महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-138, verse-11

मूलमेवादितश्छिन्द्यात्परपक्षस्य पण्डितः ।
ततः सहायान्पक्षं च सर्वमेवानुसारयेत् ॥११॥

11. mūlamevāditaśchindyātparapakṣasya paṇḍitaḥ ,
tataḥ sahāyānpakṣaṁ ca sarvamevānusārayet.

11. mūlam eva āditaḥ chindyāt parapaksasya paṇḍitaḥ
tataḥ sahāyān paksam ca sarvam eva anusārayet

11. paṇḍitaḥ parapaksasya mūlam eva āditaḥ chindyāt
tataḥ sahāyān paksam ca sarvam eva anusārayet

11. A wise person (paṇḍita) should first cut the very root of the enemy's faction. Thereafter, he should cause all their allies and (even) the faction itself to follow (him).

Words meanings summery:

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, first, primarily

• छिन्द्यात् (chindyāt) - he should cut, he should sever

• परपक्सस्य (parapaksasya) - of the enemy's side, of the opposing faction

• पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned one, wise person, scholar

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• सहायान् (sahāyān) - allies, helpers, companions

• पक्सम् (paksam) - side, faction, party

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• अनुसारयेत् (anusārayet) - he should make follow, he should attract, he should win over

Words meanings and morphology

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, base, capital

Neuter, accusative singular.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, first, primarily

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form from ādi (beginning).

छिन्द्यात् (chindyāt) - he should cut, he should sever

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of chid

Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular

Derived from root chid (class 7, parasmāipada).

Root: chid (class 7)

परपक्सस्य (parapaksasya) - of the enemy's side, of the opposing faction

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parapakṣa

parapakṣa - enemy's side, opposing party, rival faction

Masculine/neuter, genitive singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pakṣa)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• pakṣa – side, wing, party, faction
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mūlam'.

पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - learned one, wise person, scholar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, skilled, scholar, pundit

Masculine, nominative singular of paṇḍita.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form from tad.

सहायान् (sahāyān) - allies, helpers, companions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - helper, ally, companion, assistant

Masculine, accusative plural.

Prefix: sa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'anusārayet'.

पक्सम् (paksam) - side, faction, party

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, faction, argument, fortnight

Masculine, accusative singular.

Note: Object of 'anusārayet'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Masculine, accusative singular.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

अनुसारयेत् (anusārayet) - he should make follow, he should attract, he should win over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of anusāray

Causative Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular

Causative from root sṛ (to go) with upasarga anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)