महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-34

सहायबन्धना ह्यर्थाः सहायाश्चार्थबन्धनाः ।
अन्योन्यबन्धनावेतौ विनान्योन्यं न सिध्यतः ॥३४॥

34. sahāyabandhanā hyarthāḥ sahāyāścārthabandhanāḥ ,
anyonyabandhanāvetau vinānyonyaṁ na sidhyataḥ.

34. sahāyabandhanāḥ hi arthāḥ sahāyāḥ ca arthabandhanāḥ
anyonyabandhanā etau vinā anyonyam na sidhyataḥ

34. Indeed, goals are reliant on allies, and allies are reliant on goals. These two are mutually bound; without each other, neither can succeed.

Words meanings summery:

• सहायबन्धनाः (sahāyabandhanāḥ) - bound by helpers, dependent on allies

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - objectives, purposes, affairs, wealth

• सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - helpers, allies, companions

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थबन्धनाः (arthabandhanāḥ) - bound by interests/objectives, dependent on wealth/goals

• अन्योन्यबन्धना (anyonyabandhanā) - mutually bound, interdependent

• एतौ (etau) - Refers to 'goals' (arthāḥ) and 'allies' (sahāyāḥ). (these two)

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• न (na) - not, no

• सिध्यतः (sidhyataḥ) - they two succeed, are accomplished

Words meanings and morphology

सहायबन्धनाः (sahāyabandhanāḥ) - bound by helpers, dependent on allies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāyabandhana

sahāyabandhana - dependent on or bound by helpers/allies

Compound adjective meaning 'having helpers as a bond'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahāya+bandhana)

• sahāya – helper, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sa- and root √i (to go)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: √i (class 2)
• bandhana – binding, bond, dependence
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bandh (to bind)
  Root: √bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'arthāḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - objectives, purposes, affairs, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, interest, affair, goal

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - helpers, allies, companions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - helper, companion, ally

From prefix sa- and root √i (to go)

Prefix: sa

Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थबन्धनाः (arthabandhanāḥ) - bound by interests/objectives, dependent on wealth/goals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arthabandhana

arthabandhana - dependent on or bound by interests/goals/wealth

Compound adjective meaning 'having objectives as a bond'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+bandhana)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, interest, affair, goal
  noun (masculine)
• bandhana – binding, bond, dependence
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bandh (to bind)
  Root: √bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'sahāyāḥ'.

अन्योन्यबन्धना (anyonyabandhanā) - mutually bound, interdependent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyabandhana

anyonyabandhana - mutually bound, interdependent, having each other as a bond

Compound adjective meaning 'bound to each other'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+bandhana)

• anyonya – one another, mutual
  pronoun
• bandhana – binding, bond, dependence
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bandh (to bind)
  Root: √bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'etau'.

एतौ (etau) - Refers to 'goals' (arthāḥ) and 'allies' (sahāyāḥ). (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the clause 'vinānyonyam na sidhyataḥ'.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, mutual

Reciprocal pronoun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

सिध्यतः (sidhyataḥ) - they two succeed, are accomplished

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √sidh

Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Dual

Root verb from Dhātupāṭha class 4 (divādi)

Root: √sidh (class 4)