महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-7

आत्मार्थं युध्यमानास्ते समर्थाः पाण्डुनन्दनाः ।
किमर्थं तव सैन्यानि न हनिष्यन्ति भारत ॥७॥

7. ātmārthaṁ yudhyamānāste samarthāḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ ,
kimarthaṁ tava sainyāni na haniṣyanti bhārata.

7. ātmārtham yudhyamānāḥ te samarthāḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ
kimartham tava sainyāni na haniṣyanti bhārata

7. bhārata ātmārtham yudhyamānāḥ te pāṇḍunandanāḥ
samarthāḥ (santi) kimartham tava sainyāni na haniṣyanti

7. Those sons of Pāṇḍu, fighting for the sake of their own self (ātman), are capable. Why, O descendant of Bharata, would they not destroy your armies?

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मार्थम् (ātmārtham) - For their own self (ātman) (for oneself, for their own sake, for the sake of the self)

• युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting, those who are fighting

• ते (te) - Those (Pandavas) (they, those)

• समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able, competent

• पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the delights of Pāṇḍu

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• तव (tava) - Your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) (your, of you)

• सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops

• न (na) - not, no

• हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - they will kill, they will destroy

• भारत (bhārata) - An address to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मार्थम् (ātmārtham) - For their own self (ātman) (for oneself, for their own sake, for the sake of the self)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+artha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting, those who are fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, combatant, one who fights

Present Middle Participle

From root 'yudh' (to fight) + present participle suffix '-māna'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍunandanāḥ'.

ते (te) - Those (Pandavas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'pāṇḍunandanāḥ'.

समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able, competent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍunandanāḥ'.

पाण्डुनन्दनाः (pāṇḍunandanāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the delights of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍunandana

pāṇḍunandana - son of Pāṇḍu, delight of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+nandana)

• pāṇḍu – name of a king, father of the Pandavas
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight, rejoicer
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to ask 'why'.

तव (tava) - Your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - an army, military forces, troops

Note: Object of 'haniṣyanti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - they will kill, they will destroy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

भारत (bhārata) - An address to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata