महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-98, verse-18

नित्यानुषक्तवैरा हि भ्रातरो देवदानवाः ।
अरिपक्षेण संबन्धं रोचयिष्याम्यहं कथम् ॥१८॥

18. nityānuṣaktavairā hi bhrātaro devadānavāḥ ,
aripakṣeṇa saṁbandhaṁ rocayiṣyāmyahaṁ katham.

18. nityānuṣaktavairāḥ hi bhrātaraḥ devadānavāḥ
aripakṣeṇa saṃbandham rocayiṣyāmi aham katham

18. Indeed, the gods and Dānavas are brothers who are bound by perpetual enmity. How then can I desire a connection with the enemy's side?

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यानुषक्तवैराः (nityānuṣaktavairāḥ) - having perpetual enmity

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• देवदानवाः (devadānavāḥ) - gods and Dānavas

• अरिपक्षेण (aripakṣeṇa) - with the enemy's side, with the hostile party

• संबन्धम् (saṁbandham) - connection, relationship

• रोचयिष्यामि (rocayiṣyāmi) - I will desire, I will choose

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यानुषक्तवैराः (nityānuṣaktavairāḥ) - having perpetual enmity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityānuṣaktavaira

nityānuṣaktavaira - having perpetual enmity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nitya+anuṣakta+vaira)

• nitya – constant, perpetual
  adjective
• anuṣakta – attached, connected, associated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  prefix anu + root sañj/sañj + kta
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• vaira – enmity, hostility
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātaraḥ devadānavāḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

देवदानवाः (devadānavāḥ) - gods and Dānavas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devadānava

devadānava - gods and Dānavas

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – descendant of Danu, demon
  noun (masculine)

अरिपक्षेण (aripakṣeṇa) - with the enemy's side, with the hostile party

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aripakṣa

aripakṣa - enemy's side, hostile party

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+pakṣa)

• ari – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣa – side, party
  noun (masculine)

संबन्धम् (saṁbandham) - connection, relationship

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbandha

saṁbandha - connection, relation, bond

prefix sam + root bandh + ghañ

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

रोचयिष्यामि (rocayiṣyāmi) - I will desire, I will choose

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ruc

Future active first singular (causative)

causative stem rocaya + sya + mi

Root: ruc (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)