महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-7

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
न रोचये ज्ञातिवधं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तम ।
युद्धमेतत्त्वशेषेण शृणुयां तव तेजसा ॥७॥

7. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
na rocaye jñātivadhaṁ draṣṭuṁ brahmarṣisattama ,
yuddhametattvaśeṣeṇa śṛṇuyāṁ tava tejasā.

7. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca na rocaye jñātivadham draṣṭum
brahmarṣisattama yuddham etat tu aśeṣeṇa śṛṇuyām tava tejasā

7. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca brahmarṣisattama jñātivadham draṣṭum
na rocaye tu etat yuddham aśeṣeṇa tava tejasā śṛṇuyām

7. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "O best of the brahmarṣis, I do not wish to see the slaughter of kinsmen. But I would hear of this entire battle through your divine power."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra said (he said, spoke)

• न (na) - not

• रोचये (rocaye) - I do not wish, I do not like (I like, I wish, I find pleasure in)

• ज्ञातिवधम् (jñātivadham) - the killing of family members (the slaughter of kinsmen)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to witness (to see, to behold)

• ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तम (brahmarṣisattama) - O best of the brahmin sages (Vyāsa) (O best of brahmarṣis)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - the Kurukṣetra war (battle, war)

• एतत् (etat) - this (entire battle) (this)

• तु (tu) - but, however (introduces a contrast to not wanting to see) (but, however, indeed)

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - in its entirety, completely (entirely, completely, without remainder)

• शृणुयाम् (śṛṇuyām) - I desire to hear (I would hear, I should hear)

• तव (tava) - your (Vyāsa's) (your (genitive))

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by your divine power/spiritual energy (by power, by splendor, by spiritual energy)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name), holding the kingdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, supported, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhṛ 'to hold'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, Perfect active, reduplicated form

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'rocaye'.

रोचये (rocaye) - I do not wish, I do not like (I like, I wish, I find pleasure in)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Present Middle Indicative

1st person singular, Present middle, from root ruc. When used with a dative (implicit here: 'to me'), it means 'to like' or 'to be pleased by'.

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Governs 'draṣṭum'.

ज्ञातिवधम् (jñātivadham) - the killing of family members (the slaughter of kinsmen)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jñātivadha

jñātivadha - slaughter of kinsmen, fratricide

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāti+vadha)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative, family member
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, murder
  noun (masculine)
  from root han 'to strike, kill'
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to witness (to see, to behold)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'rocaye'.

ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तम (brahmarṣisattama) - O best of the brahmin sages (Vyāsa) (O best of brahmarṣis)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣisattama

brahmarṣisattama - best of brahmin sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmarṣi+sattama)

• brahmarṣi – brahmin sage, one who is both a brahmin and a sage
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Address to Vyāsa.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - the Kurukṣetra war (battle, war)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, combat, war

Past Passive Participle

from root yudh 'to fight'

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇuyām'.

एतत् (etat) - this (entire battle) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Adjective to 'yuddham'.

तु (tu) - but, however (introduces a contrast to not wanting to see) (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects contrasting ideas.

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - in its entirety, completely (entirely, completely, without remainder)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - entire, complete, without remainder

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)
  from root śiṣ 'to leave, to remain'
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially, meaning 'completely'.

शृणुयाम् (śṛṇuyām) - I desire to hear (I would hear, I should hear)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of śru

Optative Active

1st person singular, Optative active, from root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wish.

तव (tava) - your (Vyāsa's) (your (genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Modifies 'tejasā'.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by your divine power/spiritual energy (by power, by splendor, by spiritual energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, splendor, power, spiritual energy

Note: Instrument of hearing.