महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-85

तदेतदार्षं माद्रेय प्रमाणं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
असेश्च पूजा कर्तव्या सदा युद्धविशारदैः ॥८५॥

85. tadetadārṣaṁ mādreya pramāṇaṁ kartumarhasi ,
aseśca pūjā kartavyā sadā yuddhaviśāradaiḥ.

85. tat etat ārṣam mādreya pramāṇam kartum arhasi
aseḥ ca pūjā kartavyā sadā yuddhaviśāradaiḥ

85. mādreya tat etat ārṣam pramāṇam kartum arhasi
ca aseḥ pūjā sadā yuddhaviśāradaiḥ kartavyā

85. O son of Madri, you should consider this ancient (ārṣa) tradition as an authority. Moreover, those skilled in warfare should always perform reverence (pūjā) to the sword.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आर्षम् (ārṣam) - ancient, sacred, traditional

• माद्रेय (mādreya) - O Sahadeva/Nakula (O son of Madri)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, proof, standard

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

• असेः (aseḥ) - of the sword

• च (ca) - and, also

• पूजा (pūjā) - worship, reverence, honor

• कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done, ought to be performed

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• युद्धविशारदैः (yuddhaviśāradaiḥ) - by those skilled in war, by war experts

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, this, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आर्षम् (ārṣam) - ancient, sacred, traditional

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ārṣa

ārṣa - belonging to or derived from a ṛṣi; ancient, traditional, sacred

derivative from ṛṣi

माद्रेय (mādreya) - O Sahadeva/Nakula (O son of Madri)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādreya

mādreya - son of Madri (Nakula or Sahadeva)

patronymic from Madri

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, proof, standard

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - proof, evidence, authority, standard, measure

from pra- + mā (to measure)

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of arh

present active indicative

2nd person singular present active indicative of root arh

Root: arh (class 1)

असेः (aseḥ) - of the sword

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asi

asi - sword, knife

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पूजा (pūjā) - worship, reverence, honor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, adoration, reverence, honor

from root pūj (to honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)

कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done, ought to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done

gerundive

gerundive (future passive participle) of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

युद्धविशारदैः (yuddhaviśāradaiḥ) - by those skilled in war, by war experts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yuddhaviśārada

yuddhaviśārada - skilled in battle, expert in war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+viśārada)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, clever
  adjective
  Prefix: vi