महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-29

पाण्डवैर्निहतैः संख्ये पुत्रैर्वापि महाबलैः ।
यद्विन्देथाः सुखं राजंस्तद्ब्रूहि भरतर्षभ ॥२९॥

29. pāṇḍavairnihataiḥ saṁkhye putrairvāpi mahābalaiḥ ,
yadvindethāḥ sukhaṁ rājaṁstadbrūhi bharatarṣabha.

29. pāṇḍavaiḥ nihataiḥ saṃkhye putraiḥ vā api mahābalaiḥ
yat vindethāḥ sukham rājan tat brūhi bharatarṣabha

29. O king, O best of Bhāratas, tell me what happiness you would find, whether it be from the Pāṇḍavas being slain in battle, or from your own mighty sons being slain.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

• निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - (when the Pāṇḍavas are) slain (by the slain (ones), when slain)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in enumeration)

• पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) sons (when slain) (by sons, with sons)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by your mighty (sons) (by the mighty, by great strength)

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• विन्देथाः (vindethāḥ) - you might find, you might obtain

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• तत् (tat) - that

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - (when the Pāṇḍavas are) slain (by the slain (ones), when slain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as part of an instrumental absolute construction here.

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in enumeration)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, encounter, enumeration

पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) sons (when slain) (by sons, with sons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by your mighty (sons) (by the mighty, by great strength)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very mighty, of great strength

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem of mahant, used in compounds.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'putraiḥ'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

विन्देथाः (vindethāḥ) - you might find, you might obtain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of vid

Optative Mode

Root 'vid' (to find, obtain). Middle voice.

Root: vid (class 6)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

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

Imperative Mode

Root 'brū' (to speak). Active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound of 'bharata' (descendant of Bharata) and 'ṛṣabha' (bull, best).

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)