महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-142, verse-13

एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभिर्गुणैर्युक्तान्कथं कपान् ।
विजेष्यथ निवर्तध्वं निवृत्तानां शुभं हि वः ॥१३॥

13. etaiścānyaiśca bahubhirguṇairyuktānkathaṁ kapān ,
vijeṣyatha nivartadhvaṁ nivṛttānāṁ śubhaṁ hi vaḥ.

13. etaiḥ ca anyaiḥ ca bahubhiḥ guṇaiḥ yuktān katham
kapān vijeṣyatha nivartadhvam nivṛttānām śubham hi vaḥ

13. How will you conquer these adversaries, endowed as they are with these and many other virtues? Turn back! Indeed, good fortune awaits those among you who retreat.

Words meanings summery:

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (virtues mentioned earlier) (by these, with these)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (qualities) (by others, with other)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by numerous (qualities) (by many, with many)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues, by good qualities (by qualities, by virtues, by threads, by merits)

• युक्तान् (yuktān) - endowed with (qualities) (endowed with, joined, connected, engaged)

• कथम् (katham) - how (can you do it) (how, why, in what manner)

• कपान् (kapān) - adversaries, opponents (referring to the virtuous people as formidable opponents, used in a specific metaphorical or derogatory sense) (monkeys, bad people, wicked ones, enemies, shakers)

• विजेष्यथ (vijeṣyatha) - you will defeat (you (plural) will conquer, you will overcome)

• निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, withdraw (from conflict) (turn back, retreat, desist)

• निवृत्तानाम् (nivṛttānām) - for those who have retreated (of those who have turned back/retreated)

• शुभम् (śubham) - good fortune, welfare (good, auspicious, welfare, beauty)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (giving reason) (indeed, for, because, assuredly)

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural, the listeners/addressees) (for you (plural), to you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (virtues mentioned earlier) (by these, with these)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the qualities.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (qualities) (by others, with other)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Functions as an adjective here.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by numerous (qualities) (by many, with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by virtues, by good qualities (by qualities, by virtues, by threads, by merits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, attribute, rope, thread

युक्तान् (yuktān) - endowed with (qualities) (endowed with, joined, connected, engaged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged, proper, right

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to connect).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Past Passive Participle of yuj.

कथम् (katham) - how (can you do it) (how, why, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

कपान् (kapān) - adversaries, opponents (referring to the virtuous people as formidable opponents, used in a specific metaphorical or derogatory sense) (monkeys, bad people, wicked ones, enemies, shakers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kapa

kapa - monkey, bad, wicked, miser, shaker (from root kamp 'to shake')

Masculine noun. In this context, it refers to the people described as virtuous in the preceding verses, implied to be formidable opponents.

विजेष्यथ (vijeṣyatha) - you will defeat (you (plural) will conquer, you will overcome)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vijī

Future Active

Root jī (1st class, bhvādi) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: jī (class 1)

निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, withdraw (from conflict) (turn back, retreat, desist)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt

Imperative Middle

Root vṛt (1st class, bhvādi) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

निवृत्तानाम् (nivṛttānām) - for those who have retreated (of those who have turned back/retreated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, retreated, ceased, retired

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle of nivṛt.

शुभम् (śubham) - good fortune, welfare (good, auspicious, welfare, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, welfare, beauty, bright

Note: Could also be an adjective.

हि (hi) - indeed, for (giving reason) (indeed, for, because, assuredly)

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural, the listeners/addressees) (for you (plural), to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Enclitic pronominal form.

Note: Can be dative, genitive, or rarely accusative. Here, dative.