महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-134, verse-25

तदस्माभिरिमं पापं तं च पापं सुयोधनम् ।
वञ्चयद्भिर्निवस्तव्यं छन्नवासं क्वचित्क्वचित् ॥२५॥

25. tadasmābhirimaṁ pāpaṁ taṁ ca pāpaṁ suyodhanam ,
vañcayadbhirnivastavyaṁ channavāsaṁ kvacitkvacit.

25. tat asmābhiḥ imam pāpam tam ca pāpam suyodhanam
vañcayadbhiḥ nivastavyam channavāsam kvacit kvacit

25. Therefore, we must deceive both this evil (burning) house and that wicked Suyodhana. We should dwell in hiding, moving from place to place.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• इमम् (imam) - this evil (house/trap) (this)

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, wicked

• तम् (tam) - that

• च (ca) - and

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, wicked

• सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

• वञ्चयद्भिः (vañcayadbhiḥ) - by those deceiving, by deceiving ones

• निवस्तव्यम् (nivastavyam) - should be dwelled, one should live

• छन्नवासम् (channavāsam) - with concealed dwelling, in disguise

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

इमम् (imam) - this evil (house/trap) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can be masculine or neuter accusative singular. Here, treated as masculine (referring to the trap as an entity).

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, wicked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sin, misfortune

Note: Agrees with 'imam' and 'suyodhanam'.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, wicked

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sin, misfortune

Note: Agrees with 'suyodhanam'.

सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - Suyodhana (an epithet and alternative name for Duryodhana)

वञ्चयद्भिः (vañcayadbhiḥ) - by those deceiving, by deceiving ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vañc

vañc - to deceive, cheat

Root: vañc (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, causative stem (-i- inserted for causative) agreeing with 'asmābhiḥ'.

निवस्तव्यम् (nivastavyam) - should be dwelled, one should live

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vas

vas - to dwell, reside, live

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Gerundive (potential passive participle), impersonal construction.

छन्नवासम् (channavāsam) - with concealed dwelling, in disguise

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of channavāsa

channavāsa - concealed dwelling, secret residence, disguise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (channa+vāsa)

• channa – covered, hidden, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: chad (class 10)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence, living
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of manner).

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition implies 'here and there' or 'from place to place'.