महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-129, verse-14

अपक्रमितुमिच्छेद्वा यथाकामं तु सान्त्वयेत् ।
विलिङ्गमित्वा मित्रेण ततः स्वयमुपक्रमेत् ॥१४॥

14. apakramitumicchedvā yathākāmaṁ tu sāntvayet ,
viliṅgamitvā mitreṇa tataḥ svayamupakramet.

14. apakramitum icchet vā yathākāmam tu sāntvayet
viliṅgamitvā mitreṇa tataḥ svayam upakramet

14. apakramitum vā icchet,
tu sāntvayet yathākāmam; viliṅgamitvā mitreṇa tataḥ svayam upakramet.

14. If one wishes to retreat, one should conciliate as desired; or, having disguised oneself with the help of a friend, one should then personally undertake the task.

Words meanings summery:

• अपक्रमितुम् (apakramitum) - to retreat (to retreat, to depart, to go away)

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - one wishes (one should wish, one should desire)

• वा (vā) - or, if (or, either, optionally)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, as one wishes (according to desire, as one wishes)

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however, moreover)

• सान्त्वयेत् (sāntvayet) - one should conciliate, one should persuade (one should conciliate, one should soothe, one should pacify, one should persuade)

• विलिङ्गमित्वा (viliṅgamitvā) - having disguised oneself (having disguised, having put on a different mark/sign)

• मित्रेण (mitreṇa) - with the help of a friend (by a friend, with a friend)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, from that)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - personally (oneself, personally, by oneself)

• उपक्रमेत् (upakramet) - one should undertake (the task/mission) (one should undertake, one should begin, one should attack)

Words meanings and morphology

अपक्रमितुम् (apakramitum) - to retreat (to retreat, to depart, to go away)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root kram (to step) with prefixes apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: kram (class 1)

इच्छेत् (icchet) - one wishes (one should wish, one should desire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of iṣ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: iṣ (class 6)

वा (vā) - or, if (or, either, optionally)

(indeclinable)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, as one wishes (according to desire, as one wishes)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāmam)

• yathā – as, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• kāmam – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सान्त्वयेत् (sāntvayet) - one should conciliate, one should persuade (one should conciliate, one should soothe, one should pacify, one should persuade)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of sāntv

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: sāntv (class 10)

विलिङ्गमित्वा (viliṅgamitvā) - having disguised oneself (having disguised, having put on a different mark/sign)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root liṅg (to mark) with prefix vi-, and the causative suffix before -tvā.

Prefix: vi

Root: liṅg (class 10)

Note: Implies changing external appearance or identifying marks.

मित्रेण (mitreṇa) - with the help of a friend (by a friend, with a friend)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - personally (oneself, personally, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

उपक्रमेत् (upakramet) - one should undertake (the task/mission) (one should undertake, one should begin, one should attack)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of upakram

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)