महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-16, verse-10

यदि तिष्ठति संग्रामे मुहूर्तमपि पाण्डवः ।
अथापयाति संग्रामाद्विजयात्तद्विशिष्यते ॥१०॥

10. yadi tiṣṭhati saṁgrāme muhūrtamapi pāṇḍavaḥ ,
athāpayāti saṁgrāmādvijayāttadviśiṣyate.

10. yadi tiṣṭhati saṃgrāme muhūrtam api pāṇḍavaḥ
| atha apayāti saṃgrāmāt vijayāt tat viśiṣyate

10. yadi pāṇḍavaḥ saṃgrāme muhūrtam api tiṣṭhati atha (aham) saṃgrāmāt apayāti,
tat vijayāt viśiṣyate

10. If the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) stands firm in battle for even a moment, and then I retreat from the fight, that (my retreat) would be considered superior to (my) victory.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands firm (stands, remains, stays)

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for even a moment (for a moment)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu (son of Pāṇḍu)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• अपयाति (apayāti) - I retreat (implied speaker: Bhīṣma) (retreats, goes away, withdraws)

• संग्रामात् (saṁgrāmāt) - from the battle (from battle)

• विजयात् (vijayāt) - than (my) victory (from victory)

• तत् (tat) - that (retreat) (that, it)

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is considered superior (is distinguished, excels, is superior)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands firm (stands, remains, stays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada, class 1 verb

Root: sthā (class 1)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for even a moment (for a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pāṇḍu (son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu; a descendant of Pāṇḍu

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

अपयाति (apayāti) - I retreat (implied speaker: Bhīṣma) (retreats, goes away, withdraws)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apayā

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada, class 2 verb (yā with apa)

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject (Bhīṣma) is implied.

संग्रामात् (saṁgrāmāt) - from the battle (from battle)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

विजयात् (vijayāt) - than (my) victory (from victory)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Prefix: vi

Root: ji

Note: Ablative of comparison, 'than victory'.

तत् (tat) - that (retreat) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is considered superior (is distinguished, excels, is superior)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ

present passive/ātmanepada

3rd person singular, present tense, ātmanepada (often passive or middle meaning)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ