महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-8

तैश्चेद्युद्धं मन्यते धार्तराष्ट्रो निर्वृत्तोऽर्थः सकलः पाण्डवानाम् ।
मा तत्कार्षीः पाण्डवार्थाय हेतोरुपैहि युद्धं यदि मन्यसे त्वम् ॥८॥

8. taiścedyuddhaṁ manyate dhārtarāṣṭro; nirvṛtto'rthaḥ sakalaḥ pāṇḍavānām ,
mā tatkārṣīḥ pāṇḍavārthāya heto;rupaihi yuddhaṁ yadi manyase tvam.

8. taiḥ cet yuddham manyate dhārtarāṣṭraḥ
nirvṛttaḥ arthaḥ sakalaḥ pāṇḍavānām
mā tat kārṣīḥ pāṇḍavārthāya
hetoḥ upaihi yuddham yadi manyase tvam

8. If Dhṛtarāṣṭra anticipates a war with them, then the entire purpose of the Pāṇḍavas is accomplished. Do not undertake that (war) for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas. Instead, engage in battle if you yourself consider it proper.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - with them (the Pāṇḍavas) (by them, with them)

• चेत् (cet) - if, supposing that

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he believes, he considers

• धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Duryodhana, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• निर्वृत्तः (nirvṛttaḥ) - accomplished (accomplished, completed, finished, ceased)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, objective (purpose, aim, meaning, wealth)

• सकलः (sakalaḥ) - entire (entire, whole, all)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• तत् (tat) - that (war) (that, that one)

• कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - do not undertake/engage in (may you do, you should do)

• पाण्डवार्थाय (pāṇḍavārthāya) - for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas, for the purpose of the Pāṇḍavas

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of (on account of, for the sake of, because of)

• उपैहि (upaihi) - engage in (battle) (approach, come, undertake)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you believe, you consider

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - with them (the Pāṇḍavas) (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas implied by context.

चेत् (cet) - if, supposing that

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

From root yudh-

Root: yudh (class 4)

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he believes, he considers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Duryodhana, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Taddhita formation from Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Note: Refers to Duryodhana, the eldest son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

निर्वृत्तः (nirvṛttaḥ) - accomplished (accomplished, completed, finished, ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvṛtta

nirvṛtta - accomplished, completed, ceased, returned

Past Passive Participle

From nir- + vṛt-

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with arthaḥ.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, objective (purpose, aim, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object

सकलः (sakalaḥ) - entire (entire, whole, all)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakala

sakala - entire, whole, all, with parts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kala – part, portion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with arthaḥ.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

Taddhita formation from Pāṇḍu

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with aorist/imperative for prohibition.

तत् (tat) - that (war) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the act of warring.

कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - do not undertake/engage in (may you do, you should do)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Prohibitive aorist with mā.

पाण्डवार्थाय (pāṇḍavārthāya) - for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas, for the purpose of the Pāṇḍavas

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍavārtha

pāṇḍavārtha - purpose of the Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍava+artha)

• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava
  proper noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of (on account of, for the sake of, because of)

(noun)

masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, sake

Note: Used as a postposition with a preceding word in the dative or genitive to express cause or purpose.

उपैहि (upaihi) - engage in (battle) (approach, come, undertake)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of i

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Root i (to go) with prefix upa (towards, near).

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

From root yudh-

Root: yudh (class 4)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you believe, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you