महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-23

स्तोत्रेण चैव सैरन्ध्र्यास्तव वाक्येन तेन च ।
कथं न युध्येयमहं कुरून्सर्वान्स्थिरो भव ॥२३॥

23. stotreṇa caiva sairandhryāstava vākyena tena ca ,
kathaṁ na yudhyeyamahaṁ kurūnsarvānsthiro bhava.

23. stotreṇa ca eva sairandhryāḥ tava vākyena tena ca |
katham na yudhyeya aham kurūn sarvān sthiraḥ bhava

23. With the praise of Sairandhrī and with that statement of yours, how can I not fight all the Kauravas? Be firm!

Words meanings summery:

• स्तोत्रेण (stotreṇa) - by praise, by eulogy

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सैरन्ध्र्याः (sairandhryāḥ) - of Sairandhrī (Draupadī in disguise) (of the female attendant, of the maidservant)

• तव (tava) - of yours (referring to Arjuna/Bṛhannalā) (of you, your)

• वाक्येन (vākyena) - by word, by statement

• तेन (tena) - by that (statement) (by that)

• च (ca) - and

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• न (na) - not

• युध्येय (yudhyeya) - I should fight, I might fight

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कुरून् (kurūn) - all the Kauravas (the Kurus)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm, steady, constant

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

स्तोत्रेण (stotreṇa) - by praise, by eulogy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of stotra

stotra - praise, eulogy, hymn

Root: stu (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'stotreṇa' and 'vākyena'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सैरन्ध्र्याः (sairandhryāḥ) - of Sairandhrī (Draupadī in disguise) (of the female attendant, of the maidservant)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sairandhrī

sairandhrī - a female attendant or maidservant; Draupadī's name during her disguise in Virāṭa's kingdom

Note: Qualifies 'stotreṇa'.

तव (tava) - of yours (referring to Arjuna/Bṛhannalā) (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Qualifies 'vākyena'.

वाक्येन (vākyena) - by word, by statement

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

Root: vac (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that (statement) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'vākyena'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Pairs with the first 'ca' to connect two clauses or phrases.

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

युध्येय (yudhyeya) - I should fight, I might fight

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yudh

Optative Mood

first person singular, optative active

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Expresses possibility, duty, or wish.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'yudhyeya'.

कुरून् (kurūn) - all the Kauravas (the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - name of an ancient king, a descendant of Kuru, the Kauravas

Note: Object of 'yudhyeya'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies 'kurūn'.

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm, steady, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, constant, resolute

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject of the imperative verb (you).

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative Mood

second person singular, imperative active

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implies 'you be firm'.