महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-62, verse-21

युधिष्ठिरस्तु प्रश्नेऽस्मिन्प्रमाणमिति मे मतिः ।
अजितां वा जितां वापि स्वयं व्याहर्तुमर्हति ॥२१॥

21. yudhiṣṭhirastu praśne'sminpramāṇamiti me matiḥ ,
ajitāṁ vā jitāṁ vāpi svayaṁ vyāhartumarhati.

21. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tu praśne asmin pramāṇam iti me matiḥ
ajitām vā jitām vā api svayam vyāhartum arhati

21. Indeed, Yudhisthira is the ultimate authority in this matter, that is my opinion. He himself ought to declare whether it is a lost (ajitām) or won (jitām) situation.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhisthira (proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• प्रश्ने (praśne) - in the question, in the matter

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, proof, standard, measure

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marker of direct discourse)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

• अजिताम् (ajitām) - Refers to the situation/gamble. (unconquered, undefeated, lost)

• वा (vā) - or

• जिताम् (jitām) - Refers to the situation/gamble. (conquered, won, defeated)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

• व्याहर्तुम् (vyāhartum) - to declare, to speak out

• अर्हति (arhati) - he is able, he ought, he deserves

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhisthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhisthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable (locative form acting as a prefix) (feminine)
  locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: nominative singular of 'yudhiṣṭhira'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

प्रश्ने (praśne) - in the question, in the matter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, matter, topic

Note: locative singular of 'praśna'

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: locative singular masculine of 'idam' (agreeing with 'praśne')

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, proof, standard, measure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - authority, proof, standard, measure, right knowledge

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: nominative singular of 'pramāṇa'

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marker of direct discourse)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: enclitic genitive/dative singular of 1st person pronoun

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - opinion, thought, intelligence, mind, understanding

Derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: nominative singular of 'mati'

अजिताम् (ajitām) - Refers to the situation/gamble. (unconquered, undefeated, lost)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajita

ajita - unconquered, undefeated

Past Passive Participle (negated)

negated past passive participle of root 'ji' (to conquer) with prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jita)

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

Note: accusative singular feminine of 'ajita'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

जिताम् (jitām) - Refers to the situation/gamble. (conquered, won, defeated)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jita

jita - conquered, won, defeated

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: accusative singular feminine of 'jita'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

व्याहर्तुम् (vyāhartum) - to declare, to speak out

(verb)

active, infinitive of vyāhṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive of root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: infinitive of 'vyāhṛ'

अर्हति (arhati) - he is able, he ought, he deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active

root 'arh' in the 1st conjugation class, Parasmaipada

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular present active of root 'arh'