महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-17

भेदिते च त्वयि विभो लोको द्वैधमुपेष्यति ।
द्विधाभूतेषु लोकेषु निश्चितेष्वावयोस्तथा ।
विग्रहः संप्रवर्तेत भूतभेदान्महाबल ॥१७॥

17. bhedite ca tvayi vibho loko dvaidhamupeṣyati ,
dvidhābhūteṣu lokeṣu niściteṣvāvayostathā ,
vigrahaḥ saṁpravarteta bhūtabhedānmahābala.

17. bhedite ca tvayi vibho lokaḥ dvaidham
upeṣyati | dvidhābhūteṣu lokeṣu
niściteṣu āvayoḥ tathā | vigrahaḥ
sampravartera bhūtabhedāt mahābala

17. And, O mighty one, if you are divided, the world will become twofold. When people are thus divided and our positions are clearly established, a conflict will arise among the various beings, O mighty-armed one.

Words meanings summery:

• भेदिते (bhedite) - when divided, in the event of being split

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, regarding you

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world, mankind, people

• द्वैधम् (dvaidham) - duality, a state of division, twofold

• उपेष्यति (upeṣyati) - it will attain, will approach, will go into

• द्विधाभूतेषु (dvidhābhūteṣu) - when divided into two, in those who have become twofold

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among people, in the worlds

• निश्चितेषु (niściteṣu) - when our positions/decisions are made clear (when determined, ascertained, fixed)

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two

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

• विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - conflict, dispute, battle, separation

• सम्प्रवर्तेर (sampravartera) - it would begin, would arise, would take place

• भूतभेदात् (bhūtabhedāt) - from the division of beings, due to the split among creatures

• महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one, O greatly strong one

Words meanings and morphology

भेदिते (bhedite) - when divided, in the event of being split

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhedita

bhedita - divided, broken, split

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

From the causative stem of root bhid (to break, split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, regarding you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - mighty, powerful, lord, omnipresent

लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world, mankind, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind

द्वैधम् (dvaidham) - duality, a state of division, twofold

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaidha

dvaidha - duality, a state of division, doubt

उपेष्यति (upeṣyati) - it will attain, will approach, will go into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of upai

Future Active

From root i (to go) with upasarga upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

द्विधाभूतेषु (dvidhābhūteṣu) - when divided into two, in those who have become twofold

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of dvidhābhūta

dvidhābhūta - divided into two, having become twofold

Compound type : avyayībhāva (dvidhā+bhūta)

• dvidhā – in two parts, in two ways
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, existed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among people, in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, mankind

निश्चितेषु (niściteṣu) - when our positions/decisions are made clear (when determined, ascertained, fixed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of niścita

niścita - determined, ascertained, fixed, certain

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to gather, observe) with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

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

(indeclinable)

विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - conflict, dispute, battle, separation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigraha

vigraha - conflict, dispute, battle, separation, body

सम्प्रवर्तेर (sampravartera) - it would begin, would arise, would take place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of sampravṛt

Optative Middle

From root vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasargas sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भूतभेदात् (bhūtabhedāt) - from the division of beings, due to the split among creatures

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhūtabheda

bhūtabheda - division of beings/elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+bheda)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bheda – division, split, discord
  noun (masculine)

महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one, O greatly strong one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - having great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)