महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-134, verse-17

जयो नामेतिहासोऽयं श्रोतव्यो विजिगीषुणा ।
महीं विजयते क्षिप्रं श्रुत्वा शत्रूंश्च मर्दति ॥१७॥

17. jayo nāmetihāso'yaṁ śrotavyo vijigīṣuṇā ,
mahīṁ vijayate kṣipraṁ śrutvā śatrūṁśca mardati.

17. jayaḥ nāma itihāsaḥ ayam śrotavyaḥ vijigīṣuṇā
mahīm vijayate kṣipram śrutvā śatrūn ca mardati

17. ayam itihāsaḥ jayaḥ nāma,
vijigīṣuṇā śrotavyaḥ.
[saḥ] śrutvā kṣipram mahīm vijayate ca śatrūn mardati.

17. This narrative, named 'Jaya', should be heard by one who desires victory. Having listened to it, one quickly conquers the earth and crushes one's enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• जयः (jayaḥ) - Referring to the name "Jaya" for the epic. (victory, triumph, conquest)

• नाम (nāma) - Used to introduce the name of the epic. (by name, named, indeed)

• इतिहासः (itihāsaḥ) - Refers to the Mahābhārata or a similar great narrative. (history, epic, traditional narrative)

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the present narrative being discussed. (this, this one)

• श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - Implies an obligation or strong recommendation to listen to it. (to be heard, should be heard, fit to be heard)

• विजिगीषुणा (vijigīṣuṇā) - by one desirous of victory, by a conqueror, by one who wishes to conquer

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, land, world

• विजयते (vijayate) - he conquers, he triumphs, he prevails

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, speedily

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies, foes (accusative plural)

• च (ca) - and

• मर्दति (mardati) - Annihilates or overcomes enemies. (he crushes, he destroys, he grinds, he rubs)

Words meanings and morphology

जयः (jayaḥ) - Referring to the name "Jaya" for the epic. (victory, triumph, conquest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest, a proper name

From root ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - Used to introduce the name of the epic. (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nāman used adverbially, or an indeclinable particle.

इतिहासः (itihāsaḥ) - Refers to the Mahābhārata or a similar great narrative. (history, epic, traditional narrative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic

From iti ha āsa (thus indeed it was).

Root: as (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the present narrative being discussed. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective modifying itihāsaḥ.

श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - Implies an obligation or strong recommendation to listen to it. (to be heard, should be heard, fit to be heard)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, audible, suitable for listening

Gerundive (or Future Passive Participle)

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix tavya.

Root: śru (class 5)

विजिगीषुणा (vijigīṣuṇā) - by one desirous of victory, by a conqueror, by one who wishes to conquer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vijigīṣu

vijigīṣu - desirous of conquest, wishing to conquer, a conqueror

Desiderative agent noun

From desiderative stem of ji (to conquer) with prefix vi, and u suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive construction śrotavyaḥ.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, land, world

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground, world

Feminine noun.

Note: Object of vijayate.

विजयते (vijayate) - he conquers, he triumphs, he prevails

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

From root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi. It's an Atmanepada verb.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, speedily

(indeclinable)

From root kṣip (to throw, cast).

Root: kṣip (class 6)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies, foes (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

u-stem noun.

Note: Object of mardati.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मर्दति (mardati) - Annihilates or overcomes enemies. (he crushes, he destroys, he grinds, he rubs)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root mṛd (class 1 or 6) takes a suffix.

Root: mṛd (class 1)