महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-142, verse-11

धिगस्त्वर्थं यत्कृतेऽयं महाञ्ज्ञातिवधे क्षयः ।
वर्त्स्यते सुहृदां ह्येषां युद्धेऽस्मिन्वै पराभवः ॥११॥

11. dhigastvarthaṁ yatkṛte'yaṁ mahāñjñātivadhe kṣayaḥ ,
vartsyate suhṛdāṁ hyeṣāṁ yuddhe'sminvai parābhavaḥ.

11. dhik astu artham yatkṛte ayam mahān jñātivadhe kṣayaḥ
vartsyate suhṛdām hi eṣām yuddhe asmin vai parābhavaḥ

11. dhik artham astu yatkṛte ayam mahān jñātivadhe kṣayaḥ
vartsyate hi eṣām suhṛdām asmin yuddhe vai parābhavaḥ

11. Woe to this pursuit of wealth (artha), for the sake of which this great destruction, the slaughter of kinsmen, will come to pass. Indeed, in this very battle, defeat will befall these friends.

Words meanings summery:

• धिक् (dhik) - woe to, shame on, alas

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• अर्थम् (artham) - the pursuit of material gain or power (wealth, purpose, object, material gain)

• यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for the sake of which, because of which

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• ज्ञातिवधे (jñātivadhe) - in the killing of kinsmen, in the destruction of relatives

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, loss, ruin

• वर्त्स्यते (vartsyate) - will happen, will take place, will occur

• सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of the friends, of the well-wishers

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in conflict

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, destruction, humiliation

Words meanings and morphology

धिक् (dhik) - woe to, shame on, alas

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

अर्थम् (artham) - the pursuit of material gain or power (wealth, purpose, object, material gain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, benefit, object, material prosperity

Note: governed by 'dhik'

यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for the sake of which, because of which

(indeclinable)

compound of relative pronoun 'yat' and 'kṛte' (for the sake of)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yat+kṛte)

• yat – which, that (relative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṛte – for the sake of, on account of
  indeclinable (neuter)
  locative singular of 'kṛta' (done) used adverbially
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

ज्ञातिवधे (jñātivadhe) - in the killing of kinsmen, in the destruction of relatives

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jñātivadha

jñātivadha - slaughter of relatives/kinsmen

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāti+vadha)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from root `vadh` (to strike, slay)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, loss, ruin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, loss, decline, ruin, waste

from root `kṣi` (to perish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

वर्त्स्यते (vartsyate) - will happen, will take place, will occur

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vṛt

future tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of the friends, of the well-wishers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
  prefix for 'good'
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: modifies 'suhṛdām'

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, conflict

past passive participle of `yudh` used as a noun

Root: yudh (class 4)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: modifies 'yuddhe'

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, destruction, humiliation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, overthrow, destruction, humiliation, failure

from root `bhū` with prefix `parā`

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)