महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-134, verse-24

अपदस्थान्पदे तिष्ठन्नपक्षान्पक्षसंस्थितः ।
हीनकोशान्महाकोशः प्रयोगैर्घातयेद्ध्रुवम् ॥२४॥

24. apadasthānpade tiṣṭhannapakṣānpakṣasaṁsthitaḥ ,
hīnakośānmahākośaḥ prayogairghātayeddhruvam.

24. apadasthān pade tiṣṭhan apakṣān pakṣasaṃsthitaḥ
hīnakośān mahākośaḥ prayogaiḥ ghātayet dhruvam

24. He, being firmly established in his position while we are vulnerable, having strong allies while we have none, and possessing a vast treasury while ours is depleted, would surely have us killed through various stratagems.

Words meanings summery:

• अपदस्थान् (apadasthān) - those not in position, vulnerable, without status

• पदे (pade) - in position, in his place

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, being

• अपक्षान् (apakṣān) - those without allies/supporters

• पक्षसंस्थितः (pakṣasaṁsthitaḥ) - having allies, established with a party

• हीनकोशान् (hīnakośān) - those with depleted treasuries, those with little wealth

• महाकोशः (mahākośaḥ) - having a great treasury, very wealthy

• प्रयोगैः (prayogaiḥ) - by means, by stratagems, by applications

• घातयेत् (ghātayet) - he would cause to be killed

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely

Words meanings and morphology

अपदस्थान् (apadasthān) - those not in position, vulnerable, without status

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apadastha

apadastha - not in place, out of position, displaced, vulnerable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+padastha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• padastha – standing in position, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound 'pada' + verb root 'sthā' + 'a' suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पदे (pade) - in position, in his place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, position

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, remain, be

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, modifying the implied subject (Suyodhana).

अपक्षान् (apakṣān) - those without allies/supporters

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apakṣa

apakṣa - without a side, without a party, without supporters/allies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pakṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pakṣa – side, wing, party, faction, ally
  noun (masculine)

पक्षसंस्थितः (pakṣasaṁsthitaḥ) - having allies, established with a party

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣasaṃsthita

pakṣasaṁsthita - having a party, supported by a faction, firmly allied

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+saṃsthita)

• pakṣa – side, wing, party, faction, ally
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsthita – standing together, established, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

हीनकोशान् (hīnakośān) - those with depleted treasuries, those with little wealth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hīnakośa

hīnakośa - having a depleted treasury, poor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+kośa)

• hīna – abandoned, deprived, deficient, inferior
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: hā (class 3)
• kośa – treasury, fund, sheath, reservoir
  noun (masculine)

महाकोशः (mahākośaḥ) - having a great treasury, very wealthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākośa

mahākośa - having a great treasury, very wealthy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+kośa)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• kośa – treasury, fund, sheath, reservoir
  noun (masculine)

प्रयोगैः (prayogaiḥ) - by means, by stratagems, by applications

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prayoga

prayoga - application, use, method, stratagem

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

घातयेत् (ghātayet) - he would cause to be killed

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative stem ghātaya- from root han.

Root: han (class 2)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.