महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-64

यथा युधि जयेयं त्वां यथा राज्यं भवेन्मम ।
भवेत्सैन्यस्य वा शान्तिस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥६४॥

64. yathā yudhi jayeyaṁ tvāṁ yathā rājyaṁ bhavenmama ,
bhavetsainyasya vā śāntistanme brūhi pitāmaha.

64. yathā yudhi jayeyam tvām yathā rājyam bhavet mama
bhavet sainyasya vā śāntiḥ tat me brūhi pitāmaha

64. pitāmaha me tat brūhi yathā yudhi tvām jayeyam,
yathā mama rājyam bhavet,
vā sainyasya śāntiḥ bhavet

64. O Grandfather (pitāmaha), tell me how I may conquer you in battle, how the kingdom may become mine, or how there may be peace (śānti) for the army.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle

• जयेयम् (jayeyam) - may I conquer, may I win

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, may it happen

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, may it happen

• सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army

• वा (vā) - or

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war

जयेयम् (jayeyam) - may I conquer, may I win

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of √ji

Optative

root ji, optative mood, 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: √ji (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

from rājan (king) + ya suffix

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, may it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of √bhū

Optative

root bhū, optative mood, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: √bhū (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, may it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of √bhū

Optative

root bhū, optative mood, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: √bhū (class 1)

सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, military force

from senā (army) + ya suffix

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm, cessation

from √śam

Root: √śam (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the method or way requested

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative

root brū, imperative mood, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: √brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father), great father

Note: Refers to Bhishma