महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-151, verse-25

न च तौ वक्ष्यतोऽधर्ममिति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः ।
न चापि युक्तं कौन्तेय निवर्तितुमयुध्यतः ॥२५॥

25. na ca tau vakṣyato'dharmamiti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ ,
na cāpi yuktaṁ kaunteya nivartitumayudhyataḥ.

25. na ca tau vakṣyataḥ adharmam iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ
na ca api yuktam kaunteya nivartitum ayudhyataḥ

25. me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ iti tau ca adharmam na vakṣyataḥ
ca api kaunteya ayudhyataḥ nivartitum yuktam na

25. And they both will not declare this unrighteous (adharma)—this is my firm conviction. Furthermore, O son of Kunti, it is not appropriate to withdraw without fighting.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तौ (tau) - those two, they both

• वक्ष्यतः (vakṣyataḥ) - will speak, will say

• अधर्मम् (adharmam) - this action as unrighteous (unrighteousness, injustice, wrongdoing)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, resolute, final, decisive

• मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction, opinion, mind, understanding

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, right, appropriate, suitable

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

• निवर्तितुम् (nivartitum) - to retreat, to turn back, to desist

• अयुध्यतः (ayudhyataḥ) - of one not fighting, without fighting

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two, they both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वक्ष्यतः (vakṣyataḥ) - will speak, will say

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Active

From root vac, future tense, 3rd person dual

Root: vac (class 2)

अधर्मम् (adharmam) - this action as unrighteous (unrighteousness, injustice, wrongdoing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, wrongdoing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, resolute, final, decisive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - firm, resolute, final, conclusive, permanent

Derived from niṣṭhā (firmness, conclusion)

मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction, opinion, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intelligence, thought, opinion, conviction

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, right, appropriate, suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, proper, right, suitable, engaged in, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj with kta suffix

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective meaning 'it is proper'.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic from Kunti

निवर्तितुम् (nivartitum) - to retreat, to turn back, to desist

(verb)

active, infinitive of nivart

Infinitive

Infinitive form of ni-vṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अयुध्यतः (ayudhyataḥ) - of one not fighting, without fighting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ayudhyat

ayudhyat - not fighting, abstaining from battle

Present Active Participle (negative)

Present active participle of a-yudh

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+yudh)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• yudh – to fight
  verb
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially, implying 'without fighting'.