महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-36

क्षेत्रस्थेषु च सस्येषु शत्रोरुपजपेन्नरान् ।
विनाशयेद्वा सर्वस्वं बलेनाथ स्वकेन वै ॥३६॥

36. kṣetrastheṣu ca sasyeṣu śatrorupajapennarān ,
vināśayedvā sarvasvaṁ balenātha svakena vai.

36. kṣetratheṣu ca sasyeṣu śatroḥ upajapet narān
vināśayet vā sarvasvam balena atha svakena vai

36. ca kṣetratheṣu sasyeṣu śatroḥ narān upajapet
vā atha svakena balena sarvasvam vai vināśayet

36. Furthermore, when the enemy's crops are still in the fields, he should suborn their men, or alternatively, he should destroy all their property with his own army.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षेत्रथेषु (kṣetratheṣu) - in the crops standing in the fields (in those standing in the fields)

• च (ca) - furthermore (and, also)

• सस्येषु (sasyeṣu) - in the crops (of the enemy) (in the crops, among the grains)

• शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy

• उपजपेत् (upajapet) - he (the king) should suborn (the enemy's) men (he should suborn, he should persuade secretly)

• नरान् (narān) - the men (of the enemy) (men, people)

• विनाशयेत् (vināśayet) - he (the king) should destroy (their property) (he should destroy, he should cause to perish)

• वा (vā) - or

• सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - all their property (all property, the whole of one's possessions)

• बलेन (balena) - with force, by means of his army (by force, by strength)

• अथ (atha) - then (introduces an alternative action) (then, and, now)

• स्वकेन (svakena) - by his own (force/army) (by one's own, by one's own (force))

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षेत्रथेषु (kṣetratheṣu) - in the crops standing in the fields (in those standing in the fields)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of kṣetrastha

kṣetrastha - standing in the field, located in the field

Compound of kṣetra (field) and stha (standing, being), derived from root √sthā.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣetra+stha)

• kṣetra – field, land, territory
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, being, existing, located
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sasyeṣu'.

च (ca) - furthermore (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सस्येषु (sasyeṣu) - in the crops (of the enemy) (in the crops, among the grains)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sasya

sasya - grain, corn, crop, produce

शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

उपजपेत् (upajapet) - he (the king) should suborn (the enemy's) men (he should suborn, he should persuade secretly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jap

optative mood, parasmaipada

3rd person singular, optative active. Root √jap with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: jap (class 1)

नरान् (narān) - the men (of the enemy) (men, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

विनाशयेत् (vināśayet) - he (the king) should destroy (their property) (he should destroy, he should cause to perish)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of naś

causative, optative mood, parasmaipada

3rd person singular, optative active of the causative form of √naś with prefix vi-. Causative stem is nāśaya.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.

सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - all their property (all property, the whole of one's possessions)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvasva

sarvasva - all one's property, everything, the whole of one's possessions

Compound of sarva (all) and sva (one's own property).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• sva – one's own, property, wealth
  noun (neuter)

बलेन (balena) - with force, by means of his army (by force, by strength)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

अथ (atha) - then (introduces an alternative action) (then, and, now)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating commencement, sequence, or alternative.

स्वकेन (svakena) - by his own (force/army) (by one's own, by one's own (force))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, peculiar to oneself

Derivative from sva.

Note: Agrees with 'balena' (neuter).

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.