महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-13

एवं गते धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञो दुर्योधनस्यापि च यद्धितं स्यात् ।
तच्चिन्तयध्वं कुरुपाण्डवानां धर्म्यं च युक्तं च यशस्करं च ॥१३॥

13. evaṁ gate dharmasutasya rājño; duryodhanasyāpi ca yaddhitaṁ syāt ,
taccintayadhvaṁ kurupāṇḍavānāṁ; dharmyaṁ ca yuktaṁ ca yaśaskaraṁ ca.

13. evam gate dharmasutasya rājñaḥ
duryodhanasya api ca yat hitam syāt
tat cintayadhvam kurupāṇḍavānām
dharmyam ca yuktam ca yaśaskaram ca

13. Given this situation, you should consider what would be beneficial for both King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma (dharma), and Duryodhana – something that is righteous (dharma), appropriate, and brings fame to both the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - This being the situation (thus, in this manner, so)

• गते (gate) - this being the situation/case (having gone, having happened, being in such a state)

• धर्मसुतस्य (dharmasutasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma (of the son of Dharma)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Yudhiṣṭhira (of the king)

• दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana

• अपि (api) - and also (also, even)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - whatever (would be beneficial) (which, whatever)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be)

• तत् (tat) - that (thing, i.e., what is beneficial) (that, therefore)

• चिन्तयध्वम् (cintayadhvam) - you should consider/think

• कुरुपाण्डवानाम् (kurupāṇḍavānām) - of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, in accordance with (dharma) (righteous, lawful, in accordance with Dharma)

• च (ca) - and, also

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate (proper, fit, connected, endowed with)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - conducive to fame (bringing fame, glorious)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - This being the situation (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

गते (gate) - this being the situation/case (having gone, having happened, being in such a state)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained, past, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- (to go) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction, 'this having happened'

धर्मसुतस्य (dharmasutasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma (of the son of Dharma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmasuta

dharmasuta - son of Dharma (the deity), son of righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+suta)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sū (to give birth) + kta suffix
  Root: sū (class 2)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Yudhiṣṭhira (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper name, 'hard to fight')

अपि (api) - and also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (would be beneficial) (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, welfare, placed, done

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place) + kta suffix; here, used adjectivally meaning 'beneficial'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective with syāt.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (thing, i.e., what is beneficial) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to yat hitam.

चिन्तयध्वम् (cintayadhvam) - you should consider/think

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of cint

Causative stem of cit- (to perceive) in 10th class

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Reflexive imperative, 'you yourselves should consider'

कुरुपाण्डवानाम् (kurupāṇḍavānām) - of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kurupāṇḍava

kurupāṇḍava - Kurus and Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : dvandva (kuru+pāṇḍava)

• kuru – Kuru (descendant of Kuru), name of a dynastic lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍava – Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from Pāṇḍu + aṇ affix

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, in accordance with (dharma) (righteous, lawful, in accordance with Dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, just, lawful, proper, relating to dharma

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from dharma + yat affix (to be done/fit for dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tat.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate (proper, fit, connected, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, united, connected, appropriate, proper, fit, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj- (to join, yoke) + kta suffix

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies tat.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - conducive to fame (bringing fame, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśaskara

yaśaskara - causing fame, bringing glory, glorious

Compound type : tatpurusha (yaśas+kara)

• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)
• kara – making, causing, doing, hand
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) + a suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies tat.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)