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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-60, verse-18

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
दुःशासनैष मम सूतपुत्रो वृकोदरादुद्विजतेऽल्पचेताः ।
स्वयं प्रगृह्यानय याज्ञसेनीं किं ते करिष्यन्त्यवशाः सपत्नाः ॥१८॥
18. duryodhana uvāca ,
duḥśāsanaiṣa mama sūtaputro; vṛkodarādudvijate'lpacetāḥ ,
svayaṁ pragṛhyānaya yājñasenīṁ; kiṁ te kariṣyantyavaśāḥ sapatnāḥ.
18. duryodhanaḥ uvāca duḥśāsana eṣaḥ mama
sūtaputraḥ vṛkodarāt udvijate
alpacetāḥ svayam pragṛhya ānaya yājñasenīm
kim te kariṣyanti avaśāḥ sapatnāḥ
18. Duryodhana said: 'Oh Duḥśāsana, this charioteer's son is faint-hearted and shrinks from Bhīma (Vṛkodara). Go and seize Yājñasenī yourself. What can your powerless enemies (sapatnāḥ) do?'

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said
  • दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - O Duḥśāsana
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he
  • मम (mama) - my, of me
  • सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - charioteer's son
  • वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
  • उद्विजते (udvijate) - shrinks, fears, trembles
  • अल्पचेताः (alpacetāḥ) - faint-hearted, weak-minded, small-minded
  • स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself
  • प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having taken
  • आनय (ānaya) - bring, lead
  • याज्ञसेनीम् (yājñasenīm) - Yājñasenī (Draupadī)
  • किम् (kim) - what, why, how
  • ते (te) - to you, of you, your
  • करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make
  • अवशाः (avaśāḥ) - powerless, helpless, not under control
  • सपत्नाः (sapatnāḥ) - enemies, rivals

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (eldest son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - O Duḥśāsana
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana
duḥśāsana - Duḥśāsana (one of the Kauravas)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etas
etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
Note: Used as a possessive 'your'.
सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - charioteer's son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra
sūtaputra - son of a charioteer
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)
  • sūta – charioteer, bard, herald
    noun (masculine)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - Vṛkodara (another name for Bhīma, meaning 'wolf-bellied')
उद्विजते (udvijate) - shrinks, fears, trembles
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of udvij
Prefix: ud
Root: vij (class 6)
अल्पचेताः (alpacetāḥ) - faint-hearted, weak-minded, small-minded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alpacetas
alpacetas - faint-hearted, weak-minded, having a small mind
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+cetas)
  • alpa – small, little, few
    adjective (masculine)
  • cetas – mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
    noun (neuter)
    Root: cit (class 1)
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself
(indeclinable)
प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having taken
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root grah with prefix pra and suffix -ya (lyap)
Prefix: pra
Root: grah (class 9)
आनय (ānaya) - bring, lead
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī
Prefix: ā
Root: nī (class 1)
याज्ञसेनीम् (yājñasenīm) - Yājñasenī (Draupadī)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yājñasenī
yājñasenī - Yājñasenī (Draupadī, as daughter of Drupada, who was born from a yajña)
किम् (kim) - what, why, how
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - to you, of you, your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)
Note: Used as a possessive 'your'.
करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अवशाः (avaśāḥ) - powerless, helpless, not under control
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avaśa
avaśa - not subject to control, powerless, helpless, independent
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vaśa)
  • a – not, un-, non-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
    noun (masculine)
सपत्नाः (sapatnāḥ) - enemies, rivals
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sapatna
sapatna - rival wife, rival, enemy