महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-43, verse-25

विहन्येतान्यथा कुर्वन्नरः कौरवनन्दन ।
सर्वथा राजशार्दूल युक्तिः सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥२५॥

25. vihanyetānyathā kurvannaraḥ kauravanandana ,
sarvathā rājaśārdūla yuktiḥ sarvatra pūjyate.

25. kauravanandana anyathā kurvan naraḥ vihanyeta
rājaśārdūla sarvathā yuktiḥ sarvatra pūjyate

25. A man acting otherwise would be ruined, O son of the Kuru dynasty. In every way, O tiger among kings, propriety is respected everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• विहन्येत (vihanyeta) - one would be ruined (one would be destroyed, ruined, hindered)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - acting/doing (doing, making, acting)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, person)

• कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O son of the Kuru dynasty (addressing Arjuna/Yudhisthira) (O son of the Kuru dynasty, O delight of the Kurus)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way (in every way, by all means, always)

• राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings (addressing Yudhisthira) (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

• युक्तिः (yuktiḥ) - propriety (or right conduct) (propriety, right method, reason, stratagem, connection)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all cases (everywhere, in all places, in all cases)

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is respected (is worshipped, is honored, is respected)

Words meanings and morphology

विहन्येत (vihanyeta) - one would be ruined (one would be destroyed, ruined, hindered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhi liṅ) of han

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - acting/doing (doing, making, acting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ- (to do) with suffix -at

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `naraḥ`.

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male

Note: Subject of `vihanyeta`.

कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O son of the Kuru dynasty (addressing Arjuna/Yudhisthira) (O son of the Kuru dynasty, O delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - son/delight of the Kauravas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+nandana)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delighting
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way (in every way, by all means, always)

(indeclinable)

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings (addressing Yudhisthira) (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - tiger among kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, eminent, excellent
  noun (masculine)

युक्तिः (yuktiḥ) - propriety (or right conduct) (propriety, right method, reason, stratagem, connection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - junction, union, fitness, propriety, reason, argument, device, stratagem

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of `pūjyate`.

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all cases (everywhere, in all places, in all cases)

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is respected (is worshipped, is honored, is respected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)