महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-30

पण्डितान्पृष्ठतः कृत्वा परेषां गुणवादिनः ।
विधीयतां तथा नीतिर्यथा वध्येत वै परः ॥३०॥

30. paṇḍitānpṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pareṣāṁ guṇavādinaḥ ,
vidhīyatāṁ tathā nītiryathā vadhyeta vai paraḥ.

30. paṇḍitān pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā pareṣām guṇavādinaḥ |
vidhīyatām tathā nītiḥ yathā vadhyeta vai paraḥ

30. Setting aside the learned (paṇḍita) and those who praise the virtues of others, let such a policy (nīti) be enacted that the enemy may indeed be annihilated.

Words meanings summery:

• पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - learned persons, scholars, experts

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind, at the back

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, of enemies

• गुणवादिनः (guṇavādinaḥ) - those who speak of virtues, panegyrists

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

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

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

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

• वध्येत (vadhyeta) - may be killed, may be destroyed

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• परः (paraḥ) - the enemy, the other

Words meanings and morphology

पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - learned persons, scholars, experts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, expert

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind, at the back

(indeclinable)

Derived from pṛṣṭha (back) with the suffix -tas

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, of enemies

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, different, foreign, enemy

गुणवादिनः (guṇavādinaḥ) - those who speak of virtues, panegyrists

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇavādin

guṇavādin - speaking of virtues, praising merits, panegyrist

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+vādin)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, merit, thread, string
  noun (masculine)
• vādin – speaking, saying, speaker, advocate
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of vidhīyamāna

Imperative 3rd Singular Passive

Root dhā (to place, arrange) with prefix vi; passive voice, imperative mood.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

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

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - guidance, conduct, policy, strategy, political science

Derived from root nī (to lead, guide)

Root: nī (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

(indeclinable)

वध्येत (vadhyeta) - may be killed, may be destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of vadh

Optative 3rd Singular Passive

Root vadh (to strike, kill); passive voice, optative mood.

Root: vadh (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

परः (paraḥ) - the enemy, the other

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, different, foreign, enemy