महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-130, verse-16

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
मध्यस्थः सततं भीष्मो द्रोणपुत्रो मयि स्थितः ।
यतः पुत्रस्ततो द्रोणो भविता नात्र सांशयः ॥१६॥

16. duryodhana uvāca ,
madhyasthaḥ satataṁ bhīṣmo droṇaputro mayi sthitaḥ ,
yataḥ putrastato droṇo bhavitā nātra sāṁśayaḥ.

16. duryodhanaḥ uvāca | madhyasthaḥ
satatam bhīṣmaḥ droṇaputraḥ mayi
sthitaḥ | yataḥ putraḥ tataḥ
droṇaḥ bhavitā na atra sāṁśayaḥ

16. Duryodhana said: "Bhishma always remains neutral. Drona's son (Aśvatthāmā) is devoted to me. Wherever the son is, Drona will surely be there; there is no doubt about this."

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - neutral, impartial, standing in the middle

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona, Ashwatthama

• मयि (mayi) - in me, to me

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, fixed, loyal

• यतः (yataḥ) - whence, where, because, from which

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, there, therefore

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

• सांशयः (sāṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (a proper noun), one difficult to conquer or fight

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - neutral, impartial, standing in the middle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyastha

madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, impartial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective
  agent noun suffix -a
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhishma.

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona, Ashwatthama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Drona

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Drona (proper noun), a measure, a kind of vessel
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāmā.

मयि (mayi) - in me, to me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, fixed, loyal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Droṇaputra, meaning 'loyal to' or 'firmly with'.

यतः (yataḥ) - whence, where, because, from which

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāmā.

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, there, therefore

(indeclinable)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper noun), a measure, a kind of vessel

भविता (bhavitā) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (matter)

(indeclinable)

सांशयः (sāṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāṁśaya

sāṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: śī