from purpose, from wealth, from advantage)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, object

सुखात् (sukhāt) - by neglecting happiness (sukha) (from happiness, from ease)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, ease, pleasure

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - alike (emphasizes 'and') (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

नीनशः (nīnaśaḥ) - you destroy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of naś

Aorist Tense

2nd person singular, root Aorist, with prefix 'ni' from causative ni-nāśaya (ni + naś)

Prefix: ni

Root: naś (class 4)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, progeny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - subjects, people, progeny, offspring

Root: jan (class 4)