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

न संनिपातः कर्तव्यः सामान्ये विजये सति ।
विश्वास्यैवोपसंन्यास्यो वशे कृत्वा रिपुः प्रभो ॥१२॥

12. na saṁnipātaḥ kartavyaḥ sāmānye vijaye sati ,
viśvāsyaivopasaṁnyāsyo vaśe kṛtvā ripuḥ prabho.

12. na saṃnipātaḥ kartavyaḥ sāmānye vijaye sati
viśvāsya eva upasaṃnyāsyaḥ vaśe kṛtvā ripuḥ prabho

12. prabho sāmānye vijaye sati na saṃnipātaḥ kartavyaḥ
viśvāsya eva kṛtvā ripuḥ vaśe upasaṃnyāsyaḥ

12. O Lord (prabho), when there is only an ordinary victory, a full-scale confrontation should not be undertaken. Rather, having gained his trust, and having brought the enemy under control, he should then be accommodated.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - a full-scale confrontation (massing together, close encounter, decisive confrontation)

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be undertaken (to be done, should be done, proper to be done)

• सामान्ये (sāmānye) - ordinary, general, common

• विजये (vijaye) - in victory, in conquest

• सति (sati) - being, existing

• विश्वास्य (viśvāsya) - having trusted, having gained trust

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• उपसंन्यास्यः (upasaṁnyāsyaḥ) - he should be accommodated (to be settled, to be accommodated, to be brought near/under protection)

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power, in one's will

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

• रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord! O master!

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - a full-scale confrontation (massing together, close encounter, decisive confrontation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnipāta

saṁnipāta - meeting, encounter, conjunction, massing together, attack

Derived from sam-ni-√pat (to fall together).

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be undertaken (to be done, should be done, proper to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, to be made, dutiful

Gerundive

From √kṛ + tavya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सामान्ये (sāmānye) - ordinary, general, common

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāmānya

sāmānya - common, general, ordinary

Note: Modifies 'vijaye'.

विजये (vijaye) - in victory, in conquest

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, conquest, triumph

Derived from vi-√ji (to conquer).

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

सति (sati) - being, existing

(indeclinable)

Present Active Participle

From √as (to be) + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction: 'when there is...'

विश्वास्य (viśvāsya) - having trusted, having gained trust

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form. Means 'having made (someone) trust' or 'having acquired trust'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

उपसंन्यास्यः (upasaṁnyāsyaḥ) - he should be accommodated (to be settled, to be accommodated, to be brought near/under protection)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasaṃnyāsya

upasaṁnyāsya - to be placed near, to be surrendered, to be accommodated, to be protected

Gerundive

From upa-sam-ni-√as (to throw, to place) + ṇyat.

Prefixes: upa+sam+ni

Root: as (class 4)

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power, in one's will

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, desire, control, power

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

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord! O master!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful