महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-66, verse-8

सर्वोपायैर्निहन्तव्याः शत्रवः शत्रुकर्षण ।
पुरा युद्धाद्बलाद्वापि प्रकुर्वन्ति तवाहितम् ॥८॥

8. sarvopāyairnihantavyāḥ śatravaḥ śatrukarṣaṇa ,
purā yuddhādbalādvāpi prakurvanti tavāhitam.

8. sarva-upāyaiḥ nihantavyāḥ śatravaḥ śatrukarṣaṇa
purā yuddhāt balāt vā api prakurvanti tava ahitam

8. O chastiser of enemies, foes should be eliminated by all means before they cause you harm, whether through war or by force.

8. הו מכניע אויבים, יש להשמיד את האויבים בכל האמצעים. עוד לפני מלחמה, ואפילו בכוח, הם פועלים לרעתך.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-उपायैः (sarva-upāyaiḥ) - by all possible methods or strategies (by all means, by all expedients)

• निहन्तव्याः (nihantavyāḥ) - must be eliminated (should be killed, ought to be destroyed)

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - foes (enemies, foes)

• शत्रुकर्षण (śatrukarṣaṇa) - O chastiser of enemies (O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies)

• पुरा (purā) - before (before, formerly, in front)

• युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - through war (from war, because of fighting)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force (from force, by force, because of power)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• प्रकुर्वन्ति (prakurvanti) - they cause (they do, they perform, they cause)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• अहितम् (ahitam) - harm (harm, disadvantage, evil)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-उपायैः (sarva-upāyaiḥ) - by all possible methods or strategies (by all means, by all expedients)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvopāya

sarvopāya - all means, all expedients, every remedy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+upāya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• upāya – means, expedient, method, way, resource
  noun (masculine)
  from upa-i (to go near)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

निहन्तव्याः (nihantavyāḥ) - must be eliminated (should be killed, ought to be destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihantavya

nihantavya - that which should be killed or destroyed

Gerundive

Gerundive from root han with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - foes (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śad

शत्रुकर्षण (śatrukarṣaṇa) - O chastiser of enemies (O tormentor of foes, O subduer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrukarṣaṇa

śatrukarṣaṇa - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+karṣaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śad
• karṣaṇa – drawing, dragging, tormenting, subduing
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛṣ (to draw, pull, torment)
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - before (before, formerly, in front)

(indeclinable)

युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - through war (from war, because of fighting)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root yudh used as noun

Root: yudh (class 4)

बलात् (balāt) - by force (from force, by force, because of power)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रकुर्वन्ति (prakurvanti) - they cause (they do, they perform, they cause)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, 3rd plural, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अहितम् (ahitam) - harm (harm, disadvantage, evil)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - harm, disadvantage, evil, foe; not good, unfriendly

Past Passive Participle

Compound of a (negation) and hita (Past Passive Participle of dhā with hi prefix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• hita – placed, arranged, good, beneficial, suitable
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root dhā (to place, put)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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