महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-15

एषा मे परमा शान्तिर्यया शाम्यति मे मनः ।
यदि त्वयुद्धमिष्टं वो वयं शान्त्यै यतामहे ॥१५॥

15. eṣā me paramā śāntiryayā śāmyati me manaḥ ,
yadi tvayuddhamiṣṭaṁ vo vayaṁ śāntyai yatāmahe.

15. eṣā me paramā śāntiḥ yayā śāmyati me manaḥ yadi
tu ayuddham iṣṭam vaḥ vayam śāntyai yatāmahe

15. This is my highest peace (śānti), by which my mind becomes calm. But if non-war is desired by you, then we will endeavor for peace (śānti).

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this

• मे (me) - my, to me

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, greatest

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation

• यया (yayā) - by which

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - is calmed, is pacified, ceases

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• यदि (yadi) - if

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

• अयुद्धम् (ayuddham) - non-war, peace, absence of war

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished, agreeable

• वः (vaḥ) - by you (plural), to you (plural), your

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• शान्त्यै (śāntyai) - for peace, for tranquility

• यतामहे (yatāmahe) - we strive, we endeavor, we exert ourselves

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to śāntiḥ.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best, ultimate

Note: Agrees with śāntiḥ.

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, quiet, cessation, appeasement

From root śam

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Mentioned in translation instructions: peace (śānti).

यया (yayā) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - is calmed, is pacified, ceases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam

Present Tense

Class 4 root

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Its subject is manaḥ.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 8)

Note: Subject of śāmyati.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle

अयुद्धम् (ayuddham) - non-war, peace, absence of war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ayuddha

ayuddha - non-war, peace, not fighting

A-privative compound

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yuddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• yuddha – war, battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root yudh + kta
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of iṣṭam.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

Root iṣ + kta

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Used predicatively.

वः (vaḥ) - by you (plural), to you (plural), your

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Dative of agent with passive participle iṣṭam.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Subject of yatāmahe.

शान्त्यै (śāntyai) - for peace, for tranquility

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, quiet, cessation, appeasement

From root śam

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Dative of purpose. Mentioned in translation instructions: peace (śānti).

यतामहे (yatāmahe) - we strive, we endeavor, we exert ourselves

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

Present Tense

Class 1 root (Ātmanepada)

Root: yat (class 1)