महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-5

यथा सैरन्ध्रिवेषेण न ते राजन्निदं पुरम् ।
विनाशमेति वै क्षिप्रं तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥५॥

5. yathā sairandhriveṣeṇa na te rājannidaṁ puram ,
vināśameti vai kṣipraṁ tathā nītirvidhīyatām.

5. yathā sairandhriveṣeṇa na te rājan idam puram
vināśam eti vai kṣipram tathā nītiḥ vidhīyatām

5. O King, let such a policy (nīti) be enacted so that this city of yours does not swiftly come to ruin because of Sairandhrī's disguise.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - so that (so that, in order that, as)

• सैरन्ध्रिवेषेण (sairandhriveṣeṇa) - by Sairandhrī's disguise (by Sairandhrī's disguise, in the guise of Sairandhrī)

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (referring to King Virāṭa) (O King)

• इदम् (idam) - this (city) (this, this one)

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

• एति (eti) - comes to (ruin) (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner (so, thus, in that manner)

• नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy (policy, conduct, guidance, justice)

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be enacted (let it be done, let it be enacted, let it be arranged)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - so that (so that, in order that, as)

(indeclinable)

सैरन्ध्रिवेषेण (sairandhriveṣeṇa) - by Sairandhrī's disguise (by Sairandhrī's disguise, in the guise of Sairandhrī)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sairandhriveṣa

sairandhriveṣa - the disguise/garb of Sairandhrī

Compound type : tatpurusha (sairandhrī+veṣa)

• sairandhrī – female attendant, Sairandhrī
  proper noun (feminine)
• veṣa – dress, garment, disguise, appearance
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (referring to King Virāṭa) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāṣ

इदम् (idam) - this (city) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with puram.

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, annihilation

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of eti (to go to destruction).

एति (eti) - comes to (ruin) (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Active Voice

Root i, 3rd person singular present.

Root: i (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy (policy, conduct, guidance, justice)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - policy, conduct, morality, prudence, guidance, political science, justice

Derived from root nī (to lead).

Root: nī (class 1)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be enacted (let it be done, let it be enacted, let it be arranged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dhā

Imperative Mood, Passive Voice

Root dhā with prefix vi, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, passive imperative.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)