महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-96, verse-11

नेषुर्लिप्तो न कर्णी स्यादसतामेतदायुधम् ।
जयार्थमेव योद्धव्यं न क्रुध्येदजिघांसतः ॥११॥

11. neṣurlipto na karṇī syādasatāmetadāyudham ,
jayārthameva yoddhavyaṁ na krudhyedajighāṁsataḥ.

11. na iṣuḥ liptaḥ na karṇī syāt asatām etat āyudham |
jayārtham eva yoddhavyaṃ na krudhyet ajighāṃsataḥ

11. iṣuḥ na liptaḥ na karṇī syāt etat asatām āyudham
jayārtham eva yoddhavyaṃ ajighāṃsataḥ na krudhyet

11. An arrow should not be poisoned nor barbed; this is a weapon of the ignoble. One should fight only for victory, and should not be angry at one who does not intend to kill.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow

• लिप्तः (liptaḥ) - smeared, poisoned, anointed

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्णी (karṇī) - barbed (arrow), having ears/barbs

• स्यात् (syāt) - it should be, may it be

• असताम् (asatām) - of the ignoble, of the wicked, of the bad

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon

• जयार्थम् (jayārtham) - for the sake of victory

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• योद्धव्यं (yoddhavyaṁ) - should be fought, one should fight

• न (na) - not, no

• क्रुध्येत् (krudhyet) - he should be angry, one should be angry

• अजिघांसतः (ajighāṁsataḥ) - of one not desiring to kill, from one not wishing to kill

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣu

iṣu - arrow, dart

लिप्तः (liptaḥ) - smeared, poisoned, anointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lipta

lipta - smeared, anointed, stained, poisoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √lip 'to smear'

Root: lip (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कर्णी (karṇī) - barbed (arrow), having ears/barbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇin

karṇin - having ears, long-eared; barbed (as an arrow)

Derived from 'karṇa' (ear, barb) with suffix '-in'

स्यात् (syāt) - it should be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative Mood, Third Person Singular

Root: as (class 2)

असताम् (asatām) - of the ignoble, of the wicked, of the bad

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, wicked, ignoble

Prefix 'a-' (negation) + 'sat' (existent, good)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, good, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from √as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement

जयार्थम् (jayārtham) - for the sake of victory

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+artha)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √ji 'to conquer'
  Root: ji (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

योद्धव्यं (yoddhavyaṁ) - should be fought, one should fight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yoddhavya

yoddhavya - to be fought, fit to be fought

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √yudh 'to fight' with suffix -tavya

Root: yudh (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्रुध्येत् (krudhyet) - he should be angry, one should be angry

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of krudh

Optative Mood, Third Person Singular

Root: krudh (class 4)

अजिघांसतः (ajighāṁsataḥ) - of one not desiring to kill, from one not wishing to kill

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajighāṃsat

ajighāṁsat - not desiring to kill

Negative Desiderative Present Active Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + Desiderative Present Active Participle of √han 'to strike, kill'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jighāṃsat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• jighāṃsat – desiring to kill
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative Present Active Participle
  Desiderative stem of √han 'to strike, kill'
  Root: han (class 2)