महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-107, verse-15

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त्वं चापि प्रतियुध्येथा विजिगीषुव्रते स्थितः ।
अयुद्ध्वैव नियोगान्मे वशे वैदेह ते स्थितः ॥१५॥

15. tvaṁ cāpi pratiyudhyethā vijigīṣuvrate sthitaḥ ,
ayuddhvaiva niyogānme vaśe vaideha te sthitaḥ.

15. tvam ca api pratiyudhyethāḥ vijigīṣuvrate sthitaḥ
| ayuddhvā eva niyogāt me vaśe vaideha te sthitaḥ

15. tvam ca api vijigīṣuvrate sthitaḥ pratiyudhyethāḥ he vaideha,
ayuddhvā eva me niyogāt te vaśe sthitaḥ

15. And you too should fight back, upholding the vow of one who desires victory. (Alternatively,) without fighting, by my command, O Vaideha, he will remain under your control.

Words meanings summery:

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त्वम् (tvam) - you

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

प्रतियुध्येथाः (pratiyudhyethāḥ) - you should fight against, you would fight against

विजिगीषुव्रते (vijigīṣuvrate) - in the vow/discipline of one desiring conquest

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, firm, steadfast

अयुद्ध्वा (ayuddhvā) - without having fought, not fighting

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even, just

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by command, from appointment, from injunction

मे (me) - my, to me

वशे (vaśe) - in control, under subjection, obedient

वैदेह (vaideha) - O Vaideha (king of Videha)

ते (te) - your, to you

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remains, stands, is situated

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Subject of pratiyudhyethāḥ.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/emphatic particle.

Note: 'And you also'.

प्रतियुध्येथाः (pratiyudhyethāḥ) - you should fight against, you would fight against

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pratiyudh

Optative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice.

From prati + root yudh (to fight).

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject is tvam.

विजिगीषुव्रते (vijigīṣuvrate) - in the vow/discipline of one desiring conquest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijigīṣuvrata

vijigīṣuvrata - the vow or practice of one desiring conquest

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vijigīṣu+vrata)

vijigīṣu – desiring to conquer, wishing for victory
adjective (masculine)
Desiderative noun/adjective
From desiderative stem of vi + root ji (to conquer, win).
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty, discipline
noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the state or condition.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing, firm, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, placed, firm, steady, abiding, firm in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the subject tvam.

अयुद्ध्वा (ayuddhvā) - without having fought, not fighting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Negative prefix a + root yudh (to fight) + tvā suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yuddhvā)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
yuddhvā – having fought
indeclinable
Absolutive (gerund)
From root yudh (to fight) + tvā suffix.
Root: yudh (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by command, from appointment, from injunction

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - injunction, command, appointment, order, duty, rule

From ni + root yuj (to join, apply, command).

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the cause or origin.

मे (me) - my, to me