महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-180, verse-15

राम उवाच ।
एवमेतत्कुरुश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता ।
धर्मो ह्येष महाबाहो विशिष्टैः सह युध्यताम् ॥१५॥

15. rāma uvāca ,
evametatkuruśreṣṭha kartavyaṁ bhūtimicchatā ,
dharmo hyeṣa mahābāho viśiṣṭaiḥ saha yudhyatām.

15. rāma uvāca | evam etat kuruśreṣṭha kartavyam bhūtim
icchatā | dharmaḥ hi eṣa mahābāho viśiṣṭaiḥ saha yudhyatām

15. rāma uvāca kuruśreṣṭha mahābāho bhūtim icchatā etat
evam kartavyam hi eṣaḥ dharmaḥ viśiṣṭaiḥ saha yudhyatām

15. Rāma said: "O best of the Kurus (kuruśreṣṭha), O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), indeed, this is the proper action for one who desires prosperity. For this is the constitution (dharma) for those who engage in battle with distinguished (viśiṣṭaiḥ) individuals."

Words meanings summery:

• राम (rāma) - Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, duty, proper action

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, power

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• एष (eṣa) - this

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• विशिष्टैः (viśiṣṭaiḥ) - with distinguished ones, with superior ones

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those fighting

Words meanings and morphology

राम (rāma) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (pronoun/adjective)

कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best among the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – Kuru (a dynasty/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, duty, proper action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive

From root kṛ ('to do') with suffix -tavya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - prosperity, welfare, well-being, power, existence

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

From root iṣ ('to wish, desire')

Root: iṣ (class 6)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

etad - this (pronoun/adjective)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

विशिष्टैः (viśiṣṭaiḥ) - with distinguished ones, with superior ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, superior

Past Passive Participle

From root viśiṣ ('to distinguish')

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those fighting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyat

yudhyat - fighting, combating

Present Active Participle

From root yudh ('to fight')

Root: yudh (class 4)