महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-139

वव्रे दुर्योधनः सैन्यं मन्दात्मा यत्र दुर्मतिः ।
अयुध्यमानं सचिवं वव्रे कृष्णं धनंजयः ॥१३९॥

139. vavre duryodhanaḥ sainyaṁ mandātmā yatra durmatiḥ ,
ayudhyamānaṁ sacivaṁ vavre kṛṣṇaṁ dhanaṁjayaḥ.

139. vavre duryodhanaḥ sainyam mandātmā yatra durmatiḥ
ayudhyamānam sacivam vavre kṛṣṇam dhanaṃjayaḥ

139. Thereupon, Duryodhana, the dull-witted and evil-minded one, chose the army, while Arjuna chose Krishna, the non-combatant advisor.

Words meanings summery:

• वव्रे (vavre) - chose (chose, requested)

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (Duryodhana (proper name))

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army offered by Krishna (army, host)

• मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - foolish (epithet for Duryodhana) (dull-minded, foolish)

• यत्र (yatra) - whereas, in which instance (where, in which case)

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded (epithet for Duryodhana) (evil-minded, foolish)

• अयुध्यमानम् (ayudhyamānam) - unarmed, non-participating in combat (not fighting, non-combatant)

• सचिवम् (sacivam) - advisor, ally, helper (companion, minister, helper)

• वव्रे (vavre) - chose (chose, requested)

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (Krishna (proper name))

• धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna, conqueror of wealth)

Words meanings and morphology

वव्रे (vavre) - chose (chose, requested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of vṛ

Perfect middle 3rd person singular of root vṛ (class 9/5)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (Duryodhana (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

lit. 'hard to fight' or 'bad fighter'

Prefix: dur

Root: yudh

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army offered by Krishna (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - relating to an army, an army, a host

derived from senā (army)

मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - foolish (epithet for Duryodhana) (dull-minded, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandātman

mandātman - dull-witted, slow-minded, foolish

compound of manda (dull) and ātman (self/mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+ātman)

• manda – dull, slow, foolish
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, mind, soul
  noun (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - whereas, in which instance (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded (epithet for Duryodhana) (evil-minded, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, wicked, ill-advised

compound of dur (bad) and mati (mind, thought)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)

अयुध्यमानम् (ayudhyamānam) - unarmed, non-participating in combat (not fighting, non-combatant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ayudhyamāna

ayudhyamāna - not fighting, non-combatant

present participle (ātmanepada)

root yudh (fight) with śānac suffix, preceded by negative 'a'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yudhyamāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• yudhyamāna – fighting, combatant
  adjective (masculine)
  present participle (ātmanepada)
  root yudh (fight) with śānac suffix
  Root: yudh (class 4)

सचिवम् (sacivam) - advisor, ally, helper (companion, minister, helper)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saciva

saciva - companion, associate, minister, helper, attached to

sa (with) + civa (from ci 'to gather' or 'to attend')

वव्रे (vavre) - chose (chose, requested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of vṛ

Perfect middle 3rd person singular of root vṛ (class 9/5)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (Krishna (proper name))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna, dark, black

Root: kṛṣ

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna, conqueror of wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, Arjuna (a name for Arjuna)

agent noun

dhana (wealth) + jaya (conqueror, from root ji 'to conquer')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root ji 'to conquer'
  Root: ji (class 1)