महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-238, verse-35

यदा च शोचतः शोको व्यसनं नापकर्षति ।
सामर्थ्यं किं त्वतः शोके शोचमानौ प्रपश्यथः ।
धृतिं गृह्णीत मा शत्रूञ्शोचन्तौ नन्दयिष्यथः ॥३५॥

35. yadā ca śocataḥ śoko vyasanaṁ nāpakarṣati ,
sāmarthyaṁ kiṁ tvataḥ śoke śocamānau prapaśyathaḥ ,
dhṛtiṁ gṛhṇīta mā śatrūñśocantau nandayiṣyathaḥ.

35. yadā ca śocataḥ śokaḥ vyasanam na
apakarṣati sāmarthyam kim tu ataḥ śoke
śocamānau prapaśyathaḥ dhṛtim gṛhṇīta
mā śatrūn śocantau nandayisyathaḥ

35. And since grief (śoka) does not remove misfortune from one who grieves, what power do you two see then in this lamentation (śoka)? Hold fast to your resolve! Do not, by your lamenting, delight your enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time, since

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• शोचतः (śocataḥ) - of one grieving/lamenting

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - grief, sorrow, lamentation

• व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune, calamity, adversity

• न (na) - not

• अपकर्षति (apakarṣati) - removes, draws away

• सामर्थ्यम् (sāmarthyam) - power, ability, capability

• किम् (kim) - what?

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, then

• शोके (śoke) - in grief, in lamentation

• शोचमानौ (śocamānau) - the two grieving/lamenting

• प्रपश्यथः (prapaśyathaḥ) - you two see, you two perceive

• धृतिम् (dhṛtim) - firmness, resolve, courage

• गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - hold (you two)

• मा (mā) - not (prohibitive)

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• शोचन्तौ (śocantau) - the two grieving/lamenting

• नन्दयिस्यथः (nandayisyathaḥ) - you two will delight

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time, since

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शोचतः (śocataḥ) - of one grieving/lamenting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śocat

śocat - grieving, lamenting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √śuc (to grieve, lament).

Root: √śuc (class 1)

शोकः (śokaḥ) - grief, sorrow, lamentation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - grief, sorrow, lamentation

Root: √śuc (class 1)

व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune, calamity, adversity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - misfortune, calamity, addiction, vice

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अपकर्षति (apakarṣati) - removes, draws away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛṣ

Prefix: apa

Root: √kṛṣ (class 1)

सामर्थ्यम् (sāmarthyam) - power, ability, capability

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāmarthya

sāmarthya - power, ability, capability, strength

Derived from 'samartha' (able) with suffix '-ya' forming an abstract noun.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, whether

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, then

(indeclinable)

शोके (śoke) - in grief, in lamentation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - grief, sorrow, lamentation

Root: √śuc (class 1)

शोचमानौ (śocamānau) - the two grieving/lamenting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śocamāna

śocamāna - grieving, lamenting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √śuc (to grieve) with -māna suffix.

Root: √śuc (class 1)

प्रपश्यथः (prapaśyathaḥ) - you two see, you two perceive

(verb)

2nd person , dual, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Prefix: pra

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

धृतिम् (dhṛtim) - firmness, resolve, courage

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - firmness, resolve, courage, patience, holding

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - hold (you two)

(verb)

2nd person , dual, middle, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Root: √grah (class 9)

मा (mā) - not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

शोचन्तौ (śocantau) - the two grieving/lamenting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śocat

śocat - grieving, lamenting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √śuc (to grieve, lament).

Root: √śuc (class 1)

Note: Refers to Duḥśāsana and Duryodhana, acting as an adverbial participle.

नन्दयिस्यथः (nandayisyathaḥ) - you two will delight

(verb)

2nd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of nand

Causative form of √nand (to rejoice), meaning 'to cause to rejoice, to delight'.

Root: √nand (class 1)