महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-11, verse-18

अशक्नुवंस्तु युद्धाय निष्पतेत्सह मन्त्रिभिः ।
कोशेन पौरैर्दण्डेन ये चान्ये प्रियकारिणः ॥१८॥

18. aśaknuvaṁstu yuddhāya niṣpatetsaha mantribhiḥ ,
kośena paurairdaṇḍena ye cānye priyakāriṇaḥ.

18. aśaknuvan tu yuddhāya niṣpatet saha mantribhiḥ
kośena pauraiḥ daṇḍena ye ca anye priyakāriṇaḥ

18. aśaknuvan tu yuddhāya niṣpatet saha mantribhiḥ
kośena pauraiḥ daṇḍena ca ye anye priyakāriṇaḥ

18. If one is unable to wage war, one should escape with one's ministers, along with the treasury, the citizens, the army, and other supporters.

Words meanings summery:

• अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being unable, not being able

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for war

• निष्पतेत् (niṣpatet) - he should flee, he should escape

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - with ministers

• कोशेन (kośena) - with the treasury, by means of the treasury

• पौरैः (pauraiḥ) - with citizens, by the citizens

• दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with the army, by means of the army, with force

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• प्रियकारिणः (priyakāriṇaḥ) - supporters (well-wishers, those who do good, benefactors, supporters)

Words meanings and morphology

अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being unable, not being able

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśaknuvat

aśaknuvat - being unable, not being able

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root śak (to be able) with the negative prefix a- and the śnu class suffix, then the śatṛ suffix for present active participle.

Prefix: a

Root: śak (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for war

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Derived from the root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

निष्पतेत् (niṣpatet) - he should flee, he should escape

(verb)

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

Derived from root pat (to fall, to fly) with prefix nis-.

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - with ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Derived from mantra.

कोशेन (kośena) - with the treasury, by means of the treasury

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kośa

kośa - treasury, casket, sheath, dictionary

पौरैः (pauraiḥ) - with citizens, by the citizens

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, townsman, inhabitant of a city

Derived from pura (city).

दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with the army, by means of the army, with force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, staff, punishment, army, force

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अन्ये (anye) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रियकारिणः (priyakāriṇaḥ) - supporters (well-wishers, those who do good, benefactors, supporters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyakārin

priyakārin - doing what is pleasing, well-wishing, benefactor, supporter

Compound of priya (dear, pleasing) and kārin (doing, making).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+kārin)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)
• kārin – doing, making, causing, agent
  participle (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participle
  Derived from root kṛ with suffix -in.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)