महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-7, verse-17

ते वा युधि दुराधर्षा भवन्त्वेकस्य सैनिकाः ।
अयुध्यमानः संग्रामे न्यस्तशस्त्रोऽहमेकतः ॥१७॥

17. te vā yudhi durādharṣā bhavantvekasya sainikāḥ ,
ayudhyamānaḥ saṁgrāme nyastaśastro'hamekataḥ.

17. te vā yudhi durādharṣāḥ bhavantu ekasya sainikāḥ
ayudhyamānaḥ saṃgrāme nyastaśastraḥ aham ekataḥ

17. Let those unconquerable warriors be the soldiers for one side in battle, or I, a non-combatant who has laid down his weapons, will be on the other side.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war, in conflict

• दुराधर्षाः (durādharṣāḥ) - unconquerable, difficult to overcome, invincible

• भवन्तु (bhavantu) - let them be

• एकस्य (ekasya) - of one

• सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers, warriors

• अयुध्यमानः (ayudhyamānaḥ) - not fighting, non-combatant

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in the war, in the conflict

• न्यस्तशस्त्रः (nyastaśastraḥ) - having laid down weapons, one whose weapons are laid down

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, alone, from one point of view

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

दुराधर्षाः (durādharṣāḥ) - unconquerable, difficult to overcome, invincible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durādharṣa

durādharṣa - difficult to be attacked or overcome, invincible, unassailable

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+ādharṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ādharṣa – assault, attack, oppression
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

भवन्तु (bhavantu) - let them be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one

(numeral)

सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - a soldier, an army man

From 'senā' (army) with '-ika' suffix.

अयुध्यमानः (ayudhyamānaḥ) - not fighting, non-combatant

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ayudhyamāna

ayudhyamāna - not fighting, remaining at peace

Present Middle Participle

Negated present middle participle of root 'yudh'.

Compound type : negation (a+yudhyamāna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• yudhyamāna – fighting, engaged in battle
  participle (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  Present middle participle from root 'yudh'.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in the war, in the conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict

From 'sam' + 'grām' (to go, to fight).

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

न्यस्तशस्त्रः (nyastaśastraḥ) - having laid down weapons, one whose weapons are laid down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyastaśastra

nyastaśastra - one who has laid down his arms, disarmed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nyasta+śastra)

• nyasta – placed, laid down, thrown
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of 'ni' + 'as' (to throw, to place).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 2)
• śastra – weapon, arm, tool
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, alone, from one point of view

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'eka' with the suffix '-tas'.