महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-9

अथ वायं सुमन्दात्मा वनं गच्छतु ते सुतः ।
पाण्डवैः सहितो राजन्नेक एवासहायवान् ॥९॥

9. atha vāyaṁ sumandātmā vanaṁ gacchatu te sutaḥ ,
pāṇḍavaiḥ sahito rājanneka evāsahāyavān.

9. atha vā ayam sumandātmā vanam gacchatu te sutaḥ
pāṇḍavaiḥ sahitaḥ rājan ekaḥ eva asahāyavān

9. Alternatively, O king, let this exceedingly foolish son of yours go to the forest, accompanied by the Pāṇḍavas, where he will indeed be alone and without supporters.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - alternatively (then, now, thereupon, alternatively)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (son) (this, this one)

• सुमन्दात्मा (sumandātmā) - exceedingly foolish (referring to Duryodhana) (very dull-minded, extremely foolish)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

• गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let him go (let him go, he should go)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (Duryodhana) (son, offspring)

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by the Pāṇḍavas, with the Pāṇḍavas)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied by, together with, endowed with)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone (one, alone, single)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without supporters (without helpers, helpless, unsupported)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - alternatively (then, now, thereupon, alternatively)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks an alternative or a new beginning in the argument.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "atha" to form "atha vā" (or else).

अयम् (ayam) - this (son) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

सुमन्दात्मा (sumandātmā) - exceedingly foolish (referring to Duryodhana) (very dull-minded, extremely foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumandātman

sumandātman - very dull-minded, exceedingly foolish, weak-spirited

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+manda+ātman)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• manda – slow, dull, foolish, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `sutaḥ`.

वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water, desire

Note: Object of `gacchatu`.

गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let him go (let him go, he should go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Command or suggestion.

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (Duryodhana) (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, born

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sū (to bear, bring forth)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of `gacchatu`.

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by the Pāṇḍavas, with the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Accompaniment, in conjunction with `sahitaḥ`.

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied by, together with, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, joined, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From sa- (with) + hi- (to join, send)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `sutaḥ`.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone (one, alone, single)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Qualifies `sutaḥ`.

एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `ekaḥ`.

असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without supporters (without helpers, helpless, unsupported)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asahāyavat

asahāyavat - without help, helpless, unsupported

From a- + sahāya (helper) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sahāya+vat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sahāya – helper, companion, associate
  noun (masculine)
• vat – having, possessing, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Qualifies `sutaḥ`.