महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-23

न शत्रुरवमन्तव्यो दुर्बलोऽपि बलीयसा ।
योऽपि स्यात्पीठगः कश्चित्किं पुनः समरे स्थितः ॥२३॥

23. na śatruravamantavyo durbalo'pi balīyasā ,
yo'pi syātpīṭhagaḥ kaścitkiṁ punaḥ samare sthitaḥ.

23. na śatruḥ avamantavyaḥ durbalaḥ api balīyasā yaḥ
api syāt pīṭhagaḥ kaścit kim punaḥ samare sthitaḥ

23. A stronger person should not despise an enemy, even if that enemy is weak. If one should not underestimate even someone who is helpless (like one confined to a seat), then how much more so an enemy standing ready in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

• अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - to be despised, to be disrespected, to be underestimated

• दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by a stronger one, by a more powerful one

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, let it be

• पीठगः (pīṭhagaḥ) - sitting on a seat, confined to a seat, helpless, incapacitated

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain person

• किम् (kim) - used to introduce a rhetorical question implying 'how much more' (kiṃ punaḥ) (what, how, why (interrogative particle, here implying 'how much more'))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - here used in the sense of 'how much more' (with kim) (again, moreover, on the other hand)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict, in war

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing ready for battle (standing, situated, being, ready)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

अवमन्तव्यः (avamantavyaḥ) - to be despised, to be disrespected, to be underestimated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamantavya

avamantavya - to be despised, to be disrespected, to be underestimated, to be disregarded

Gerundive

Formed from the root 'man' with the prefix 'ava-' and the gerundive suffix '-tavya'.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 8)

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+bala)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-, hard-
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force, might
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by a stronger one, by a more powerful one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, more powerful, very strong

Comparative form of 'balin' (strong), using the suffix '-īyas'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पीठगः (pīṭhagaḥ) - sitting on a seat, confined to a seat, helpless, incapacitated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pīṭhaga

pīṭhaga - sitting on a seat, confined to a seat, helpless, incapacitated

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pīṭha+ga)

• pīṭha – seat, stool, couch, throne
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, being in/on
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / participial suffix
  Derived from the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person

Formed from the interrogative pronoun 'kim' and the indeclinable 'cid'.

किम् (kim) - used to introduce a rhetorical question implying 'how much more' (kiṃ punaḥ) (what, how, why (interrogative particle, here implying 'how much more'))

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - here used in the sense of 'how much more' (with kim) (again, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict, encounter

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing ready for battle (standing, situated, being, ready)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, fixed, firm, existing, ready

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the suffix '-ta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)