महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-96, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
अथ यो विजिगीषेत क्षत्रियः क्षत्रियं युधि ।
कस्तस्य धर्म्यो विजय एतत्पृष्टो ब्रवीहि मे ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
atha yo vijigīṣeta kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyaṁ yudhi ,
kastasya dharmyo vijaya etatpṛṣṭo bravīhi me.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | atha yaḥ vijigīṣeta kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyam
yudhi | kaḥ tasya dharmyaḥ vijayaḥ etat pṛṣṭaḥ bravīhi me

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca atha yaḥ kṣatriyaḥ yudhi kṣatriyam vijigīṣeta,
tasya kaḥ dharmyaḥ vijayaḥ (syāt)? etat pṛṣṭaḥ me bravīhi.

1. Yudhishthira said: "Now, if a warrior (kṣatriya) wishes to conquer another warrior (kṣatriya) in battle, what kind of victory is righteous (dharma) for him? Having been asked this, please tell me."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - the eldest Pandava brother, Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• अथ (atha) - introducing a new topic or question (now, then, thereupon)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• विजिगीषेत (vijigīṣeta) - might wish to conquer, should desire to conquer

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior by birth and duty (warrior, member of the kshatriya (kṣatriya) caste)

• क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - another warrior (kṣatriya) (a warrior)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• कः (kaḥ) - what kind (of victory) (who, what)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that warrior (his, of him, of that)

• धर्म्यः (dharmyaḥ) - righteous, lawful, conforming to natural law (dharma)

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, triumph

• एतत् (etat) - this (question) (this)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - having been asked (asked, questioned)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

• मे (me) - to me, my

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - the eldest Pandava brother, Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Locative case of 'yudh' (battle) used adverbially
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - introducing a new topic or question (now, then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

विजिगीषेत (vijigīṣeta) - might wish to conquer, should desire to conquer

(verb)

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

Desiderative

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior by birth and duty (warrior, member of the kshatriya (kṣatriya) caste)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, ruler, member of the second social class (kṣatriya)

क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - another warrior (kṣatriya) (a warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, ruler, member of the second social class (kṣatriya)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

कः (kaḥ) - what kind (of victory) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; why, how

तस्य (tasya) - of that warrior (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्म्यः (dharmyaḥ) - righteous, lawful, conforming to natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, just, conforming to natural law (dharma)

Derived from 'dharma'

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (question) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - having been asked (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prach' (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of asmad