महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-55, verse-17

आहूतेन रणे नित्यं योद्धव्यं क्षत्रबन्धुना ।
धर्म्यं स्वर्ग्यं च लोक्यं च युद्धं हि मनुरब्रवीत् ॥१७॥

17. āhūtena raṇe nityaṁ yoddhavyaṁ kṣatrabandhunā ,
dharmyaṁ svargyaṁ ca lokyaṁ ca yuddhaṁ hi manurabravīt.

17. āhūtena raṇe nityam yoddhavyam kṣatrabandhunā dharmyam
svargyam ca lokyam ca yuddham hi manuḥ abravīt

17. kṣatrabandhunā āhūtena raṇe nityam yoddhavyam.
manuḥ hi yuddham dharmyam svargyam ca lokyam ca abravīt.

17. A kṣatriya (kṣatrabandhu), when called upon, must always fight in battle. Indeed, Manu declared that war is in accordance with natural law (dharma), leads to heaven, and is beneficial for the world.

Words meanings summery:

• आहूतेन (āhūtena) - by one who is called, by the invited

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - must be fought, one should fight

• क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by one who is a kṣatriya by birth and duty (by a kṣatriya, by a kinsman of kṣatriyas)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, in accordance with natural law (dharma)

• स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - leading to heaven, celestial

• च (ca) - and

• लोक्यम् (lokyam) - beneficial for the people/world, popular, worldly

• च (ca) - and

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (name of a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he declared

Words meanings and morphology

आहूतेन (āhūtena) - by one who is called, by the invited

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āhūta

āhūta - called, summoned, invited

Past Passive Participle

From root hve (to call) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - must be fought, one should fight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yoddhavya

yoddhavya - to be fought, fit to be fought

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from root yudh (to fight) with suffix -tavya

Root: yudh (class 4)

क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by one who is a kṣatriya by birth and duty (by a kṣatriya, by a kinsman of kṣatriyas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - a kinsman of a kṣatriya, a nominal kṣatriya, one who is a kṣatriya by birth only

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, power; the warrior caste
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive gerundive `yoddhavyam`.

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, in accordance with natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - lawful, righteous, virtuous, consistent with natural law (dharma)

Derived from dharma with -ya suffix

Note: Agrees with `yuddham`.

स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - leading to heaven, celestial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svargya

svargya - leading to heaven, celestial, heavenly

Derived from svarga with -ya suffix

Note: Agrees with `yuddham`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लोक्यम् (lokyam) - beneficial for the people/world, popular, worldly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lokya

lokya - popular, worldly, belonging to the world, beneficial to people/world

Derived from loka with -ya suffix

Note: Agrees with `yuddham`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (name of a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, a progenitor of mankind, a lawgiver, author of Manusmriti

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, third person singular

Root brū, Ad-class (2nd conjugation)

Root: brū (class 2)