महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-101, verse-16

सप्तर्षीन्पृष्ठतः कृत्वा युध्येरन्नचला इव ।
अनेन विधिना राजञ्जिगीषेतापि दुर्जयान् ॥१६॥

16. saptarṣīnpṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yudhyerannacalā iva ,
anena vidhinā rājañjigīṣetāpi durjayān.

16. saptarṣīn pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā yudhyeran acalāḥ
iva anena vidhinā rājan jigīṣeta api durjayān

16. saptarṣīn pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā acalāḥ iva yudhyeran
he rājan anena vidhinā durjayān api jigīṣeta

16. Placing the Seven Sages (saptarṣin) at their back, they should fight like immovable mountains (acala). By this strategy, O King, one should aim to conquer even those who are otherwise unconquerable.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तर्षीन् (saptarṣīn) - the Seven Sages (saptarṣin) (the Seven Sages)

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - at their back (from behind, at the back, behind)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having made, having done, having placed)

• युध्येरन् (yudhyeran) - they should fight (they should fight, let them fight)

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - immovable mountains (acala) (immovable ones, mountains)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनेन (anena) - by this (by this, with this)

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by this strategy (by method, by rule, by strategy)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, O ruler)

• जिगीषेत (jigīṣeta) - one should aim to conquer (one should wish to conquer, one should strive to conquer)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• दुर्जयान् (durjayān) - those who are otherwise unconquerable (the unconquerable ones, those difficult to overcome)

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तर्षीन् (saptarṣīn) - the Seven Sages (saptarṣin) (the Seven Sages)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saptarṣi

saptarṣi - the Seven Sages (a group of mythical seers)

Compound of sapta (seven) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : dvigu (sapta+ṛṣi)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - at their back (from behind, at the back, behind)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pṛṣṭha (back) + -tas (adverbial suffix)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having made, having done, having placed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युध्येरन् (yudhyeran) - they should fight (they should fight, let them fight)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - immovable mountains (acala) (immovable ones, mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, steady, mountain

Compound of a- (not) and cala (moving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cala)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• cala – moving, movable, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from √cal
  Derived from root √cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अनेन (anena) - by this (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

विधिना (vidhinā) - by this strategy (by method, by rule, by strategy)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - method, rule, ordinance, injunction, fate

Derived from prefix vi- and root √dhā (to place, arrange)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, O ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

जिगीषेत (jigīṣeta) - one should aim to conquer (one should wish to conquer, one should strive to conquer)

(verb)

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

Desiderative form

Desiderative form of root √ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

दुर्जयान् (durjayān) - those who are otherwise unconquerable (the unconquerable ones, those difficult to overcome)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durjaya

durjaya - unconquerable, difficult to overcome

Compound of dur- (difficult) and jaya (to be conquered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+jaya)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• jaya – victory, conquest, to be conquered
  noun (masculine)
  derived from √ji
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)