महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-144, verse-18

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणामर्थे योत्स्यामि ते सुतैः ।
बलं च शक्तिं चास्थाय न वै त्वय्यनृतं वदे ॥१८॥

18. dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāmarthe yotsyāmi te sutaiḥ ,
balaṁ ca śaktiṁ cāsthāya na vai tvayyanṛtaṁ vade.

18. dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇām arthe yotsyāmi te sutaiḥ
balam ca śaktim ca āsthāya na vai tvayi anṛtam vade

18. dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇām arthe te sutaiḥ yotsyāmi.
balam ca śaktim ca āsthāya,
tvayi anṛtam na vai vade

18. For the sake of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, I shall fight your sons. Relying on my strength and power (śakti), I shall certainly not speak a lie to you.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I shall fight

• ते (te) - with your (sons)

• सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - your sons (with sons)

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• च (ca) - and

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power (śakti), energy, capability

• च (ca) - and

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - relying on (having relied upon, resorting to)

• न (na) - not, no

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, lie

• वदे (vade) - I shall speak (with `na`, means 'I shall not speak') (I should speak, I would speak (subjunctive/optative for future prohibition))

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of (when in locative)

योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I shall fight

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

Future Active Indicative

From root `yudh` (to fight) with future suffix `sya` and first person singular ending `mi`.

Root: yudh (class 4)

ते (te) - with your (sons)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural/honorific singular)

Enclitic pronoun form.

Note: Enclitic genitive form of `yuṣmad` (you).

सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - your sons (with sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

From root `sū` (to beget, produce) used as a noun.

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Agent/accompanying factor with `yotsyāmi`.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `balam` and `śaktim`.

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power (śakti), energy, capability

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power (śakti), energy, capability, strength

From root `śak` (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `balam` and `śaktim`.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - relying on (having relied upon, resorting to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ā`. The `lyap` suffix makes it an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Implies 'to you' or 'regarding you'.

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, lie

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, lie, falsehood

From `ṛta` (truth) with negative `an`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `vade`.

वदे (vade) - I shall speak (with `na`, means 'I shall not speak') (I should speak, I would speak (subjunctive/optative for future prohibition))

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present-subjunctive (vidhiliṅ) of vad

Present Active Imperative/Optative/Subjunctive

From root `vad` (to speak). It's first person singular, often interpreted as an injunctive or a subjunctive/optative used for future statements of will or prohibition, particularly with `na`.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: `na vade` means 'I shall not speak'.