महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-26

स चेदेतां प्रतिपद्येत बुद्धिं वृद्धो राजा सह पुत्रेण सूत ।
एवं रणे पाण्डवकोपदग्धा न नश्येयुः संजय धार्तराष्ट्राः ॥२६॥

26. sa cedetāṁ pratipadyeta buddhiṁ; vṛddho rājā saha putreṇa sūta ,
evaṁ raṇe pāṇḍavakopadagdhā; na naśyeyuḥ saṁjaya dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ.

26. saḥ cet etām pratipadyeta buddhim
vṛddhaḥ rājā saha putreṇa sūta
evam raṇe pāṇḍavakoPADagdhāḥ
na naśyeyuḥ saṃjaya dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ

26. O charioteer (sūta), if the aged king (Dhritarashtra), along with his son (Duryodhana), were to adopt this understanding (of the Pandavas' might and their own delusion), then, O Sañjaya, the sons of Dhritarashtra, scorched by the wrath of the Pandavas in battle, would not be destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the old King Dhritarashtra) (he, that)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• एताम् (etām) - this (understanding) (this (feminine))

• प्रतिपद्येत (pratipadyeta) - would adopt/embrace (would obtain, would accept, would embrace, would realize)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - this understanding/wisdom (understanding, intellect, intention, wisdom)

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - aged (old, aged, grown)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Dhritarashtra) (king)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with his son (Duryodhana) (by the son, with the son)

• सूत (sūta) - O charioteer (Sañjaya) (O charioteer, O bard)

• एवम् (evam) - then (in that case) (thus, in this manner, so)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• पाण्डवकोपदग्धाः (pāṇḍavakopadagdhāḥ) - scorched by the wrath of the Pandavas (burned by the wrath of the Pandavas)

• न (na) - not

• नश्येयुः (naśyeyuḥ) - they would not be destroyed (they would perish, they would be destroyed)

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya

• धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra (sons of Dhritarashtra)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the old King Dhritarashtra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces conditional clause.

एताम् (etām) - this (understanding) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Qualifies 'buddhim'.

प्रतिपद्येत (pratipadyeta) - would adopt/embrace (would obtain, would accept, would embrace, would realize)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pratipad

From prefix 'prati' + root 'pad' (to go, to obtain)

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Conditional verb.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - this understanding/wisdom (understanding, intellect, intention, wisdom)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - understanding, intellect, intention, perception, wisdom

From root 'budh' (to know, to awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratipadyeta'.

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - aged (old, aged, grown)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, to increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (Dhritarashtra) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

Note: Subject of 'pratipadyeta'.

सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with his son (Duryodhana) (by the son, with the son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer (Sañjaya) (O charioteer, O bard)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, one of mixed caste

एवम् (evam) - then (in that case) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Note: Adverbial locative of place.

पाण्डवकोपदग्धाः (pāṇḍavakopadagdhāḥ) - scorched by the wrath of the Pandavas (burned by the wrath of the Pandavas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍavakopadagdha

pāṇḍavakopadagdha - burned by the wrath of the Pandavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍava+kopa+dagdha)

• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu
  proper noun (masculine)
• kopa – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kup' (to be angry)
  Root: kup (class 4)
• dagdha – burned, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dah' (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

नश्येयुः (naśyeyuḥ) - they would not be destroyed (they would perish, they would be destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of naś

Pāṇinian Dhātupāṭha root 'naś' (class 4, parasmaipada)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Potential mood.

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sañjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer and advisor)

धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra (sons of Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhritarashtra

Taddhita derivation from Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Note: Subject of 'naśyeyuḥ'.