महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-2, verse-6

अन्धत्वाद्यदि तेषां तु न मे रूपनिदर्शनम् ।
पुत्रस्नेहकृता प्रीतिर्नित्यमेतेषु धारिता ॥६॥

6. andhatvādyadi teṣāṁ tu na me rūpanidarśanam ,
putrasnehakṛtā prītirnityameteṣu dhāritā.

6. andhatvāt yadi teṣām tu na me rūpanidarśanam
putrasnehakṛtā prītiḥ nityam eteṣu dhāritā

6. yadi andhatvāt tu me teṣām rūpanidarśanam na (asīt)
putrasnehakṛtā prītiḥ nityam eteṣu dhāritā (asīt)

6. Even if, due to my blindness, I never had the sight of their forms, the affection (prīti) born of a father's love for his sons was always sustained in these boys.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्धत्वात् (andhatvāt) - due to blindness, from blindness

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - my, to me

• रूपनिदर्शनम् (rūpanidarśanam) - sight of their forms, perception of appearance

• पुत्रस्नेहकृता (putrasnehakṛtā) - caused by affection for sons, done out of son-love

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, fondness, pleasure

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these, among these

• धारिता (dhāritā) - held, maintained, sustained, borne

Words meanings and morphology

अन्धत्वात् (andhatvāt) - due to blindness, from blindness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of andhatva

andhatva - blindness

Derived from 'andha' (blind) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (andha+tva)

• andha – blind
  adjective
• tva – abstract suffix, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable (neuter)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Masculine or neuter genitive plural.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Can be dative singular as well.

रूपनिदर्शनम् (rūpanidarśanam) - sight of their forms, perception of appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpanidarśana

rūpanidarśana - sight of form, perception of appearance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+nidarśana)

• rūpa – form, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• nidarśana – seeing, showing, sight, example
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √dṛś with 'ni' prefix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

पुत्रस्नेहकृता (putrasnehakṛtā) - caused by affection for sons, done out of son-love

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putrasnehakṛta

putrasnehakṛta - made by son-love, caused by affection for sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+sneha+kṛta)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, fondness, pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, fondness, pleasure

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these, among these

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Masculine or neuter locative plural.

धारिता (dhāritā) - held, maintained, sustained, borne

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārita

dhārita - held, maintained, sustained, borne

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √dhṛ (class 1/10) with causative suffix and then -ta.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.