महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-232, verse-16

न साम्ना प्रतिपद्येत यदि गन्धर्वराडसौ ।
पराक्रमेण मृदुना मोक्षयेथाः सुयोधनम् ॥१६॥

16. na sāmnā pratipadyeta yadi gandharvarāḍasau ,
parākrameṇa mṛdunā mokṣayethāḥ suyodhanam.

16. na sāmnā pratipadyeta yadi gandharvarāṭ asau
parākrameṇa mṛdunā mokṣayethāḥ suyodhanam

16. If that king of the Gandharvas does not yield to conciliatory means, then you should release Suyodhana by gentle force.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mildness, by gentle means

• प्रतिपद्येत (pratipadyeta) - he would yield, he would assent, he would come to terms

• यदि (yadi) - if

• गन्धर्वराट् (gandharvarāṭ) - Chitrasena, the king of the Gandharvas (king of the Gandharvas)

• असौ (asau) - that Gandharva king (that (person/thing))

• पराक्रमेण (parākrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by force

• मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentle, by mild

• मोक्षयेथाः (mokṣayethāḥ) - you should release (causative)

• सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Duryodhana (Suyodhana (a name of Duryodhana))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation, by mildness, by gentle means

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle means, song, hymn (from Sāmaveda)

प्रतिपद्येत (pratipadyeta) - he would yield, he would assent, he would come to terms

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वराट् (gandharvarāṭ) - Chitrasena, the king of the Gandharvas (king of the Gandharvas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharvarāj

gandharvarāj - king of the Gandharvas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+rājan)

• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of semi-divine beings
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

असौ (asau) - that Gandharva king (that (person/thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote demonstrative pronoun)

पराक्रमेण (parākrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, might, force

From parā + kram (to step, go)

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentle, by mild

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, mild, gentle, weak

Note: Agrees with parākrama

मोक्षयेथाः (mokṣayethāḥ) - you should release (causative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of mokṣay

Causative verb

From root muc (to release) with causative suffix -ay, Optative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice (ātmanepada form)

Root: muc (class 6)

सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Duryodhana (Suyodhana (a name of Duryodhana))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - good warrior; a name for Duryodhana

Prefix: su

Root: yudh (class 4)