महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-156, verse-26

मया न निहतः पूर्वमेष युष्मत्प्रियेप्सया ।
एष हि ब्राह्मणद्वेषी यज्ञद्वेषी च राक्षसः ॥२६॥

26. mayā na nihataḥ pūrvameṣa yuṣmatpriyepsayā ,
eṣa hi brāhmaṇadveṣī yajñadveṣī ca rākṣasaḥ.

26. mayā na nihataḥ pūrvam eṣa yuṣmatpriyepsayā
| eṣa hi brāhmaṇadveṣī yajñadveṣī ca rākṣasaḥ

26. pūrvam eṣa mayā yuṣmatpriyepsayā na nihataḥ
hi eṣa rākṣasaḥ brāhmaṇadveṣī ca yajñadveṣī

26. Previously, he was not slain by me out of a desire for your well-being. For this demon (rākṣasa) is indeed a hater of brahmins and a hater of sacrificial rites (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me (Duryodhana) (by me)

• न (na) - not

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, slain, killed

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• एष (eṣa) - this one (Ghaṭotkaca) (this one, he)

• युष्मत्प्रियेप्सया (yuṣmatpriyepsayā) - by the desire for your welfare/well-being

• एष (eṣa) - this one (Ghaṭotkaca) (this one, he)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• ब्राह्मणद्वेषी (brāhmaṇadveṣī) - hater of brahmins

• यज्ञद्वेषी (yajñadveṣī) - hater of sacrificial rites (yajña) (hater of sacrificial rites)

• च (ca) - and

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me (Duryodhana) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ni + root han (to strike, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣa' (Ghaṭotkaca).

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this one (Ghaṭotkaca) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

युष्मत्प्रियेप्सया (yuṣmatpriyepsayā) - by the desire for your welfare/well-being

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yuṣmatpriyepsā

yuṣmatpriyepsā - desire for your welfare, desire for the good of you all

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuṣmad+priya+īpsā)

• yuṣmad – you (plural)
  pronoun
  2nd person plural pronoun
• priya – dear, beloved; good, welfare
  noun (neuter)
• īpsā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  Derived from desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain) with a suffix
  Root: āp (class 5)

एष (eṣa) - this one (Ghaṭotkaca) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणद्वेषी (brāhmaṇadveṣī) - hater of brahmins

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇadveṣin

brāhmaṇadveṣin - hater of brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+dveṣin)

• brāhmaṇa – a brahmin, belonging to brahmins
  noun (masculine)
• dveṣin – hating, hostile; hater, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dviṣ (to hate) with suffix -in
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Refers to Ghaṭotkaca.

यज्ञद्वेषी (yajñadveṣī) - hater of sacrificial rites (yajña) (hater of sacrificial rites)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñadveṣin

yajñadveṣin - hater of sacrifices (yajña), hostile to sacred rites

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+dveṣin)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• dveṣin – hating, hostile; hater, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dviṣ (to hate) with suffix -in
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Refers to Ghaṭotkaca.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil spirit, a rākṣasa

Note: Refers to Ghaṭotkaca.