महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-10

न तथा बलवीर्याभ्यां विजयन्ते जिगीषवः ।
यथा सत्यानृशंस्याभ्यां धर्मेणैवोद्यमेन च ॥१०॥

10. na tathā balavīryābhyāṁ vijayante jigīṣavaḥ ,
yathā satyānṛśaṁsyābhyāṁ dharmeṇaivodyamena ca.

10. na tathā balavīryābhyām vijayante jigīṣavaḥ
yathā satyānṛśaṃsyābhyām dharmeṇa eva udyamena ca

10. jigīṣavaḥ balavīryābhyām tathā na vijayante
yathā satyānṛśaṃsyābhyām dharmeṇa eva udyamena ca

10. Those who desire to conquer do not achieve victory primarily through strength and valor, but rather through truth, compassion, natural law (dharma), and diligent effort.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• बलवीर्याभ्याम् (balavīryābhyām) - by strength and valor

• विजयन्ते (vijayante) - they conquer, they are victorious

• जिगीषवः (jigīṣavaḥ) - those desiring to conquer, conquerors

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• सत्यानृशंस्याभ्याम् (satyānṛśaṁsyābhyām) - by truth and compassion/kindness

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by righteousness, by duty

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• उद्यमेन (udyamena) - by effort, by exertion, by enterprise

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

बलवीर्याभ्याम् (balavīryābhyām) - by strength and valor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of balavīrya

balavīrya - strength and valor

Compound type : dvandva (bala+vīrya)

• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• vīrya – valor, heroism, energy
  noun (neuter)

विजयन्ते (vijayante) - they conquer, they are victorious

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of vijay

Present Tense

3rd person plural, middle voice

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: From root ji (to conquer) with upasarga vi.

जिगीषवः (jigīṣavaḥ) - those desiring to conquer, conquerors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jigīṣu

jigīṣu - desirous of conquering, wishing to conquer

Desiderative Stem

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) with desiderative suffix '-īṣu'

Root: ji (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlate to 'tathā'.

सत्यानृशंस्याभ्याम् (satyānṛśaṁsyābhyām) - by truth and compassion/kindness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of satyānṛśaṃsya

satyānṛśaṁsya - truth and compassion/kindness

Compound type : dvandva (satya+anṛśaṃsya)

• satya – truth, reality
  noun (neuter)
• anṛśaṃsya – absence of cruelty, kindness, compassion
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'nṛśaṃsa' (cruel) with 'a-' (negation) and suffix '-ya'
  Prefix: a

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by righteousness, by duty

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Original word 'dharma' is included in brackets in the translation.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

उद्यमेन (udyamena) - by effort, by exertion, by enterprise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of udyama

udyama - effort, exertion, enterprise, endeavor

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, to strive) with upasarga 'ud-'

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)