महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-165, verse-16

यथेच्छकं स्वयंग्राहाद्रथानतिरथांस्तथा ।
कामद्वेषसमायुक्तो मोहात्प्रकुरुते भवान् ॥१६॥

16. yathecchakaṁ svayaṁgrāhādrathānatirathāṁstathā ,
kāmadveṣasamāyukto mohātprakurute bhavān.

16. yathā-iccham svayaṃ-grāhāt rathān ati-rathān tathā
kāma-dveṣa-samāyuktaḥ mohāt pra-kurute bhavān

16. bhavān kāma-dveṣa-samāyuktaḥ mohāt yathā-iccham svayaṃ-grāhāt rathān tathā ati-rathān prakurute.

16. Influenced by desire and hatred, and out of delusion (moha), you are arbitrarily appointing charioteers and great charioteers according to your own whims.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा-इच्छम् (yathā-iccham) - as desired, according to one's wish, arbitrarily

• स्वयं-ग्राहात् (svayaṁ-grāhāt) - by self-selection, by one's own choice/initiative

• रथान् (rathān) - ordinary charioteers/warriors (charioteers, warriors in chariots)

• अति-रथान् (ati-rathān) - exceptionally skilled charioteers/warriors (great charioteers, mighty warriors)

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus

• काम-द्वेष-समायुक्तः (kāma-dveṣa-samāyuktaḥ) - united with desire and hatred, influenced by desire and hatred

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of confusion/infatuation

• प्र-कुरुते (pra-kurute) - you do, you make, you appoint

• भवान् (bhavān) - You, Duryodhana (honorific) (you (hon.), sir)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा-इच्छम् (yathā-iccham) - as desired, according to one's wish, arbitrarily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+icchā)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• icchā – wish, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Often found in accusative singular neuter as an adverb.

स्वयं-ग्राहात् (svayaṁ-grāhāt) - by self-selection, by one's own choice/initiative

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svayaṃgrāha

svayaṁgrāha - self-selection, taking by oneself, choice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+grāha)

• svayam – by oneself, voluntarily
  indeclinable
• grāha – seizing, taking, taking up, selection
  noun (masculine)
  from root grah (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Refers to Duryodhana making choices on his own initiative.

रथान् (rathān) - ordinary charioteers/warriors (charioteers, warriors in chariots)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

अति-रथान् (ati-rathān) - exceptionally skilled charioteers/warriors (great charioteers, mighty warriors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atirathin

atirathin - a great charioteer, a mighty warrior (one who can fight 10,000 archers)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+rathin)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, great
  indeclinable
• rathin – charioteer, warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

काम-द्वेष-समायुक्तः (kāma-dveṣa-samāyuktaḥ) - united with desire and hatred, influenced by desire and hatred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmadveṣasamāyukta

kāmadveṣasamāyukta - possessed by desire and hatred

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+dveṣa+samāyukta)

• kāma – desire, lust, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• dveṣa – hatred, aversion, enmity
  noun (masculine)
  from root dviṣ (to hate)
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)
• samāyukta – joined with, endowed with, possessed by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + ā + yuj
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of confusion/infatuation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation (moha)

from root muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

प्र-कुरुते (pra-kurute) - you do, you make, you appoint

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Tense

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Conjugated with 'pra' prefix.

भवान् (bhavān) - You, Duryodhana (honorific) (you (hon.), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, your honor

present active participle

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.