महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-131, verse-16

स एष एव भवति दस्युरेतानि वर्जयन् ।
अभिसंदधते ये न विनाशायास्य भारत ।
नशेषमेवोपालभ्य न कुर्वन्तीति निश्चयः ॥१६॥

16. sa eṣa eva bhavati dasyuretāni varjayan ,
abhisaṁdadhate ye na vināśāyāsya bhārata ,
naśeṣamevopālabhya na kurvantīti niścayaḥ.

16. स एषः एव भवति दस्युः एतानि वर्जयन् | अभिसंदधते ये न विनाशाय
अस्य भारत | न अशेषम् एव उपलभ्य न कुर्वन्ति इति निश्चयः

16. स एषः एव दस्युः एतानि वर्जयन् भवतिभारत,
ये अस्य विनाशाय न अभिसंदधते,
(ते) उपलभ्य अशेषम् एव न कुर्वन्ति इति निश्चयः।

16. Indeed, a person who avoids these (condemned acts) becomes a [regulated] robber (dasyu). O Bhārata, those who do not conspire for his destruction, having apprehended him, certainly do not utterly destroy (him). This is the established rule.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• एव (eva) - used for emphasis (indeed, only, very)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• दस्युः (dasyuḥ) - a regulated or 'proper' robber (who avoids condemned acts) (robber, brigand, outlaw)

• एतानि (etāni) - these condemned acts (from previous verse) (these)

• वर्जयन् (varjayan) - avoiding, forsaking, excluding

• अभिसन्ददते (abhisandadate) - they plan the destruction (of someone) (they conspire against, they contrive, they deceive)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• न (na) - not, no

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

• अस्य (asya) - of this [regulated dasyu] (of him, his, of this)

• भारत (bhārata) - Vocative address, usually to Yudhiṣṭhira or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Mahābhārata. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• न (na) - not, no

• अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - utterly (in the sense of destroying) (completely, entirely, without remainder)

• एव (eva) - used for emphasis (indeed, only, very)

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having apprehended (him) (having found, having obtained, having apprehended)

• न (na) - not, no

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they (do not) destroy (implied from 'vināśāya' and 'aśeṣam') (they do, they make)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - this is the established rule/certainty (certainty, ascertainment, resolution)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Note: Used for emphasis with 'sa' and 'eva'.

एव (eva) - used for emphasis (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

दस्युः (dasyuḥ) - a regulated or 'proper' robber (who avoids condemned acts) (robber, brigand, outlaw)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dasyu

dasyu - robber, brigand, enemy, barbarian

एतानि (etāni) - these condemned acts (from previous verse) (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, that, these

Note: Object of 'varjayan'.

वर्जयन् (varjayan) - avoiding, forsaking, excluding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varjayant

varjayant - avoiding, forsaking, abandoning, excluding

Present Active Participle

derived from causative of root vṛj 'to turn, avoid'

Root: vṛj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'sa eṣaḥ'.

अभिसन्ददते (abhisandadate) - they plan the destruction (of someone) (they conspire against, they contrive, they deceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of abhisaṃdhā

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Subject of 'abhisandadate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, annihilation

derived from root naś 'to perish' with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Purpose for 'abhisandadate'.

अस्य (asya) - of this [regulated dasyu] (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he

Note: Refers to the 'dasyu' mentioned earlier.

भारत (bhārata) - Vocative address, usually to Yudhiṣṭhira or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Mahābhārata. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - utterly (in the sense of destroying) (completely, entirely, without remainder)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, whole, complete, entire

compound of a- (negation) + śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root śiṣ 'to leave, to remain'
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially with 'kurvanti' (implied 'vināśam' or 'karaṇam').

एव (eva) - used for emphasis (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having apprehended (him) (having found, having obtained, having apprehended)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root labh 'to obtain' with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they (do not) destroy (implied from 'vināśāya' and 'aśeṣam') (they do, they make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - this is the established rule/certainty (certainty, ascertainment, resolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, resolution, decision

derived from root ci 'to gather' with prefix nis-

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)