महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-23, verse-31

को नु राजकुले जातः कौरवेयो विशेषतः ।
निरर्थकं महद्वैरं कुर्यादन्यः सुयोधनात् ॥३१॥

31. ko nu rājakule jātaḥ kauraveyo viśeṣataḥ ,
nirarthakaṁ mahadvairaṁ kuryādanyaḥ suyodhanāt.

31. kaḥ nu rājakule jātaḥ kauraveyaḥ viśeṣataḥ
nirarthakam mahat vairam kuryāt anyaḥ suyodhanāt

31. suyodhanāt anyaḥ rājakule jātaḥ viśeṣataḥ
kauraveyaḥ kaḥ nu nirarthakam mahat vairam kuryāt

31. Who else, born into a royal family, especially one of the Kuru lineage, would create such great, meaningless hostility, other than Suyodhana?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now, then

• राजकुले (rājakule) - in the royal family, in the king's lineage

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced

• कौरवेयः (kauraveyaḥ) - a descendant of Kuru, a Kuru scion

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

• निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - useless, meaningless, purposeless

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

• वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, animosity

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do, should do, might make

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other, someone else

• सुयोधनात् (suyodhanāt) - than Duryodhana (than Suyodhana)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative or assertive particle

राजकुले (rājakule) - in the royal family, in the king's lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājakula

rājakula - royal family, king's lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+kula)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, originated, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, originated, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, to produce) with kta suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

कौरवेयः (kauraveyaḥ) - a descendant of Kuru, a Kuru scion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauraveya

kauraveya - a descendant of Kuru, a Kuru prince

Derived from 'kuru' with 'ḍhak' suffix (Pāṇini 4.1.151) indicating 'descendant'

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'viśeṣa' (distinction, particularity) with the -tas suffix

निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - useless, meaningless, purposeless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirarthaka

nirarthaka - meaningless, useless, purposeless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+artha)

• nis – without, out, away, (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vairam'

महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Qualifies 'vairam'

वैरम् (vairam) - enmity, hostility, animosity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred, animosity

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do, should do, might make

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other, someone else

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

सुयोधनात् (suyodhanāt) - than Duryodhana (than Suyodhana)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - Suyodhana (an alternate name for Duryodhana, meaning 'good warrior' or 'one who fights well')

Note: Used in comparison 'other than'