महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-61

निर्वेदयित्वा तु परं हत्वा वा कुरुनन्दन ।
गतानृण्यो भवेद्राजा यथा शास्त्रेषु दर्शितम् ॥६१॥

61. nirvedayitvā tu paraṁ hatvā vā kurunandana ,
gatānṛṇyo bhavedrājā yathā śāstreṣu darśitam.

61. nirvedayitvā tu param hatvā vā kuru-nandana |
gata-anṛṇyaḥ bhavet rājā yathā śāstreṣu darśitam

61. kuru-nandana,
param nirvedayitvā vā tu hatvā,
rājā gata-anṛṇyaḥ bhavet,
yathā śāstreṣu darśitam.

61. O Kuru prince, after causing the enemy to despair, or indeed after killing him, the king (rājan) should become free from obligation, as is demonstrated in the sacred texts (śāstra).

Words meanings summery:

• निर्वेदयित्वा (nirvedayitvā) - having caused to despair, having disheartened, having caused to know

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

• परम् (param) - the enemy, the opponent, the other, supreme

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कुरु-नन्दन (kuru-nandana) - Refers to a Kuru prince, often Arjuna in Mahabharata context. (O delight of the Kurus! O descendant of Kuru!)

• गत-अनृण्यः (gata-anṛṇyaḥ) - free from debt, having fulfilled one's obligations, debt-free

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, might be

• राजा (rājā) - the king, a ruler, sovereign

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• शास्त्रेषु (śāstreṣu) - in the scriptures, in the treatises (śāstra)

• दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, demonstrated, taught, indicated

Words meanings and morphology

निर्वेदयित्वा (nirvedayitvā) - having caused to despair, having disheartened, having caused to know

(indeclinable)

causative

absolutive of causative stem nirveday

Prefix: nir

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - the enemy, the opponent, the other, supreme

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme, highest

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कुरु-नन्दन (kuru-nandana) - Refers to a Kuru prince, often Arjuna in Mahabharata context. (O delight of the Kurus! O descendant of Kuru!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-nandana

kuru-nandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru, Kuru prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty), the country of Kurus
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

गत-अनृण्यः (gata-anṛṇyaḥ) - free from debt, having fulfilled one's obligations, debt-free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata-anṛṇya

gata-anṛṇya - one whose debt is gone, free from obligation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+anṛṇya)

• gata – gone, departed, arrived at
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)
• anṛṇya – freedom from debt, debtlessness, having no obligations
  noun (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, might be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - the king, a ruler, sovereign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रेषु (śāstreṣu) - in the scriptures, in the treatises (śāstra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - sacred text, scripture, treatise, rule, science (śāstra)

Root: śās (class 2)

दर्शितम् (darśitam) - shown, demonstrated, taught, indicated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśita

darśita - shown, exhibited, taught, demonstrated

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)