महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-16

यदि युद्धेन जेयाः स्युरिमे कौरवनन्दनाः ।
वयमप्यत्र युध्येम तथा चेमे नरर्षभाः ॥१६॥

16. yadi yuddhena jeyāḥ syurime kauravanandanāḥ ,
vayamapyatra yudhyema tathā ceme nararṣabhāḥ.

16. yadi yuddhena jeyāḥ syuḥ ime kauravanandanāḥ
vayam api atra yudhyema tathā ca ime nararṣabhāḥ

16. yadi ime kauravanandanāḥ yuddhena jeyāḥ syuḥ,
(tarhi) vayam api ca ime nararṣabhāḥ atra tathā yudhyema.

16. If these sons of Kuru (Kauravas) could be conquered by battle, then we and these foremost of men (Pāṇḍavas) would also fight here.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, by fight

• जेयाः (jeyāḥ) - conquerable, to be conquered

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they might be, they should be

• इमे (ime) - these

• कौरवनन्दनाः (kauravanandanāḥ) - these Kauravas (sons of Kuru, Kauravas)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• युध्येम (yudhyema) - we would fight, we should fight

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

• च (ca) - and

• इमे (ime) - these

• नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - these prominent warriors (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (foremost of men, best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, by fight

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (from yudh to fight), nominalized

Originally a past passive participle of root yudh (to fight), but commonly used as a neuter noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

जेयाः (jeyāḥ) - conquerable, to be conquered

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jeya

jeya - conquerable, to be conquered, ought to be conquered

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer) with suffix -eya.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for kauravanandanāḥ.

स्युः (syuḥ) - they might be, they should be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative, 3rd Person Plural

Root as, class 2, Parasmaipada, optative mood.

Root: as (class 2)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies kauravanandanāḥ.

कौरवनन्दनाः (kauravanandanāḥ) - these Kauravas (sons of Kuru, Kauravas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - son of Kuru, Kaurava

Compound word, referring to the Kauravas.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+nandana)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, Kaurava
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Kuru.
• nandana – son, delighting
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject of syuḥ jeyāḥ.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of yudhyema.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

युध्येम (yudhyema) - we would fight, we should fight

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of yudh

Optative, 1st Person Plural

Root yudh, class 4, Ātmanepada, optative mood.

Root: yudh (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to yadi.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies nararṣabhāḥ.

नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - these prominent warriors (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (foremost of men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, foremost of men, best of men

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the other Pāṇḍavas.