महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-3, verse-8

सदा च प्रातरुत्थाय कृतजप्यः शुचिर्नृपः ।
आशास्ते पाण्डुपुत्राणां समरेष्वपराजयम् ॥८॥

8. sadā ca prātarutthāya kṛtajapyaḥ śucirnṛpaḥ ,
āśāste pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ samareṣvaparājayam.

8. sadā ca prātaḥ utthāya kṛtajapyaḥ śuciḥ nṛpaḥ
āśāste pāṇḍuputrāṇām samareṣu aparājayam

8. ca nṛpaḥ śuciḥ kṛtajapyaḥ sadā prātaḥ utthāya
pāṇḍuputrāṇām samareṣu aparājayam āśāste

8. And always, rising in the morning, the pure king, after completing his prescribed recitations, wished for the victory of the sons of Pāṇḍu in battles.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early morning

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

• कृतजप्यः (kṛtajapyaḥ) - having performed recitation, one who has recited prayers

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

• आशास्ते (āśāste) - he wishes, he hopes

• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu

• समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in wars

• अपराजयम् (aparājayam) - non-defeat, victory

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early morning

(indeclinable)

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from verb root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut (up), forming utthā, then absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृतजप्यः (kṛtajapyaḥ) - having performed recitation, one who has recited prayers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtajapya

kṛtajapya - one who has performed recitation

Bahuvrīhi compound: kṛta (done) + japya (to be recited/recitation). Meaning 'one for whom recitation has been done'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+japya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• japya – to be recited, recitation, japa
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  From root jap (to mutter) with suffix -ya (kṛtya suffix).
  Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright

Note: Refers to the king.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) + pā (to protect).

आशास्ते (āśāste) - he wishes, he hopes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśās

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

From root śās (to rule, to teach, to wish) with upasarga ā (towards, greatly). āśās is an Atmanepada verb.

Prefix: ā

Root: śās (class 2)

पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Tatpurusha compound: Pāṇḍu (name) + putra (son).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in wars

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

अपराजयम् (aparājayam) - non-defeat, victory

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparājaya

aparājaya - non-defeat, victory, invincibility

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + parājaya (defeat).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+parājaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• parājaya – defeat, rout
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix parā + root ji (to conquer).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)