महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-16

तमूचुः सैनिकाः सर्वे न विद्मोऽपकृतं वयम् ।
सर्वोपायैर्यथाकामं भवांस्तदधिगच्छतु ॥१६॥

16. tamūcuḥ sainikāḥ sarve na vidmo'pakṛtaṁ vayam ,
sarvopāyairyathākāmaṁ bhavāṁstadadhigacchatu.

16. tam ūcuḥ sainikāḥ sarve na vidmaḥ apakṛtam vayam
sarvopāyaiḥ yathākāmam bhavān tat adhigacchatu

16. All the soldiers said to him, 'We do not know what wrong was done. May your honor discover that by all possible means, as you wish.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, to him, that

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers, armies

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

• अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - the wrong done, injury

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means, by all expedients

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, according to wish

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, sir (polite address)

• तत् (tat) - that

• अधिगच्छतु (adhigacchatu) - let him find out, let him ascertain

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, to him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active (intensive)

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'sainikāḥ'.

सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers, armies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, military man

Derived from senā (army).

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun/adjective.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'vidmaḥ'.

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present active 1st person plural from root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'vayam'.

अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - the wrong done, injury

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apakṛta

apakṛta - wronged, injured, harmed; a wrong, injury

Past Passive Participle

From prefix "apa-" and root "kṛ" (to do).

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'vidmaḥ'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'vidmaḥ'.

सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means, by all expedients

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvopāya

sarvopāya - all means, every expedient

Compound of sarva (all) + upāya (means, expedient).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+upāya)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  pronoun (masculine)
• upāya – means, expedient, method, approach
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix upa- and root i (to go).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adverbial usage.

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, according to wish

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound with yathā.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies adhigacchatu.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, sir (polite address)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing; (as polite address) your honor, sir

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be). Used as a polite second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'adhigacchatu'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'adhigacchatu'.

अधिगच्छतु (adhigacchatu) - let him find out, let him ascertain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of adhigam

From prefix "adhi-" and root "gam" (to go).

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'bhavān'.