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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-50

पीड्यमानेन बलवत्प्रयोज्यं ते धनंजय ।
अस्त्राणां प्रतिघाते च सर्वथैव प्रयोजयेः ॥५०॥
50. pīḍyamānena balavatprayojyaṁ te dhanaṁjaya ,
astrāṇāṁ pratighāte ca sarvathaiva prayojayeḥ.
50. pīḍyamānena balavat prayojyam te dhanaṃjaya
astrāṇām pratighāte ca sarvathā eva prayojayeḥ
50. O Dhananjaya, when one is strongly oppressed, this (weapon) should be employed by you. And in repelling other weapons, you should always employ it in every way.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पीड्यमानेन (pīḍyamānena) - by one being oppressed, by one being tormented
  • बलवत् (balavat) - strongly, powerfully
  • प्रयोज्यम् (prayojyam) - to be employed, to be used
  • ते (te) - by you, for you
  • धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Arjuna, O conqueror of wealth
  • अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons, of missiles
  • प्रतिघाते (pratighāte) - in repelling, in retaliation
  • (ca) - and
  • सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, always
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
  • प्रयोजयेः (prayojayeḥ) - you should employ, you should use

Words meanings and morphology

पीड्यमानेन (pīḍyamānena) - by one being oppressed, by one being tormented
(participle)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pīḍyamāna
pīḍyamāna - one being oppressed, one being tormented
Present Passive Participle
Derived from root pīḍ (class 10) in passive voice, present tense.
Root: pīḍ (class 10)
बलवत् (balavat) - strongly, powerfully
(indeclinable)
Adverbial use of adjective stem 'balavat'.
प्रयोज्यम् (prayojyam) - to be employed, to be used
(gerundive)
Note: Used predicatively.
ते (te) - by you, for you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
Note: Dative of agent with the gerundive 'prayojyam'.
धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Arjuna, O conqueror of wealth
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya
dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, Arjuna (a name of Arjuna)
अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons, of missiles
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of astra
astra - weapon, missile
प्रतिघाते (pratighāte) - in repelling, in retaliation
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pratighāta
pratighāta - striking back, repelling, retaliation, obstruction
Derived from prati-han, nominalized.
Prefix: prati
Root: han (class 2)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, always
(indeclinable)
From 'sarva' with '-thā' suffix.
एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
प्रयोजयेः (prayojayeḥ) - you should employ, you should use
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of yuj
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)