महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-146, verse-24

बद्ध्वा वा निकृतिप्रज्ञं धार्तराष्ट्रं सुदुर्मतिम् ।
साध्विदं राज्यमद्यास्तु पाण्डवैरभिरक्षितम् ॥२४॥

24. baddhvā vā nikṛtiprajñaṁ dhārtarāṣṭraṁ sudurmatim ,
sādhvidaṁ rājyamadyāstu pāṇḍavairabhirakṣitam.

24. baddhvā vā nikṛtiprajñam dhārtarāṣṭram sudurmatim |
sādhu idam rājyam adya astu pāṇḍavaiḥ abhirakṣitam

24. vā nikṛtiprajñam sudurmatim dhārtarāṣṭram baddhvā
adya idam rājyam pāṇḍavaiḥ abhirakṣitam sādhu astu

24. Or, having bound that cunning-minded, exceedingly evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana), let this kingdom today be well-managed and protected by the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound (having bound, having tied, having imprisoned)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• निकृतिप्रज्ञम् (nikṛtiprajñam) - cunning-minded (cunning-minded, deceitful in intellect)

• धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - Duryodhana (the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana or any Kaurava))

• सुदुर्मतिम् (sudurmatim) - exceedingly evil-minded (exceedingly evil-minded, very ill-disposed)

• साधु (sādhu) - good, well-managed (good, proper, virtuous, excellent, well)

• इदम् (idam) - this (kingdom) (this)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, realm, sovereignty)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

• अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected (protected, guarded, preserved)

Words meanings and morphology

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound (having bound, having tied, having imprisoned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root bandh (बन्ध्) of class 9. Absolutive (suffix -tvā).

Root: bandh (class 9)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Presents an alternative course of action.

निकृतिप्रज्ञम् (nikṛtiprajñam) - cunning-minded (cunning-minded, deceitful in intellect)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikṛtiprajña

nikṛtiprajña - one whose intellect (prajñā) is corrupted by deceit (nikṛti), cunning-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṛti+prajñā)

• nikṛti – deceit, fraud, humiliation, meanness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'dhārtarāṣṭram'.

धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - Duryodhana (the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana or any Kaurava))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - descendant of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Derived from Dhṛtarāṣṭra with the taddhita suffix -a indicating 'descendant of'.

Note: Object of 'baddhvā'.

सुदुर्मतिम् (sudurmatim) - exceedingly evil-minded (exceedingly evil-minded, very ill-disposed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudurmati

sudurmati - exceedingly evil-minded, very ill-disposed, having bad intelligence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dur+mati)

• su – good, well, very (intensifier)
  prefix
• dur – bad, evil, difficult (prefix)
  prefix
• mati – mind, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'dhārtarāṣṭram'.

साधु (sādhu) - good, well-managed (good, proper, virtuous, excellent, well)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, proper, excellent, righteous

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'rājyam'.

इदम् (idam) - this (kingdom) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'rājyam'.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, realm, sovereignty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, kingship

Derived from 'rājan' (king).

Note: Subject of 'astu'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root as (अस्) of class 2, parasmaipada. Imperative mood, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Derived from Pāṇḍu with the taddhita suffix -a indicating 'descendant of'.

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'abhirakṣitam'.

अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected (protected, guarded, preserved)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded, preserved, defended

Past Passive Participle

From root √rakṣ (रक्ष् - to protect) with prefix abhi- (अभि). Past Passive Participle. Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with 'rājyam'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective for 'rājyam'.