महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-3, verse-8

समाहूय तु राजानं क्षत्रधर्मरतं सदा ।
निकृत्या जितवन्तस्ते किं नु तेषां परं शुभम् ॥८॥

8. samāhūya tu rājānaṁ kṣatradharmarataṁ sadā ,
nikṛtyā jitavantaste kiṁ nu teṣāṁ paraṁ śubham.

8. samāhūya tu rājānam kṣatradharmaratam sadā
nikṛtyā jitavantaḥ te kim nu teṣām param śubham

8. But they, having summoned the king who was always devoted to the warrior's natural law (kṣatradharma), conquered him by deception. What ultimate good can there be for them?

Words meanings summery:

• समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned, having called

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• क्षत्रधर्मरतम् (kṣatradharmaratam) - devoted to the duty of a kṣatriya

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deception, by trickery, by fraud

• जितवन्तः (jitavantaḥ) - those who conquered, the conquerors

• ते (te) - they, those

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• शुभम् (śubham) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

Words meanings and morphology

समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned, having called

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root hū (to call) with upasargas sam- and ā-, and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hū (class 3)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

क्षत्रधर्मरतम् (kṣatradharmaratam) - devoted to the duty of a kṣatriya

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharmarata

kṣatradharmarata - devoted to the natural law of a kṣatriya, adhering to warrior's duty

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (kṣatradharma+rata)

• kṣatradharma – the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya/warrior, warrior's code
  noun (masculine)
• rata – devoted, engaged, attached to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ram (to delight, to enjoy, to be pleased).
  Root: ram (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deception, by trickery, by fraud

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - deception, fraud, trickery, insult

जितवन्तः (jitavantaḥ) - those who conquered, the conquerors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitavat

jitavat - conquered, victorious, having conquered

Past active participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer) with the kṛt affix ktavatū.

Root: ji (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

किम् (kim) - what, why

(interrogative pronoun)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

शुभम् (śubham) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, fortunate; welfare, good fortune