महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-232, verse-13

किं ह्यभ्यधिकमेतस्माद्यदापन्नः सुयोधनः ।
त्वद्बाहुबलमाश्रित्य जीवितं परिमार्गति ॥१३॥

13. kiṁ hyabhyadhikametasmādyadāpannaḥ suyodhanaḥ ,
tvadbāhubalamāśritya jīvitaṁ parimārgati.

13. kim hi abhyadhikam etasmāt yat āpannaḥ suyodhanaḥ
tvat bāhubalam āśritya jīvitam parimārgati

13. What, indeed, could be more meritorious than this, when Suyodhana (Duryodhana), having fallen into distress, seeks his life, relying on the strength of your arms?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what, how, why

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - superior, more, greater

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - than this

• यत् (yat) - when, that which, because

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - fallen into, obtained, reached, distressed

• सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• त्वत् (tvat) - your, from you

• बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - arm-strength, physical power

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, relying on

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood

• परिमार्गति (parimārgati) - seeks, searches for, requests

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what, how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - superior, more, greater

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - superior, greater, more, excessive

Prefixes: abhi+adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts as the predicate of the implied verb 'is'.

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - than this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Used with a comparative sense 'than this'.

यत् (yat) - when, that which, because

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, when, because

Note: Subordinating conjunction, meaning 'when' or 'in that'.

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - fallen into, obtained, reached, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - obtained, fallen into, distressed, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root pad- (to go, fall) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'suyodhanaḥ'.

सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - easy to fight with; a proper name, Duryodhana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+yodhana)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Refers to Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava.

त्वत् (tvat) - your, from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here as part of a compound meaning 'your'.

बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - arm-strength, physical power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhubala

bāhubala - arm-strength, physical power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+bala)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the gerund 'āśritya'.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, relying on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root śri- (to lean on, resort to) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: An absolutive indicating a completed action before the main verb 'parimārgati'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv- (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'parimārgati'.

परिमार्गति (parimārgati) - seeks, searches for, requests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parimārg

From root mārg (to seek) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: mārg (class 10)

Note: The subject is 'suyodhanaḥ'.