महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-29, verse-12

संधिं वा तेन कृत्वा तु निबध्नीमोऽस्य पौरुषम् ।
हत्वा चास्य चमूं कृत्स्नां वशमन्वानयामहे ॥१२॥

12. saṁdhiṁ vā tena kṛtvā tu nibadhnīmo'sya pauruṣam ,
hatvā cāsya camūṁ kṛtsnāṁ vaśamanvānayāmahe.

12. sandhim vā tena kṛtvā tu nibadhnīmaḥ asya pauruṣam
hatvā ca asya camūm kṛtsnām vaśam anvanayāmahe

12. Alternatively, by forming an alliance with him, we can restrain his prowess. Or, by destroying his entire army, we can bring him under our control.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्धिम् (sandhim) - alliance (alliance, treaty, peace)

• वा (vā) - or (presenting an alternative) (or, either, optionally)

• तेन (tena) - with him (referring to the unnamed adversary) (by that, with that, with him)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having formed (an alliance) (having done, having made)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the alternative) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• निबध्नीमः (nibadhnīmaḥ) - we can restrain (we bind, we restrain, we tie up)

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of him, of this)

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - prowess (valor, prowess, manliness, human effort)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having destroyed (having killed, having destroyed)

• च (ca) - or (connecting the two alternatives) (and, also, moreover)

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of him, of this)

• चमूम् (camūm) - army (army, host, troop)

• कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire (entire, whole, complete)

• वशम् (vaśam) - control (control, power, subjection)

• अन्वनयामहे (anvanayāmahe) - we can bring (under control) (we shall bring, we will lead, we will conduct)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्धिम् (sandhim) - alliance (alliance, treaty, peace)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sandhi

sandhi - union, junction, agreement, treaty, peace

From sam-dhā (to place together)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

वा (vā) - or (presenting an alternative) (or, either, optionally)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - with him (referring to the unnamed adversary) (by that, with that, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine instrumental singular of tad.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having formed (an alliance) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the alternative) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

निबध्नीमः (nibadhnīmaḥ) - we can restrain (we bind, we restrain, we tie up)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nibadh

Present Tense, Active Voice

From prefix ni + root bandh

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular of idam.

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - prowess (valor, prowess, manliness, human effort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, valor, prowess, human effort, male

Derived from puruṣa

हत्वा (hatvā) - having destroyed (having killed, having destroyed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root han with suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - or (connecting the two alternatives) (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: In combination with vā, it can indicate 'either...or' or 'on the other hand.'

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular of idam.

चमूम् (camūm) - army (army, host, troop)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of camū

camū - army, host, troop, battle-array

कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire (entire, whole, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all

Note: Feminine accusative singular, agreeing with camūm.

वशम् (vaśam) - control (control, power, subjection)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection, dependence

Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Used with anvanayāmahe to mean 'bring under control'.

अन्वनयामहे (anvanayāmahe) - we can bring (under control) (we shall bring, we will lead, we will conduct)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of anvanī

Present Tense, Middle Voice

From prefix anu + root nī

Prefix: anu

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: First person plural middle voice present of anu-nī.