महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-3

आशंसमानो विजयं तेषां पुत्रवशानुगः ।
आत्मनश्च परेषां च पाण्डवानां च निश्चयम् ॥३॥

3. āśaṁsamāno vijayaṁ teṣāṁ putravaśānugaḥ ,
ātmanaśca pareṣāṁ ca pāṇḍavānāṁ ca niścayam.

3. āśaṃsamānaḥ vijayam teṣām putravaśānugaḥ
ātmanaḥ ca pareṣām ca pāṇḍavānām ca niścayam

3. Hoping for victory and devoted to his sons, (the king sought to know) the resolve (or situation) of himself, of others, and of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• आशंसमानः (āśaṁsamānaḥ) - hoping for victory (hoping, desiring, wishing)

• विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of his sons (Duryodhana and others) (of them, their)

• पुत्रवशानुगः (putravaśānugaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was under the control or influence of his sons (following the will of his sons, devoted to his sons)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (of himself, of the self (ātman))

• च (ca) - and

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of his allies / other kings (of others)

• च (ca) - and

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• च (ca) - and

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - the certain state of affairs, the definite situation, the strength/resolve of the armies (resolve, determination, certainty, decision, situation)

Words meanings and morphology

आशंसमानः (āśaṁsamānaḥ) - hoping for victory (hoping, desiring, wishing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśaṃsamāna

āśaṁsamāna - hoping, desiring, expecting

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present active participle of root śaṃs with prefix ā. Here used in Ātmanepada form.

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, conquest, triumph

From prefix vi + root ji (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āśaṃsamānaḥ'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of his sons (Duryodhana and others) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons.

पुत्रवशानुगः (putravaśānugaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was under the control or influence of his sons (following the will of his sons, devoted to his sons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putravaśānuga

putravaśānuga - following the will of one's son(s), subject to the power of one's son(s)

Compound: putra (son) + vaśa (will/power) + anuga (following)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+vaśa+anuga)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)
• anuga – following, accompanying
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix anu + root gam (to go)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra).

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (of himself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: at (class 1)

Note: Possessive, refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of his allies / other kings (of others)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, supreme, enemy

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's allies.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - the certain state of affairs, the definite situation, the strength/resolve of the armies (resolve, determination, certainty, decision, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, decision, resolve

From prefix nis + root ci (to gather, observe)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'to know' or 'to ascertain'.