महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-62, verse-13

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जितां वाप्यजितां वापि मन्यध्वं वा यथा नृपाः ।
तथा प्रत्युक्तमिच्छामि तत्करिष्यामि कौरवाः ॥१३॥

13. jitāṁ vāpyajitāṁ vāpi manyadhvaṁ vā yathā nṛpāḥ ,
tathā pratyuktamicchāmi tatkariṣyāmi kauravāḥ.

13. jitām vā api ajitām vā api manyadhvam vā yathā nṛpāḥ
tathā pratyuktam icchāmi tat kariṣyāmi kauravāḥ

13. O kings, whether you consider it a victory or a defeat, or whatever you deem it to be, I desire a reply. O Kauravas, I will then act accordingly.

Words meanings summery:

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जिताम् (jitām) - won (as a victory) (conquered, won, subdued)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the alternative) (also, even, moreover, although)

अजिताम् (ajitām) - lost (as a defeat) (unconquered, not won, defeated)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the alternative) (also, even, moreover, although)

मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - consider, regard (imperative to multiple people) (consider, regard, think)

वा (vā) - or (introducing another option/condition) (or, either)

यथा (yathā) - however, as (as, just as, according to, how)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - O kings

तथा (tathā) - accordingly, in that manner (so, thus, in that manner)

प्रत्युक्तम् (pratyuktam) - a reply, an answer (reply, answer, retorted)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish, I want)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the reply/situation) (that, therefore)

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will act accordingly (I will do, I will make, I will act)

कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - O Kauravas

Words meanings and morphology

जिताम् (jitām) - won (as a victory) (conquered, won, subdued)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jita

jita - conquered, won, subdued, surpassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies something implied, like 'the battle' or 'the situation'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the alternative) (also, even, moreover, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `vā` to mean "either... or".

अजिताम् (ajitām) - lost (as a defeat) (unconquered, not won, defeated)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajita

ajita - unconquered, undefeated, unsurpassed

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Negative prefix 'a-' + jita. Derived from root ji (to conquer)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jita)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
jita – conquered, won, subdued
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ji (to conquer)
Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies something implied, like 'the battle' or 'the situation'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing the alternative) (also, even, moreover, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `vā` to mean "either... or".

मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - consider, regard (imperative to multiple people) (consider, regard, think)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of man

Conjugated verb, imperative mode, 4th class (divādi)

Root: man (class 4)

वा (vā) - or (introducing another option/condition) (or, either)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - however, as (as, just as, according to, how)

(indeclinable)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - O kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'man-protector')

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

nṛ – man, person
noun (masculine)
pa – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - accordingly, in that manner (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रत्युक्तम् (pratyuktam) - a reply, an answer (reply, answer, retorted)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratyukta

pratyukta - replied, answered, spoken against, a reply, an answer

Past Passive Participle

Prefix `prati` + root `vac` (spoken), `ukta` is PPP of `vac`.

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (prati+ukta)

prati – towards, against, in return, every
indeclinable
ukta – spoken, said, declared
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `icchāmi`.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Conjugated verb, present tense, 1st person singular, 6th class (tudādi)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the reply/situation) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `kariṣyāmi`.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will act accordingly (I will do, I will make, I will act)