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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-136, verse-19

अलं युद्धेन राजेन्द्र सुहृदां शृणु कारणम् ।
ध्रुवं विनाशो युद्धे हि क्षत्रियाणां प्रदृश्यते ॥१९॥
19. alaṁ yuddhena rājendra suhṛdāṁ śṛṇu kāraṇam ,
dhruvaṁ vināśo yuddhe hi kṣatriyāṇāṁ pradṛśyate.
19. alam yuddhena rājendra suhṛdām śṛṇu kāraṇam
dhruvam vināśaḥ yuddhe hi kṣatriyāṇām pradṛśyate
19. rājendra alam yuddhena suhṛdām kāraṇam śṛṇu
yuddhe hi kṣatriyāṇām dhruvam vināśaḥ pradṛśyate
19. O King of kings, enough of this war! Listen to the counsel (kāraṇam) of your well-wishers. Indeed, the certain destruction of Kṣatriyas is clearly visible in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अलम् (alam) - Stop, desist from (Enough, sufficient, no more, stop)
  • युद्धेन (yuddhena) - With this war (By war, through war, with war)
  • राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O mighty king (addressing the interlocutor) (O King of kings, O mighty king)
  • सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - Of your well-wishers (those who have your best interest at heart) (Of friends, of well-wishers)
  • शृणु (śṛṇu) - Pay attention, heed (Listen, hear)
  • कारणम् (kāraṇam) - Counsel, argument, plea (Reason, cause, motive, instrument)
  • ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - Surely, certainly (Certain, fixed, sure, stable (as adverb: certainly, surely))
  • विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - Utter destruction (Destruction, ruin, annihilation, loss)
  • युद्धे (yuddhe) - In this battle, on the battlefield (In war, in battle)
  • हि (hi) - Indeed, certainly (Indeed, surely, for, because)
  • क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - Of the warrior class (Of warriors, of the Kṣatriya class)
  • प्रदृश्यते (pradṛśyate) - Is clearly visible (Is seen, appears, is observed)

Words meanings and morphology

अलम् (alam) - Stop, desist from (Enough, sufficient, no more, stop)
(indeclinable)
युद्धेन (yuddhena) - With this war (By war, through war, with war)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - war, fight, battle
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yudh- 'to fight'
Root: yudh (class 4)
राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O mighty king (addressing the interlocutor) (O King of kings, O mighty king)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra
rājendra - king of kings, mighty king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
    noun (masculine)
सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - Of your well-wishers (those who have your best interest at heart) (Of friends, of well-wishers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd
suhṛd - friend, well-wisher
Compound of su- (good) and hṛd (heart).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • hṛd – heart
    noun (neuter)
शृणु (śṛṇu) - Pay attention, heed (Listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śṛ
Imperative
2nd person singular imperative active of root śṛ.
Root: śṛ (class 5)
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - Counsel, argument, plea (Reason, cause, motive, instrument)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument
Derived from root kṛ- 'to do, make'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - Surely, certainly (Certain, fixed, sure, stable (as adverb: certainly, surely))
(indeclinable)
विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - Utter destruction (Destruction, ruin, annihilation, loss)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa
vināśa - destruction, ruin, annihilation, loss
From prefix vi- and root naś- 'to perish'.
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
युद्धे (yuddhe) - In this battle, on the battlefield (In war, in battle)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - war, fight, battle
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yudh- 'to fight'
Root: yudh (class 4)
हि (hi) - Indeed, certainly (Indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - Of the warrior class (Of warriors, of the Kṣatriya class)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the Kṣatriya caste
प्रदृश्यते (pradṛśyate) - Is clearly visible (Is seen, appears, is observed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś
Present Passive
3rd person singular present passive of root dṛś with prefix pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: dṛś (class 1)