महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-22

यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान् ।
कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे ॥२२॥

22. yāvadetānnirīkṣe'haṁ yoddhukāmānavasthitān ,
kairmayā saha yoddhavyamasminraṇasamudyame.

22. yāvat etān nirīkṣe aham yoddhukāmān avasthitān
kaiḥ mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇasamudyame

22. yāvat aham etān yoddhukāmān avasthitān nirīkṣe
asmin raṇasamudyame mayā kaiḥ saha yoddhavyam

22. So that I may observe these individuals, standing here and eager to fight, and discern with whom I must engage in battle in this endeavor (raṇa-samudyama).

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - so that, in order that (as long as, until, so that)

• एतान् (etān) - these

• निरीक्षे (nirīkṣe) - I may see, I may behold, I may observe

• अहम् (aham) - I

• योद्धुकामान् (yoddhukāmān) - desirous of fighting, wishing to fight

• अवस्थितान् (avasthitān) - standing (for battle) (standing, stationed, arrayed)

• कैः (kaiḥ) - by whom, with whom

• मया (mayā) - by me

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - to be fought, must be fought

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• रणसमुद्यमे (raṇasamudyame) - in this endeavor of battle (in the undertaking of battle, in this enterprise of war)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - so that, in order that (as long as, until, so that)

(indeclinable)

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

निरीक्षे (nirīkṣe) - I may see, I may behold, I may observe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of nirīkṣ

Present (Ātmanepada)

Present 1st singular Ātmanepada, from root īkṣ (class 1) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Could also be interpreted as an optative/subjunctive

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

योद्धुकामान् (yoddhukāmān) - desirous of fighting, wishing to fight

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yoddhukāma

yoddhukāma - desirous of fighting

Desiderative noun compound

From the desiderative stem of root yudh (class 4) + kāma (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoddhu+kāma)

• yoddhu – to fight
  verbal noun
  infinitive stem
  Infinitive stem from root yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

अवस्थितान् (avasthitān) - standing (for battle) (standing, stationed, arrayed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of avasthita

sthā - to stand, to be placed, to remain

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root sthā (class 1) with upasarga ava

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

कैः (kaiḥ) - by whom, with whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case

योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - to be fought, must be fought

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yoddhavya

yoddhavya - to be fought, fit to be fought, ought to be fought

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) from root yudh (class 4)

Root: yudh (class 4)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

रणसमुद्यमे (raṇasamudyame) - in this endeavor of battle (in the undertaking of battle, in this enterprise of war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇasamudyama

raṇasamudyama - enterprise of battle, undertaking of war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+samudyama)

• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)
• samudyama – undertaking, effort, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  from root yam (class 1) with upasargas sam and ud
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: yam (class 1)