महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-22

तथापि नेमेऽल्पतया समर्थास्तेषां जयायेति भवेन्मतं वः ।
समेत्य सर्वे सहिताः सुहृद्भिस्तेषां विनाशाय यतेयुरेव ॥२२॥

22. tathāpi neme'lpatayā samarthā;steṣāṁ jayāyeti bhavenmataṁ vaḥ ,
sametya sarve sahitāḥ suhṛdbhi;steṣāṁ vināśāya yateyureva.

22. tathā api na ime alpatayā samarthāḥ
teṣām jayāya iti bhavet matam
vaḥ sametya sarve sahitāḥ
suhṛdbhiḥ teṣām vināśāya yateyuḥ eva

22. Even so, these (friends of the king) may not be strong enough, due to their small numbers, to achieve victory over those enemies—this might be your opinion. In that case, all of them, uniting with their friends, should certainly strive for the destruction of those enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा अपि (tathā api) - nevertheless, even so

• न (na) - not, no

• इमे (ime) - these friends of the king (these)

• अल्पतया (alpatayā) - due to smallness, by reason of small numbers

• समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, strong, able

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the enemies (of them, their)

• जयाय (jayāya) - for victory

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it might be, it should be

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, view

• वः (vaḥ) - your, to you (plural)

• समेत्य (sametya) - having come together, uniting

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied by, united with

• सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends, with friends

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the enemies (of them, their)

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction

• यतेयुः (yateyuḥ) - they should strive, they should exert

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

Words meanings and morphology

तथा अपि (tathā api) - nevertheless, even so

(indeclinable)

Compound of tathā (thus) and api (also, even if).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tathā+api)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• api – also, even, too, if
  indeclinable

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these friends of the king (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

अल्पतया (alpatayā) - due to smallness, by reason of small numbers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of alpatā

alpatā - smallness, fewness, insignificance

Derived from alpa (small, few) with -tā suffix.

समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, strong, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, able, strong, competent

From sam-artha, 'having purpose, meaning, or strength together'.

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'ime'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the enemies (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

जयाय (jayāya) - for victory

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it might be, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, view

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, thought, intention, doctrine

Past Passive Participle of man, used as noun

From root man (to think, believe).

Root: man (class 4)

वः (vaḥ) - your, to you (plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

समेत्य (sametya) - having come together, uniting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix sam, using -ya suffix for absolutives with prefixes.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with the implied 'friends' (suhṛjjanāḥ).

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied by, united with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, connected with, joined, united

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sah (to bear) or related to saha (with).

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarve'.

सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends, with friends

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the enemies (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin

From root naś (to perish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

यतेयुः (yateyuḥ) - they should strive, they should exert

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.