महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-23, verse-14

एताश्चेष्टाः क्षत्रियाणां राजन्संसिद्धिकारिकाः ।
अपि गाथामिमां चापि बृहस्पतिरभाषत ॥१४॥

14. etāśceṣṭāḥ kṣatriyāṇāṁ rājansaṁsiddhikārikāḥ ,
api gāthāmimāṁ cāpi bṛhaspatirabhāṣata.

14. etāḥ ca iṣṭāḥ kṣatriyāṇām rājan saṃsiddhikārikāḥ
api gāthām imām ca api bṛhaspatiḥ abhāṣata

14. rājan etāḥ ca iṣṭāḥ saṃsiddhikārikāḥ kṣatriyāṇām
ceṣṭāḥ api bṛhaspatiḥ imām gāthām ca api abhāṣata

14. O King, these are the proper and success-bringing actions for kṣatriyas. Moreover, Bṛhaspati also spoke this very verse.

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• च (ca) - and, also

• इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - proper, right (desired, proper, sacrificed)

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of kṣatriyas, of warriors/rulers

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• संसिद्धिकारिकाः (saṁsiddhikārikāḥ) - causing perfect accomplishment, leading to complete success

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• गाथाम् (gāthām) - verse, song, stanza

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with `ceṣṭāḥ` and `samsiddhikārikāḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as 'and'.

इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - proper, right (desired, proper, sacrificed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, proper, liked, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship, desire) + ta

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of kṣatriyas, of warriors/rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

संसिद्धिकारिकाः (saṁsiddhikārikāḥ) - causing perfect accomplishment, leading to complete success

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsiddhikārikā

saṁsiddhikārikā - causing perfect accomplishment, success-bringing

Compound of saṃsiddhi (perfect accomplishment) + kārikā (causing, bringing about)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsiddhi+kārikā)

• saṃsiddhi – perfect accomplishment, complete success, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + sidh
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• kārikā – causing, effecting, making; doer; verse
  adjective (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do) + ṇvul
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `ceṣṭāḥ`.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: 'even this verse also'.

गाथाम् (gāthām) - verse, song, stanza

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gāthā

gāthā - verse, song, stanza, traditional saying

Root: gai (class 1)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with `gāthām`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as 'also' here, along with `api`.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: 'even this verse also'.

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods, also a name for the planet Jupiter)

Compound of bṛhas (prayer, devotion) + pati (lord)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect tense, middle voice, third person singular

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Considered imperfect or aorist depending on grammatical tradition.