महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-44, verse-17

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
अप्रमादेन सुहृदामन्येषां च महात्मनाम् ।
यदि शक्या विजेतुं ते तन्ममाचक्ष्व मातुल ॥१७॥

17. duryodhana uvāca ,
apramādena suhṛdāmanyeṣāṁ ca mahātmanām ,
yadi śakyā vijetuṁ te tanmamācakṣva mātula.

17. duryodhanaḥ uvāca | apramādena suhṛdām anyeṣām ca
mahātmanām | yadi śakyāḥ vijetum te tat mama ācakṣva mātula

17. Duryodhana said, "O maternal uncle, if they can indeed be conquered by the diligent efforts of (our) friends and other great-souled individuals, then please tell me that (method)."

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अप्रमादेन (apramādena) - by diligence, without negligence, by carefulness

• सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of our (Duryodhana's) friends (of friends, of well-wishers)

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of other great and noble individuals (allies of Duryodhana) (of great souls, of great-minded ones)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable of being conquered, conquerable

• विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to defeat

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (they)

• तत् (tat) - that method of conquering them (that)

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, describe

• मातुल (mātula) - O Śakuni (Duryodhana's maternal uncle) (O maternal uncle)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (eldest son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra); hard to fight with, difficult to conquer in battle

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अप्रमादेन (apramādena) - by diligence, without negligence, by carefulness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - diligence, carefulness, absence of negligence

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramāda)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• pramāda – negligence, carelessness, error, intoxication
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of our (Duryodhana's) friends (of friends, of well-wishers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of other great and noble individuals (allies of Duryodhana) (of great souls, of great-minded ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent; (one with a) great (ātman) soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable of being conquered, conquerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, practicable; conquerable

Gerundive

Formed from root 'śak' with suffix -ya (kartṛvya)

Root: śak (class 5)

विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to defeat

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that method of conquering them (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative singular.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, describe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of cakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मातुल (mātula) - O Śakuni (Duryodhana's maternal uncle) (O maternal uncle)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle