महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-103, verse-16

संभृत्य महतीं सेनां चतुरङ्गां युधिष्ठिर ।
साम्नैवावर्तने पूर्वं प्रयतेथास्ततो युधि ॥१६॥

16. saṁbhṛtya mahatīṁ senāṁ caturaṅgāṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
sāmnaivāvartane pūrvaṁ prayatethāstato yudhi.

16. saṃbhṛtya mahatīm senām caturaṅgām yudhiṣṭhira
sāmnā eva āvartane pūrvam prayatethāḥ tataḥ yudhi

16. yudhiṣṭhira mahatīm caturaṅgām senām saṃbhṛtya pūrvam
sāmnā eva āvartane prayatethāḥ tataḥ yudhi (prayatethāḥ)

16. O Yudhishthira, having assembled a mighty four-limbed army, you should first endeavor to bring them around (to peace) through conciliation (sāman) alone; thereafter, (strive) in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• संभृत्य (saṁbhṛtya) - having assembled, having collected

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, mighty

• सेनाम् (senām) - army

• चतुरङ्गाम् (caturaṅgām) - four-limbed (referring to an army: infantry, cavalry, chariots, elephants)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (proper name)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mild words

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• आवर्तने (āvartane) - in the act of bringing them around (to peace) (in turning back, in causing to return, in bringing around)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, earlier

• प्रयतेथाः (prayatethāḥ) - you should strive, you should endeavor

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

संभृत्य (saṁbhṛtya) - having assembled, having collected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'sam' and root 'bhṛ'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

सेनाम् (senām) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, armed force

चतुरङ्गाम् (caturaṅgām) - four-limbed (referring to an army: infantry, cavalry, chariots, elephants)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caturaṅga

caturaṅga - having four parts or limbs; (of an army) consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+aṅga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• aṅga – limb, part, division
  noun (neuter)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas, whose name means 'firm in battle')

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mild words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle means, mild words, song, Vedic chant

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

आवर्तने (āvartane) - in the act of bringing them around (to peace) (in turning back, in causing to return, in bringing around)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ā-vṛt

āvartana - turning back, returning, causing to return, bringing around

Verbal noun

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, revolve) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, earlier

(indeclinable)

प्रयतेथाः (prayatethāḥ) - you should strive, you should endeavor

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pra-yat

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

(indeclinable)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)