महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-129, verse-9

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
आभ्यन्तरे प्रकुपिते बाह्ये चोपनिपीडिते ।
क्षीणे कोशे स्रुते मन्त्रे किं कार्यमवशिष्यते ॥९॥

9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
ābhyantare prakupite bāhye copanipīḍite ,
kṣīṇe kośe srute mantre kiṁ kāryamavaśiṣyate.

9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | ābhyantare prakupite bāhye ca
upanipīḍite | kṣīṇe kośe srute mantre kim kāryam avaśiṣyate

9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ābhyantare
prakupite (sati) bāhye ca upanipīḍite
(sati) kośe kṣīṇe (sati) mantre
srute (sati) kim kāryam avaśiṣyate?

9. Yudhishthira said: When internal factions are agitated, and external enemies exert pressure, when the treasury is depleted, and secret counsel (mantra) has been leaked, what course of action remains?

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas. (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आभ्यन्तरे (ābhyantare) - referring to internal subjects, allies, or issues within one's own kingdom. (when the internal (people/issues))

• प्रकुपिते (prakupite) - when agitated, when enraged, when angry

• बाह्ये (bāhye) - referring to external enemies or threats. (when external (forces/enemies))

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपनिपीडिते (upanipīḍite) - when oppressed, when afflicted, when pressed upon

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when depleted, when wasted, when diminished

• कोशे (kośe) - referring to the state's treasury. (in the treasury, in the sheath, in the storehouse)

• स्रुते (srute) - referring to secret counsel (mantra) being leaked. (when leaked, when flowed out, when heard)

• मन्त्रे (mantre) - referring to secret strategic counsel. (in the counsel, in the advice, in the sacred formula (mantra))

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, duty, task, business, to be done

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas. (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steadfast in battle

yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh 'battle') + sthira (firm, steadfast). Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, war
  noun (feminine)
  From √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, steadfast, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

आभ्यन्तरे (ābhyantare) - referring to internal subjects, allies, or issues within one's own kingdom. (when the internal (people/issues))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ābhyantara

ābhyantara - internal, inner, intimate, domestic

From abhyantara (interior) derived with aṇ suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: antara

Note: Refers to internal matters or people.

प्रकुपिते (prakupite) - when agitated, when enraged, when angry

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prakupita

prakupita - enraged, provoked, agitated, angry

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of pra-√kup (to be angry, agitated).

Prefix: pra

Root: kup (class 4)

बाह्ये (bāhye) - referring to external enemies or threats. (when external (forces/enemies))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, foreign

From bahis (outside) with ṇya suffix.

Note: Refers to external enemies or threats.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

उपनिपीडिते (upanipīḍite) - when oppressed, when afflicted, when pressed upon

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upanipīḍita

upanipīḍita - oppressed, afflicted, harassed, pressed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of upa-ni-√pīḍ (to press, oppress).

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when depleted, when wasted, when diminished

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, exhausted, depleted, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √kṣi (to waste away, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

कोशे (kośe) - referring to the state's treasury. (in the treasury, in the sheath, in the storehouse)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kośa

kośa - treasury, store, sheath, bud, cell

From √kuṣ (to embrace, enclose).

Root: kuṣ (class 1)

स्रुते (srute) - referring to secret counsel (mantra) being leaked. (when leaked, when flowed out, when heard)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sruta

sruta - flowed, leaked, heard, known, famous

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √sru (to flow) or √śru (to hear). Context points to 'leaked'.

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Refers to leaking of secret information.

मन्त्रे (mantre) - referring to secret strategic counsel. (in the counsel, in the advice, in the sacred formula (mantra))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - counsel, advice, plan, secret, sacred formula, hymn

From √man (to think) + tra suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used here in the sense of secret counsel or strategy.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of the interrogative pronoun kim.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, duty, task, business, to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - action, duty, task, business, what is to be done

Gerundive

Gerundive from √kṛ (to do) with ya suffix. Functions as a noun here.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Present tense

Present passive 3rd person singular of ava-√śiṣ (to leave remaining).

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)