महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-56

ये ह्येव वीरा ह्रीमन्त आर्याः करुणवेदिनः ।
त एव युद्धे हन्यन्ते यवीयान्मुच्यते जनः ॥५६॥

56. ye hyeva vīrā hrīmanta āryāḥ karuṇavedinaḥ ,
ta eva yuddhe hanyante yavīyānmucyate janaḥ.

56. ye hi eva vīrāḥ hrīmantaḥ āryāḥ karuṇavedinaḥ
te eva yuddhe hanyante yavīyān mucyate janaḥ

56. Indeed, those very heroes who are modest, noble, and compassionate—they alone are killed in battle, while the younger (or less capable) people are spared.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

• ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest, bashful, shy

• आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble, respectable, honorable

• करुणवेदिनः (karuṇavedinaḥ) - compassionate, feeling compassion

• ते (te) - they, those

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• हन्यन्ते (hanyante) - they are killed, they are slain

• यवीयान् (yavīyān) - younger, inferior, smaller, less significant

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released, escapes, is spared

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, man, people

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest, bashful, shy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hrīmat

hrīmat - modest, bashful, shy, possessing shame/modesty

Suffix -mat denoting possession, from hrī (shame, modesty)

आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble, respectable, honorable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable, Aryan

करुणवेदिनः (karuṇavedinaḥ) - compassionate, feeling compassion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karuṇavedin

karuṇavedin - knowing compassion, feeling pity, compassionate

Compound of karuṇā (compassion) and vedin (knowing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+vedin)

• karuṇā – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• vedin – knowing, feeling, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in from √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 6)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

From √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

हन्यन्ते (hanyante) - they are killed, they are slain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of √han

Root: han (class 2)

यवीयान् (yavīyān) - younger, inferior, smaller, less significant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yavīyas

yavīyas - younger, inferior, smaller, less

Comparative form of yuvan (young)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released, escapes, is spared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √muc

Root: muc (class 6)

जनः (janaḥ) - person, man, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)