महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-256, verse-11

दासोऽस्मीति त्वया वाच्यं संसत्सु च सभासु च ।
एवं ते जीवितं दद्यामेष युद्धजितो विधिः ॥११॥

11. dāso'smīti tvayā vācyaṁ saṁsatsu ca sabhāsu ca ,
evaṁ te jīvitaṁ dadyāmeṣa yuddhajito vidhiḥ.

11. dāsaḥ asmi iti tvayā vācyam saṃsatsu ca sabhāsu
ca evam te jīvitam dadyām eṣa yuddhajitaḥ vidhiḥ

11. You must declare 'I am your slave' in all assemblies and gatherings. In this way, I shall grant you your life; this is the prescribed conduct (dharma) for one defeated in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• दासः (dāsaḥ) - a slave (slave, servant, devotee)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking a quote) (thus, so, as, such)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (by you, with you)

• वाच्यम् (vācyam) - it must be said (to be said, to be spoken, should be said)

• संसत्सु (saṁsatsu) - in all assemblies (in assemblies, in councils, in meetings)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

• सभासु (sabhāsu) - in (all) gatherings (in gatherings, in assemblies, in courts)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

• ते (te) - you (as indirect object) (to you, your, for you)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, existence, livelihood)

• दद्याम् (dadyām) - I shall grant (I would give, may I give, I should give)

• एष (eṣa) - this (this, he, she, it)

• युद्धजितः (yuddhajitaḥ) - of one conquered in battle (conquered in battle, victorious in war)

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - the prescribed conduct (dharma) (rule, method, ordinance, law, destiny, prescribed conduct)

Words meanings and morphology

दासः (dāsaḥ) - a slave (slave, servant, devotee)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāsa

dāsa - slave, servant, devotee

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, active voice, 1st person singular of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (marking a quote) (thus, so, as, such)

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation marker.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (by you, with you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वाच्यम् (vācyam) - it must be said (to be said, to be spoken, should be said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vācya

vācya - to be said, to be spoken, eligible to be said

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Gerundive of √vac (to speak) with suffix -ya.

Root: vac (class 2)

संसत्सु (saṁsatsu) - in all assemblies (in assemblies, in councils, in meetings)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of saṃsad

saṁsad - assembly, council, meeting, presence

च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

सभासु (sabhāsu) - in (all) gatherings (in gatherings, in assemblies, in courts)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court

च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - you (as indirect object) (to you, your, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, existence, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √jīv (to live), used as a noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

दद्याम् (dadyām) - I shall grant (I would give, may I give, I should give)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

Optative mood, active voice, 1st person singular of √dā.

Root: dā (class 3)

एष (eṣa) - this (this, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

युद्धजितः (yuddhajitaḥ) - of one conquered in battle (conquered in battle, victorious in war)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yuddhajit

yuddhajit - conquered in battle; victorious in battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+jit)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
• jit – conquered, victorious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ji (to conquer, to win).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vidhiḥ` as 'the rule pertaining to one conquered in battle'.

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - the prescribed conduct (dharma) (rule, method, ordinance, law, destiny, prescribed conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, law, prescribed conduct

Derived from `vi-dhā` (to place, to arrange, to ordain).

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the conventional rule or law (dharma) of warfare/defeat.