महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-3

पराजितैर्हि वस्तव्यं तैश्च द्वादश वत्सरान् ।
वने जनपदेऽज्ञातैरेष एव पणो हि नः ॥३॥

3. parājitairhi vastavyaṁ taiśca dvādaśa vatsarān ,
vane janapade'jñātaireṣa eva paṇo hi naḥ.

3. parājitaiḥ hi vastavyam taiḥ ca dvādaśa vatsarān
vane janapade ajñātaiḥ eṣaḥ eva paṇaḥ hi naḥ

3. Indeed, it is stipulated that the defeated ones must dwell for twelve years, in the forest and in populated areas, unrecognized. This is certainly our wager.

Words meanings summery:

• पराजितैः (parājitaiḥ) - referring to the Pandavas (by the defeated, by the conquered)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - must be dwelt, is to be lived

• तैः (taiḥ) - referring to the defeated ones (Pandavas) (by them)

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

• वत्सरान् (vatsarān) - years

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• जनपदे (janapade) - in a populated area, in a country/district

• अज्ञातैः (ajñātaiḥ) - by them while being unrecognized (by unrecognized ones, unknown)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

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

• पणः (paṇaḥ) - wager, stake, agreement, pledge

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

Words meanings and morphology

पराजितैः (parājitaiḥ) - referring to the Pandavas (by the defeated, by the conquered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parājita

parājita - defeated, conquered, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji with prefix parā.

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - must be dwelt, is to be lived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastavya

vastavya - to be dwelt in, to be lived

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Derived from root vas (to dwell) with suffix -tavya.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Forms an impersonal construction with instrumental agent (parājitaiḥ, taiḥ).

तैः (taiḥ) - referring to the defeated ones (Pandavas) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (plural)

Demonstrative pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying vatsarān.

वत्सरान् (vatsarān) - years

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vatsara

vatsara - year

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Denotes duration of time.

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 1)

जनपदे (janapade) - in a populated area, in a country/district

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - populated country, district, realm, human settlement

Compound jana (people) + pada (foot, place).

अज्ञातैः (ajñātaiḥ) - by them while being unrecognized (by unrecognized ones, unknown)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajñāta

ajñāta - unknown, unrecognized, unnoticed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā with negative prefix a-.

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun, proximate)

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

(indeclinable)

पणः (paṇaḥ) - wager, stake, agreement, pledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇa

paṇa - wager, stake, agreement, bargain, price

From root paṇ (to barter, wager).

Root: paṇ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us (1st person pronoun)

Note: Also dative plural. Here it indicates possession: "our wager".