महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-22

ब्राह्मणस्य वशं नाहमियामद्य यथा प्रभो ।
पारावतसवर्णाश्व तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥२२॥

22. brāhmaṇasya vaśaṁ nāhamiyāmadya yathā prabho ,
pārāvatasavarṇāśva tathā nītirvidhīyatām.

22. brāhmaṇasya vaśam na aham iyām adya yathā prabho
pārāvatasavarṇāḥ ca aśvāḥ tathā nītiḥ vidhīyatām

22. prabho,
yathā adya aham brāhmaṇasya vaśam na iyām,
tathā ca pārāvatasavarṇāḥ aśvāḥ nītiḥ vidhīyatām

22. O lord, I must not today fall under the control of a Brahmin (Drona). Therefore, let a strategy be adopted so that (our army does not end up with) pigeon-colored horses (i.e., weak and ineffective steeds).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of Drona, the Brahmin general (of a Brahmin)

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, sway

• न (na) - not

• अहम् (aham) - Yudhishthira (I)

• इयाम् (iyām) - I should fall (under control) (I should go, I might go)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• यथा (yathā) - as, so that, in order that

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

• पारावतसवर्णाः (pārāvatasavarṇāḥ) - pigeon-colored

• च (ca) - and

• अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses

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

• नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy, conduct, strategy

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be made, let it be enacted, let it be arranged

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of Drona, the Brahmin general (of a Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, belonging to a Brahmin, related to (brahman)

Root: bṛh

वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, sway

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

Root: vaś (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - Yudhishthira (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira.

इयाम् (iyām) - I should fall (under control) (I should go, I might go)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of i

From root 'i'.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Expresses a wish or command (should not happen).

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, so that, in order that

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressing Dhrishtadyumna.

पारावतसवर्णाः (pārāvatasavarṇāḥ) - pigeon-colored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārāvatasavarṇa

pārāvatasavarṇa - pigeon-colored, dove-colored

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pārāvata+savarṇa)

• pārāvata – pigeon, dove
  noun (masculine)
• savarṇa – of the same color, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sa

Note: Qualifies `aśvāḥ`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Root: aś

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'become' or 'are'.

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

(indeclinable)

नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy, conduct, strategy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - conduct, policy, strategy, political science

From root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be made, let it be enacted, let it be arranged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of vidhā

From prefix vi + root dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)