महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-59

एकदोषा हि बहवो मृद्नीयुरपि कण्टकान् ।
मन्त्रभेदभयाद्राजंस्तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥५९॥

59. ekadoṣā hi bahavo mṛdnīyurapi kaṇṭakān ,
mantrabhedabhayādrājaṁstasmādetadbravīmi te.

59. ekadoṣāḥ hi bahavaḥ mṛdnīyuḥ api kaṇṭakān
mantrabhedabhayāt rājan tasmāt etat bravīmi te

59. hi bahavaḥ ekadoṣāḥ api kaṇṭakān mṛdnīyuḥ
rājan tasmāt mantrabhedabhayāt etat te bravīmi

59. Indeed, many (opponents), by targeting a single flaw, can crush even formidable adversaries (like thorns). Therefore, O King, I tell you this out of fear that your strategic counsel (mantra) might be exposed.

Words meanings summery:

• एकदोषाः (ekadoṣāḥ) - (enemies) by focusing on a single flaw (in one's plan) (having a single fault, characterized by one flaw)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because, for)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (opponents/enemies) (many)

• मृद्नीयुः (mṛdnīyuḥ) - can overcome/destroy (may crush, may bruise, may destroy)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• कण्टकान् (kaṇṭakān) - strong or formidable adversaries (like thorns) (thorns, enemies, obstacles)

• मन्त्रभेदभयात् (mantrabhedabhayāt) - out of fear of strategic counsel (mantra) being revealed (from fear of the breaking of counsel/secret)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - for this reason (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• एतत् (etat) - this (advice) (this)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I am telling (you) (I say, I speak, I tell)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

एकदोषाः (ekadoṣāḥ) - (enemies) by focusing on a single flaw (in one's plan) (having a single fault, characterized by one flaw)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekadoṣa

ekadoṣa - having a single fault, having a common fault, focused on one fault

Bahuvrihi compound: `eka` (one) + `doṣa` (fault).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+doṣa)

• eka – one, single, alone
  adjective
• doṣa – fault, defect, flaw, weakness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Acts as an epithet for `bahavaḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (opponents/enemies) (many)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much

Note: Acts as a noun here, 'many ones/people'.

मृद्नीयुः (mṛdnīyuḥ) - can overcome/destroy (may crush, may bruise, may destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (Vidhiliṅ) of mṛd

optative active 3rd plural

Root of the 9th class (kryādi).

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

कण्टकान् (kaṇṭakān) - strong or formidable adversaries (like thorns) (thorns, enemies, obstacles)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle; enemy, rival; obstacle

मन्त्रभेदभयात् (mantrabhedabhayāt) - out of fear of strategic counsel (mantra) being revealed (from fear of the breaking of counsel/secret)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mantrabhedabhaya

mantrabhedabhaya - fear of the divulgence of a secret, fear of the breaking of counsel

Tatpurusha compound: `mantrabheda` (breaking of counsel) + `bhaya` (fear). `mantrabheda` itself is a Tatpurusha: `mantra` (counsel) + `bheda` (breaking).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+bheda+bhaya)

• mantra – counsel, secret plan, sacred utterance (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root `man` (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• bheda – breaking, splitting, division, disclosure
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhid` (to split, break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
  From root `bhī` (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Expresses 'due to fear of'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

`n`-ending stem.

Root: rāj

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - for this reason (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `tad` used adverbially.

एतत् (etat) - this (advice) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I am telling (you) (I say, I speak, I tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of brū

present active indicative 1st singular

Root of the 2nd class (adādi).

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Dative/genitive singular of `tvad`.