महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-10

यथा वैतंसिको युक्तो द्विजानां सदृशस्वनः ।
तान्द्विजान्कुरुते वश्यांस्तथा युक्तो महीपतिः ।
वशं चोपनयेच्छत्रून्निहन्याच्च पुरंदर ॥१०॥

10. yathā vaitaṁsiko yukto dvijānāṁ sadṛśasvanaḥ ,
tāndvijānkurute vaśyāṁstathā yukto mahīpatiḥ ,
vaśaṁ copanayecchatrūnnihanyācca puraṁdara.

10. yathā vaitaṃsikaḥ yuktaḥ dvijānām
sadṛśasvanaḥ tān dvijān kurute vaśyān
tathā yuktaḥ mahīpatiḥ vaśam ca
upanayet śatrūn nihanyāt ca purandara

10. yathā yuktaḥ vaitaṃsikaḥ dvijānām
sadṛśasvanaḥ tān dvijān kurute vaśyān
tathā yuktaḥ mahīpatiḥ ca upanayet
śatrūn vaśam ca nihanyāt purandara

10. Just as a skilled bird-catcher, imitating the sounds of birds, brings those birds under his power; similarly, a skilled king should bring his enemies under control and destroy their strongholds.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• वैतंसिकः (vaitaṁsikaḥ) - bird-catcher, fowler

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - equipped, skilled, attentive, engaged

• द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of birds (of birds, of twice-born (Brahmins))

• सदृशस्वनः (sadṛśasvanaḥ) - having a similar sound, of similar voice

• तान् (tān) - those

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - birds (birds, twice-born)

• कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he does

• वश्यान् (vaśyān) - subservient, obedient, under control

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - skilled, attentive, engaged

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, ruler

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, subjection

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपनयेत् (upanayet) - one should bring near, one should bring under control

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - one should destroy, one should kill

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरन्दर (purandara) - strongholds/cities (as objects to be destroyed) (destroyer of strongholds/cities, Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

वैतंसिकः (vaitaṁsikaḥ) - bird-catcher, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaitaṃsika

vaitaṁsika - fowler, bird-catcher

Derived from vitaṃsa (a cage, trap) with a taddhita suffix.

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - equipped, skilled, attentive, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, equipped, skilled, attentive

Past Passive Participle

From √yuj + kta

Root: yuj (class 7)

द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of birds (of birds, of twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Agent suffix
  From √jan + ḍa
  Root: jan (class 4)

सदृशस्वनः (sadṛśasvanaḥ) - having a similar sound, of similar voice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśasvana

sadṛśasvana - having a similar sound/voice

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sadṛśa+svana)

• sadṛśa – similar, like
  adjective
• svana – sound, voice, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √svan (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

द्विजान् (dvijān) - birds (birds, twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Agent suffix
  From √jan + ḍa
  Root: jan (class 4)

कुरुते (kurute) - he makes, he does

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वश्यान् (vaśyān) - subservient, obedient, under control

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaśya

vaśya - to be controlled, subservient, obedient

Gerundive

From √vaś + yat

Root: vaś (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - skilled, attentive, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, equipped, skilled, attentive

Past Passive Participle

From √yuj + kta

Root: yuj (class 7)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, subjection

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, desire, control, power

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उपनयेत् (upanayet) - one should bring near, one should bring under control

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of upa-nī

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - one should destroy, one should kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ni-han

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुरन्दर (purandara) - strongholds/cities (as objects to be destroyed) (destroyer of strongholds/cities, Indra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of cities/forts, Indra (an epithet)

Derived from puram (city) + √dṛ (to tear, to burst)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (puram+dṛ)

• pur – city, fortress, stronghold
  noun (feminine)
• dara – tearing, splitting, destroying
  noun
  From √dṛ + a
  Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Grammatically appears as nominative/vocative, but contextually functions as an object, referring to 'enemy strongholds' or 'forts'.