महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-38

तमेवान्विष भद्रं ते किं ते योधैर्निपातितैः ।
अनामिषमिदं कर्म कथं वा मन्यते भवान् ॥३८॥

38. tamevānviṣa bhadraṁ te kiṁ te yodhairnipātitaiḥ ,
anāmiṣamidaṁ karma kathaṁ vā manyate bhavān.

38. tam eva anviṣa bhadram te kim te yodhaiḥ nipātitaiḥ
anāmiṣam idam karma katham vā manyate bhavān

38. Seek him alone; may it be well with you. What is the use to you of these warriors who have been struck down? Or how do you, sir, consider this action (karma) to be without recompense?

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that (one)

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• अन्विष (anviṣa) - search, seek, pursue

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - well-being, good fortune, prosperity

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• किम् (kim) - what, what use, why

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors, with warriors

• निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - by those who have been struck down/killed

• अनामिषम् (anāmiṣam) - without recompense, without reward, without bait, fruitless

• इदम् (idam) - this (one)

• कर्म (karma) - this action (of fighting lesser warriors) (action, deed, work)

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• वा (vā) - or, and, indeed

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (sir)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that (one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to Jayadratha (from previous verse)

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tam'

अन्विष (anviṣa) - search, seek, pursue

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anviṣ

Imperative 2nd singular

from root iṣ (class 4) with upasarga anu

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Bhima

भद्रम् (bhadram) - well-being, good fortune, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, good, well-being, prosperity

Note: Predicate in "May it be well with you" construction

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Expresses "to you" in the blessing

किम् (kim) - what, what use, why

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used in "what use is it" construction

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Expresses "to you" in "what use to you"

योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors, with warriors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used with 'nipātitaiḥ' in a dependent instrumental construction

निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - by those who have been struck down/killed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, killed, felled

Past Passive Participle (causative)

from causative of root pat (to fall) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yodhaiḥ'

अनामिषम् (anāmiṣam) - without recompense, without reward, without bait, fruitless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmiṣa

anāmiṣa - without bait, without flesh, without gain/reward, fruitless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āmiṣa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āmiṣa – flesh, bait, prey, gain, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'

इदम् (idam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'karma'

कर्म (karma) - this action (of fighting lesser warriors) (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the clause 'katham vā manyate bhavān'

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb

वा (vā) - or, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to soften a question or add emphasis

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Present Indicative 3rd singular

from root man (class 4) (ātm.)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'bhavān'

भवान् (bhavān) - you (sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), sir

Present Active Participle

from root bhū (to be), used as a respectful second-person pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Polite address to Bhima