महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-192, verse-9

कथं संबन्धिना सार्धं न मे स्याद्विग्रहो महान् ।
इति संचिन्त्य मनसा दैवतान्यर्चयत्तदा ॥९॥

9. kathaṁ saṁbandhinā sārdhaṁ na me syādvigraho mahān ,
iti saṁcintya manasā daivatānyarcayattadā.

9. katham sambandhinā sārdham na me syāt vigrahaḥ
mahān iti saṃcintya manasā daivatāni arcayat tadā

9. tadā manasā katham me sambandhinā sārdham mahān
vigrahaḥ na syāt iti saṃcintya daivatāni arcayat

9. “How can I avoid a great conflict with my kinsman?” Pondering this in his mind, he then worshipped the deities.

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

• सम्बन्धिना (sambandhinā) - with a kinsman, with a relative, with a connection

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

• विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - conflict, quarrel (conflict, quarrel, separation, body, form)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, immense

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having pondered, having thought carefully, having reflected

• मनसा (manasā) - with the mind, by mind

• दैवतानि (daivatāni) - the deities, divine beings

• अर्चयत् (arcayat) - worshipped, adored

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

सम्बन्धिना (sambandhinā) - with a kinsman, with a relative, with a connection

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sambandhin

sambandhin - kinsman, relative, connected, related

From sam-√bandh + ini

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Governed by 'sārdham'.

सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Also can be genitive. Here functions as dative of interest.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of √as

Root: as (class 2)

विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - conflict, quarrel (conflict, quarrel, separation, body, form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigraha

vigraha - conflict, quarrel, separation, body, form, war

From vi-√grah (to seize, separate)

Prefix: vi

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.

महान् (mahān) - great, large, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, immense, strong

Note: Agrees with 'vigrahaḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes the end of direct thought.

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having pondered, having thought carefully, having reflected

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From sam-√cit (to think) + lyap

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Gerund, meaning "having thought".

मनसा (manasā) - with the mind, by mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Note: Instrument of 'saṃcintya'.

दैवतानि (daivatāni) - the deities, divine beings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of devata

devata - deity, divinity, divine being

From deva + tā (abstract suffix), often used as devatā (feminine) or daivata (neuter)

Note: Object of 'arcayat'.

अर्चयत् (arcayat) - worshipped, adored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of √arc

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: This form ('arcayat') can also be present active participle (m. nom. sg.), but here, with 'tadā' and context, it is imperfect.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.