महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-28

प्रणिपातं च गच्छेत काले शत्रोर्बलीयसः ।
युक्तोऽस्य वधमन्विच्छेदप्रमत्तः प्रमाद्यतः ॥२८॥

28. praṇipātaṁ ca gaccheta kāle śatrorbalīyasaḥ ,
yukto'sya vadhamanvicchedapramattaḥ pramādyataḥ.

28. praṇipātam ca gaccheta kāle śatroḥ balīyasaḥ yuktaḥ
asya vadham anvicchet apramattaḥ pramādyataḥ

28. One should indeed offer obeisance (praṇipātam) at the opportune moment to a more powerful enemy (śatroḥ balīyasaḥ). Being prepared (yuktaḥ) and vigilant (apramattaḥ), one should seek the destruction (vadham) of that negligent (pramādyataḥ) (enemy).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणिपातम् (praṇipātam) - bowing down, prostration, obeisance, submission

• च (ca) - and, also

• गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, one should approach, one should resort to

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at the proper time, in due course

• शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy, from the enemy

• बलीयसः (balīyasaḥ) - of the stronger one, of the more powerful

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - being prepared, being diligent (joined, connected, prepared, diligent, engaged)

• अस्य (asya) - of that (enemy) (of this, of him, his)

• वधम् (vadham) - destruction, killing, murder

• अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - one should seek, one should search for, one should investigate

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, attentive, not negligent, unremitting

• प्रमाद्यतः (pramādyataḥ) - of the negligent one, of the careless one

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणिपातम् (praṇipātam) - bowing down, prostration, obeisance, submission

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇipāta

praṇipāta - bowing down, prostration, homage, reverence, submission

Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with prefixes `pra` and `ni`

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गच्छेत (gaccheta) - one should go, one should approach, one should resort to

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

काले (kāle) - at the time, at the proper time, in due course

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, proper time, season, opportunity

शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy, from the enemy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

बलीयसः (balīyasaḥ) - of the stronger one, of the more powerful

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, more powerful, mightier

Comparative form of `balin` (strong, powerful)

Root: bal

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - being prepared, being diligent (joined, connected, prepared, diligent, engaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, fit, proper, diligent, concentrated, engaged, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root `yuj` (to join, apply)

Root: yuj (class 7)

अस्य (asya) - of that (enemy) (of this, of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it, that

वधम् (vadham) - destruction, killing, murder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction, murder, striking

Root: vadh (class 1)

अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - one should seek, one should search for, one should investigate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of anu-iṣ

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, attentive, not negligent, unremitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - not negligent, vigilant, attentive, careful, heedful

Past Passive Participle (negative)

`a` (negation) + `pramatta` (PPP of pramād, to be negligent)

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

प्रमाद्यतः (pramādyataḥ) - of the negligent one, of the careless one

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pramādyat

pramādyat - being negligent, being careless, committing an error, intoxicated

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root `mad` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)