महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-238, verse-5

युधिष्ठिरमथागम्य गन्धर्वाः सह पाण्डवैः ।
अस्मद्दुर्मन्त्रितं तस्मै बद्धांश्चास्मान्न्यवेदयन् ॥५॥

5. yudhiṣṭhiramathāgamya gandharvāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ ,
asmaddurmantritaṁ tasmai baddhāṁścāsmānnyavedayan.

5. yudhiṣṭhiram atha āgamya gandharvāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ
asmat durmantritam tasmai baddhān ca asmān nyavedayan

5. Then, the Gandharvas, having approached Yudhishthira along with the Pandavas, informed him of our ill-advised plan and presented us (Duryodhana and his followers) as bound.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhishthira

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached, having come

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by/with the sons of Pandu, Pandavas

• अस्मत् (asmat) - our, from us

• दुर्मन्त्रितम् (durmantritam) - Duryodhana's ill-advised plot (which led to his capture) (ill-advised action, bad counsel)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Yudhishthira (to him, for him)

• बद्धान् (baddhān) - us (Duryodhana and his followers) who were bound (bound, captured (ones))

• च (ca) - and

• अस्मान् (asmān) - Duryodhana and his followers (us)

• न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they reported, they informed

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; a proper name, son of Pandu and Kunti, eldest of the Pandavas

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached, having come

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root gam (to go) with upasarga ā (to, near), and suffix -ya (for absolutives with upasargas)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a class of demigods, a Gandharva

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by/with the sons of Pandu, Pandavas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu; a Pandava

Taddhita derivation from paṇḍu

अस्मत् (asmat) - our, from us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Used here as the first part of a compound, indicating 'our'.

दुर्मन्त्रितम् (durmantritam) - Duryodhana's ill-advised plot (which led to his capture) (ill-advised action, bad counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durmantrita

durmantrita - ill-advised, badly counselled, an evil plan

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From dur- (bad) + root mantr (to consult) + kta (ppp)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+mantrita)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mantrita – counseled, advised, plotted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mantr (to consult, advise) + kta
  Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'our' (asmat) ill-advised action/plan.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Yudhishthira (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira.

बद्धान् (baddhān) - us (Duryodhana and his followers) who were bound (bound, captured (ones))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, caught, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh (to bind) + kta

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'asmān'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्मान् (asmān) - Duryodhana and his followers (us)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Refers to the speaker (Duryodhana) and his men.

न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they reported, they informed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of niveday

Causative/Denominative

From root vid (to know) with upasarga ni (down, in) and causative suffix -ay (णिच्) -> niveday (to cause to know, i.e., inform)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'gandharvāḥ'.