महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-32, verse-20

तवापीमे मन्त्रविदः समेत्य समासते कर्मसु नित्ययुक्ताः ।
तेषामयं बलवान्निश्चयश्च कुरुक्षयार्थे निरयो व्यपादि ॥२०॥

20. tavāpīme mantravidaḥ sametya; samāsate karmasu nityayuktāḥ ,
teṣāmayaṁ balavānniścayaśca; kurukṣayārthe nirayo vyapādi.

20. tava api ime mantravidaḥ sametya
samāsate karmasu nityayuktāḥ
teṣām ayam balavān niścayaḥ
ca kurukṣayārthe nirayaḥ vyapādi

20. Indeed, these counselors (mantra-vid) of yours, always diligently engaged in their actions (karma), gather together. This strong resolve of theirs, which aims at the destruction of the Kurus, ultimately resulted in ruin (niraya).

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• इमे (ime) - these

• मन्त्रविदः (mantravidaḥ) - counselors (mantra-vid) (knowers of counsel, experts in sacred texts (mantra))

• समेत्य (sametya) - having come together, having assembled

• समासते (samāsate) - they assemble (they sit together, they assemble)

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in their actions (karma) (in actions (karma), in duties)

• नित्ययुक्ताः (nityayuktāḥ) - always diligently engaged (always engaged, constantly diligent)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (resolve) (this (masculine))

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong (resolve) (strong, powerful)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - resolve (resolve, determination, certainty)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुरुक्षयार्थे (kurukṣayārthe) - for the destruction of the Kurus (for the purpose of destroying the Kurus, for the destruction of the Kurus)

• निरयः (nirayaḥ) - ruin (niraya), grievous outcome (ruin, downfall, hell, grievous outcome)

• व्यपादि (vyapādi) - resulted in (ruin) (was completed, resulted in, ended in)

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

मन्त्रविदः (mantravidaḥ) - counselors (mantra-vid) (knowers of counsel, experts in sacred texts (mantra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantravid

mantravid - knower of (mantra), expert in counsel, skilled in sacred texts

Compound (tatpuruṣa) 'mantra' + 'vid' (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+vid)

• mantra – counsel (mantra), advice, sacred text (mantra), incantation
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think) + suffix -tra
  Root: man (class 4)
• vid – knower, skilled in, learned
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root vid (to know) + suffix -kvin
  Root: vid (class 2)

समेत्य (sametya) - having come together, having assembled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From sam + root i (to go) + suffix -tya (l-yap)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

समासते (samāsate) - they assemble (they sit together, they assemble)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Prefix: sam

Root: ās (class 2)

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in their actions (karma) (in actions (karma), in duties)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action (karma), deed, work, ritual, duty (karma)

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -man

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नित्ययुक्ताः (nityayuktāḥ) - always diligently engaged (always engaged, constantly diligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityayukta

nityayukta - always engaged, constantly diligent, perpetually devoted

Compound (tatpuruṣa) "eternally yoked"

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+yukta)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual, regular
  adjective (masculine)
• yukta – joined, yoked, engaged in, devoted, diligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join, connect)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

अयम् (ayam) - this (resolve) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

बलवान् (balavān) - strong (resolve) (strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

Possessive suffix -vat from bala (strength)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - resolve (resolve, determination, certainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - resolve, determination, certainty, conclusion

From nis + root ci (to gather) / śi (to sharpen) - meaning here from niś-ci (to determine)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुरुक्षयार्थे (kurukṣayārthe) - for the destruction of the Kurus (for the purpose of destroying the Kurus, for the destruction of the Kurus)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kurukṣayārtha

kurukṣayārtha - purpose of destroying the Kurus, object of Kuru destruction

Compound (tatpuruṣa) 'kuru' (proper noun) + 'kṣaya' (destruction) + 'artha' (purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kṣaya+artha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a dynasty/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Here, the locative case denotes purpose or object.

निरयः (nirayaḥ) - ruin (niraya), grievous outcome (ruin, downfall, hell, grievous outcome)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, lower regions, destruction, ruin, grievous outcome

From nis + root i (to go) - where there is no going out.

Prefix: nis

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'vyapādi'.

व्यपादि (vyapādi) - resulted in (ruin) (was completed, resulted in, ended in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, aorist (luṅ) of pad

Aorist Passive

Aorist (luṅ) passive form of root pad with upasargas vi and apa.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: pad (class 4)