महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-142, verse-14

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः ।
कपान्वयं विजेष्यामो ये देवास्ते वयं स्मृताः ।
तस्माद्वध्याः कपास्माकं धनिन्याहि यथागतम् ॥१४॥

14. brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ ,
kapānvayaṁ vijeṣyāmo ye devāste vayaṁ smṛtāḥ ,
tasmādvadhyāḥ kapāsmākaṁ dhaninyāhi yathāgatam.

14. brāhmaṇāḥ ūcuḥ kapān vayam vijeṣyāmaḥ ye devāḥ te vayam
smṛtāḥ tasmāt vadhyāḥ kapāḥ asmākam dhanin yāhi yathāgatam

14. brāhmaṇāḥ ūcuḥ vayam kapān vijeṣyāmaḥ ye devāḥ te vayam
smṛtāḥ tasmāt kapāḥ asmākam vadhyāḥ dhanin yathāgatam yāhi

14. The brahmins said, "We shall conquer the Kapas, for we are considered to be the gods. Therefore, these Kapas must be slain by us. O messenger (dhani), go back as you came."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• कपान् (kapān) - Kapas (a group of people, possibly monkeys or a tribe)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• विजेष्यामः (vijeṣyāmaḥ) - we shall conquer

• ये (ye) - who, which

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• ते (te) - those, they

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, considered, regarded

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - to be slain, killable

• कपाः (kapāḥ) - Kapas

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - by us, for us, our

• धनिन् (dhanin) - O messenger (implied from the action of 'going back as you came') (O wealthy one, O messenger)

• याहि (yāhi) - go!

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as you came, as it was

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a member of the priestly class

from brahman (Vedic text/sacred utterance) + aṇ (Pāṇini 4.2.59) denoting one who studies or is connected with it

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person plural

irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कपान् (kapān) - Kapas (a group of people, possibly monkeys or a tribe)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kapa

kapa - monkey, a specific tribe or group of people (contextual)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

विजेष्यामः (vijeṣyāmaḥ) - we shall conquer

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vi-ji

Future active first person plural

from √ji with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - remembered, considered, regarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, considered

Past Passive Participle

from √smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vayam (masculine plural nominative).

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of tad, used as an indeclinable 'therefore'

वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - to be slain, killable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, killable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from √vadh

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Implies 'they should be slain'.

कपाः (kapāḥ) - Kapas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapa

kapa - monkey, a specific tribe or group of people (contextual)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - by us, for us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Often used to express agency with gerundives, 'by us'.

धनिन् (dhanin) - O messenger (implied from the action of 'going back as you came') (O wealthy one, O messenger)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanin

dhanin - wealthy, rich person; a possessor of wealth

noun from dhana (wealth) + -in (possessive suffix)

याहि (yāhi) - go!

(verb)

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

Imperative active second person singular

from √yā

Root: yā (class 2)

यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as you came, as it was

(indeclinable)

compound of yathā (as) and āgatam (past passive participle of ā-√gam)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgata)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-√gam
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)