महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-10

सर्वे भवामो मध्यस्था राज्ञश्छन्दानुवर्तिनः ।
छिद्रं बहु प्रपश्यन्तः पाण्डवानां सुसंवृताः ॥१०॥

10. sarve bhavāmo madhyasthā rājñaśchandānuvartinaḥ ,
chidraṁ bahu prapaśyantaḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ susaṁvṛtāḥ.

10. sarve bhavāmaḥ madhyasthāḥ rājñaḥ chandānuvartinaḥ
chidram bahu prapaśyantaḥ pāṇḍavānām susaṃvṛtāḥ

10. Let all of us remain neutral, abiding by the king's wishes, while carefully observing the many weaknesses of the Pāṇḍavas, keeping ourselves well-concealed.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, everyone)

• भवामः (bhavāmaḥ) - let us be (we are, let us be, we become)

• मध्यस्थाः (madhyasthāḥ) - impartial (impartial, neutral, standing in the middle)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Duryodhana) (of the king)

• छन्दानुवर्तिनः (chandānuvartinaḥ) - abiding by the king's wishes (following the will, obedient to desire)

• छिद्रम् (chidram) - weaknesses (hole, flaw, defect, weak point)

• बहु (bahu) - many (many, much, abundant)

• प्रपश्यन्तः (prapaśyantaḥ) - carefully observing (seeing, observing, looking carefully)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• सुसंवृताः (susaṁvṛtāḥ) - keeping ourselves well-concealed (well-covered, well-hidden, well-protected)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: declined as an adjective, agreeing with an implied subject (we)

भवामः (bhavāmaḥ) - let us be (we are, let us be, we become)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative/imperative/optative (laṭ/loṭ/vidhi liṅ) of bhū

root bhū, class 1, present active

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: 1st person plural, often used with imperative sense when giving advice or suggesting a course of action.

मध्यस्थाः (madhyasthāḥ) - impartial (impartial, neutral, standing in the middle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhyastha

madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, impartial

compound of madhya (middle) and stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix -stha
  derived from root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: agreeing with implied 'we'

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Duryodhana) (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

छन्दानुवर्तिनः (chandānuvartinaḥ) - abiding by the king's wishes (following the will, obedient to desire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chandānuvartin

chandānuvartin - following the will or desire, obedient

compound of chanda (will, desire) and anuvartin (following)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (chanda+anuvartin)

• chanda – will, desire, liking, intention
  noun (neuter)
• anuvartin – following, accompanying, conformable to
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from anu-vṛt (to follow)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: agreeing with implied 'we'

छिद्रम् (chidram) - weaknesses (hole, flaw, defect, weak point)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chidra

chidra - hole, opening, flaw, defect, weak point

Note: used here collectively or as a singular representing the type of thing observed

बहु (bahu) - many (many, much, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: agreeing with chidram

प्रपश्यन्तः (prapaśyantaḥ) - carefully observing (seeing, observing, looking carefully)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapaśyat

prapaśyat - seeing, observing

present active participle

present active participle of pra-paś (to see, observe)

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: modifies the implied subject 'we', indicating simultaneous action

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

सुसंवृताः (susaṁvṛtāḥ) - keeping ourselves well-concealed (well-covered, well-hidden, well-protected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susaṃvṛta

susaṁvṛta - well-covered, well-concealed, well-protected

past passive participle

compound of su (well) and saṃvṛta (covered)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃvṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, shut
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  past passive participle of saṃ-vṛ (to cover, conceal)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: acting as a predicate adjective, modifying the implied subject 'we'