महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-193, verse-8

अथ वा कुशलाः केचिदुपायनिपुणा नराः ।
इतरेतरतः पार्थान्भेदयन्त्वनुरागतः ॥८॥

8. atha vā kuśalāḥ kecidupāyanipuṇā narāḥ ,
itaretarataḥ pārthānbhedayantvanurāgataḥ.

8. atha vā kuśalāḥ kecit upāyanipuṇāḥ narāḥ
itaretarataḥ pārthān bhedayantu anurāgataḥ

8. Or else, let some skillful men, adept in stratagems, cause the sons of Pritha (Pandavas) to become divided from each other through their attachments.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or else

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skillful, clever, expert

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• उपायनिपुणाः (upāyanipuṇāḥ) - skilled in means/stratagems

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• इतरेतरतः (itaretarataḥ) - from each other, mutually, reciprocally

• पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha, the Pandavas

• भेदयन्तु (bhedayantu) - let them cause to divide, let them split

• अनुरागतः (anurāgataḥ) - through affection, by means of attachment, because of fondness

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or else

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skillful, clever, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, clever, expert, auspicious, well-being

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, certain, any

उपायनिपुणाः (upāyanipuṇāḥ) - skilled in means/stratagems

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāyanipuṇa

upāyanipuṇa - skilled in means, adept in stratagems

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upāya+nipuṇa)

• upāya – means, expedient, stratagem, device
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)
• nipuṇa – skillful, clever, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

इतरेतरतः (itaretarataḥ) - from each other, mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'itarā' (the other) with suffix '-tas'

पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha, the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna, any of the Pandavas

Derived from 'Pṛthā' (Kunti)

भेदयन्तु (bhedayantu) - let them cause to divide, let them split

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhid

Causative stem

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Causative form of 'bhid'.

अनुरागतः (anurāgataḥ) - through affection, by means of attachment, because of fondness

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'anurāga' (affection, attachment) with suffix '-tas'