महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-94, verse-38

एतां राजोपनिषदं ययातिः स्माह नाहुषः ।
मनुष्यविजये युक्तो हन्ति शत्रूननुत्तमान् ॥३८॥

38. etāṁ rājopaniṣadaṁ yayātiḥ smāha nāhuṣaḥ ,
manuṣyavijaye yukto hanti śatrūnanuttamān.

38. etāṃ rājopaniṣadaṃ yayātiḥ sma āha nāhuṣaḥ
manuṣyavijaye yuktaḥ hanti śatrūn anuttamān

38. nāhuṣaḥ yayātiḥ etāṃ rājopaniṣadaṃ sma āha
manuṣyavijaye yuktaḥ śatrūn anuttamān hanti

38. Yayati, son of Nahusha, proclaimed this supreme doctrine (rāja-upaniṣad) for kings. One who is adept at conquering people destroys even the most formidable enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• एतां (etāṁ) - this (feminine)

• राजोपनिषदं (rājopaniṣadaṁ) - royal secret doctrine, supreme teaching for kings

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a celebrated ancient king)

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• आह (āha) - said, spoke, declared

• नाहुषः (nāhuṣaḥ) - son of Nahusha, descendant of Nahusha (epithet for Yayati)

• मनुष्यविजये (manuṣyavijaye) - in the conquest of men, in victory over people

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged, connected, skilled, adept

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, destroys, strikes down

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - unrivaled, unsurpassed, supreme, formidable

Words meanings and morphology

एतां (etāṁ) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

राजोपनिषदं (rājopaniṣadaṁ) - royal secret doctrine, supreme teaching for kings

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājopaniṣad

rājopaniṣad - royal secret doctrine, supreme teaching for kings (rāja-upaniṣad)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+upaniṣad)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• upaniṣad – secret doctrine, esoteric teaching, philosophical treatise
  noun (feminine)
  From upa-ni-sad, 'to sit down near'.
  Prefixes: upa+ni
  Root: sad (class 1)

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a celebrated ancient king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayati (a celebrated ancient king)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Irregular perfect tense form (liṭ-lakara).

Root: ah (class 2)

नाहुषः (nāhuṣaḥ) - son of Nahusha, descendant of Nahusha (epithet for Yayati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāhuṣa

nāhuṣa - son of Nahusha, belonging to Nahusha (name of Yayati)

Patronymic derivative from the proper noun Nahuṣa.

मनुष्यविजये (manuṣyavijaye) - in the conquest of men, in victory over people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manuṣyavijaya

manuṣyavijaya - conquest of men, victory over people

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuṣya+vijaya)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vijaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged, connected, skilled, adept

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, endowed, connected, fit

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj 'to join, unite'

Root: yuj (class 7)

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, destroys, strikes down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, adversary

अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - unrivaled, unsurpassed, supreme, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anuttama

anuttama - unrivaled, unsurpassed, supreme, formidable

Compound type : nahutpurusha (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative of ud.
  Prefix: ud