महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-127, verse-27

अविजित्य य आत्मानममात्यान्विजिगीषते ।
अजितात्माजितामात्यः सोऽवशः परिहीयते ॥२७॥

27. avijitya ya ātmānamamātyānvijigīṣate ,
ajitātmājitāmātyaḥ so'vaśaḥ parihīyate.

27. avijitya yaḥ ātmānam amātyān vijigīṣate
ajita-ātmā ajita-amātyaḥ saḥ avaśaḥ parihīyate

27. yaḥ ātmānam avijitya amātyān vijigīṣate saḥ
ajita-ātmā ajita-amātyaḥ avaśaḥ parihīyate

27. Whoever desires to conquer his ministers without first conquering his own self (ātman)—that person, with an unconquered self (ātman) and unsubdued ministers, becomes helpless and perishes.

Words meanings summery:

• अविजित्य (avijitya) - without conquering, not having conquered

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self (ātman), soul, oneself

• अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers, counselors

• विजिगीषते (vijigīṣate) - he desires to conquer/overcome

• अजित-आत्मा (ajita-ātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is unconquered

• अजित-अमात्यः (ajita-amātyaḥ) - one whose ministers are unconquered/unsubdued

• सः (saḥ) - he, that person

• अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, out of control

• परिहीयते (parihīyate) - he perishes, declines, is lost

Words meanings and morphology

अविजित्य (avijitya) - without conquering, not having conquered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Negative prefix a- + absolutive vijitya (from vi-ji)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self (ātman), soul, oneself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, companion, intimate

विजिगीषते (vijigīṣate) - he desires to conquer/overcome

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ji

Desiderative

Desiderative stem jigīṣa from root ji, with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

अजित-आत्मा (ajita-ātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is unconquered

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajita-ātman

ajita-ātman - one whose self (ātman) is unconquered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajita+ātman)

• ajita – unconquered, unsubdued
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Negative prefix a- + past passive participle jita (from ji)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

अजित-अमात्यः (ajita-amātyaḥ) - one whose ministers are unconquered/unsubdued

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajita-amātya

ajita-amātya - one whose ministers are unsubdued

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ajita+amātya)

• ajita – unconquered, unsubdued
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Negative prefix a- + past passive participle jita (from ji)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• amātya – minister, companion
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless, powerless, out of control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaśa

avaśa - powerless, helpless, dependent, uncontrolled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vaśa)

• a – not, non- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)

परिहीयते (parihīyate) - he perishes, declines, is lost

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of hā

Passive

From root hā (class 3) with prefix pari, in passive/middle form (hīyate)

Prefix: pari

Root: hā (class 3)