महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-15

यथा दुर्योधनेऽयत्ते नागः स्पृशति सैनिकान् ।
साहसाद्यदि वा मोहात्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥१५॥

15. yathā duryodhane'yatte nāgaḥ spṛśati sainikān ,
sāhasādyadi vā mohāttathā nītirvidhīyatām.

15. yathā duryodhane ayatte nāgaḥ spṛśati sainikān
sāhasāt yadi vā mohāt tathā nītiḥ vidhīyatām

15. Just as a rogue elephant (nāga) might attack soldiers when Duryodhana is unwary, so too should a strategy (nīti) be enacted, whether due to impulsiveness or delusion.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - Used in a locative absolute construction, meaning 'when Duryodhana is...', or 'Duryodhana being...' (in Duryodhana, concerning Duryodhana)

• अयत्ते (ayatte) - unwary, unprepared, negligent, unrestrained

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - Here, an elephant (often implies a wild or rogue elephant in military contexts). (elephant, snake, mountain)

• स्पृशति (spṛśati) - Meaning 'attacks' or 'harms' in this context. (touches, attacks, reaches)

• सैनिकान् (sainikān) - soldiers

• साहसात् (sāhasāt) - from impulsiveness, from rashness, through violence

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to ignorance, from confusion

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

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

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established, let it be made, let it be done

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb, introducing a comparison.

दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - Used in a locative absolute construction, meaning 'when Duryodhana is...', or 'Duryodhana being...' (in Duryodhana, concerning Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Name of the eldest son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī, a Kaurava prince

अयत्ते (ayatte) - unwary, unprepared, negligent, unrestrained

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ayatta

ayatta - not self-controlled, dependent, careless, unwary, unprepared

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'yatta' (Past Passive Participle of √yam, 'restrained, prepared').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yatta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• yatta – prepared, restrained, controlled, careful
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √yam (to restrain, control).
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

नागः (nāgaḥ) - Here, an elephant (often implies a wild or rogue elephant in military contexts). (elephant, snake, mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant, mountain, cloud

स्पृशति (spṛśati) - Meaning 'attacks' or 'harms' in this context. (touches, attacks, reaches)

(verb)

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

present active indicative

3rd person singular present active of √spṛś (class 6)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

सैनिकान् (sainikān) - soldiers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, belonging to an army, military

From senā (army).

साहसात् (sāhasāt) - from impulsiveness, from rashness, through violence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sāhasa

sāhasa - impulsiveness, rashness, violence, boldness, audacity

From sahas (force, power).

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional conjunction.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive conjunction.

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to ignorance, from confusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, ignorance, folly, bewilderment

From √muh (to be bewildered, faint).

Root: muh (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb, concluding a comparison.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - conduct, policy, prudence, strategy, moral, guidance

From √nī (to lead, guide).

Root: nī (class 1)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established, let it be made, let it be done

(verb)

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

imperative passive

3rd person singular imperative passive of vi-√dhā (class 3)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)