महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-17

मृदुर्वदान्यो ह्रीमांश्च धार्मिकः सत्यविक्रमः ।
राजंस्त्वमापदा क्लिष्टः किं करिष्यसि पाण्डव ॥१७॥

17. mṛdurvadānyo hrīmāṁśca dhārmikaḥ satyavikramaḥ ,
rājaṁstvamāpadā kliṣṭaḥ kiṁ kariṣyasi pāṇḍava.

17. mṛduḥ vadānyaḥ hrīmān ca dhārmikaḥ satyavikramaḥ
rājan tvam āpadā kliṣṭaḥ kim kariṣyasi pāṇḍava

17. O King (rājan), O son of Pāṇḍu, you are gentle, generous, modest, righteous (dhārmika), and truly mighty. Afflicted by misfortune (āpad), what will you do?

Words meanings summery:

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - soft, gentle, mild

• वदान्यः (vadānyaḥ) - generous, liberal, munificent

• ह्रीमान् (hrīmān) - modest, bashful, shy, conscientious

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - righteous, virtuous, observant of dharma

• सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly mighty, whose valor is truth

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आपदा (āpadā) - by misfortune, by distress, by calamity

• क्लिष्टः (kliṣṭaḥ) - afflicted, distressed, tormented

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu

Words meanings and morphology

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - soft, gentle, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, tender, mild, delicate, lenient

वदान्यः (vadānyaḥ) - generous, liberal, munificent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadānya

vadānya - generous, liberal, munificent, eloquent

ह्रीमान् (hrīmān) - modest, bashful, shy, conscientious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hrīmat

hrīmat - modest, bashful, shy, conscientious, possessing shame

suffix -mat added to hrī (shame)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - righteous, virtuous, observant of dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, observant of dharma (natural law)

Derived from dharma (natural law, constitution) with suffix -ika

सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly mighty, whose valor is truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - truly mighty, whose valor is truth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vikrama – valor, courage, might, powerful step
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

आपदा (āpadā) - by misfortune, by distress, by calamity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - misfortune, calamity, distress, adversity

From ā + pad (to go towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

क्लिष्टः (kliṣṭaḥ) - afflicted, distressed, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kliṣṭa

kliṣṭa - afflicted, distressed, troubled, tormented

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root kliś (to suffer, torment)

Root: kliś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'you' (tvam).

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, whether

Note: Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.