महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-21, verse-2

आर्यां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा क्षत्रियाणां यशस्करीम् ।
असेवितां कापुरुषैः सेवितां पुरुषर्षभैः ॥२॥

2. āryāṁ yuddhe matiṁ kṛtvā kṣatriyāṇāṁ yaśaskarīm ,
asevitāṁ kāpuruṣaiḥ sevitāṁ puruṣarṣabhaiḥ.

2. āryām yuddhe matim kṛtvā kṣatriyāṇām yaśaskarīm
asevitām kāpuruṣaiḥ sevitām puruṣarṣabhaiḥ

2. kṣatriyāṇām yuddhe āryām yaśaskarīm matim kṛtvā
kāpuruṣaiḥ asevitām puruṣarṣabhaiḥ sevitām

2. Having adopted a noble and glorious resolve in battle, one befitting warriors (kṣatriyas), a resolve not resorted to by cowards but practiced by the foremost of men.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्याम् (āryām) - noble, honorable, respectable

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, thought, resolve, intention

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of warriors, for Kshatriyas

• यशस्करीम् (yaśaskarīm) - fame-bestowing, glorious, honorable

• असेविताम् (asevitām) - not resorted to, not practiced, not served

• कापुरुषैः (kāpuruṣaiḥ) - by cowards, by ignoble men

• सेविताम् (sevitām) - resorted to, practiced, served

• पुरुषर्षभैः (puruṣarṣabhaiḥ) - by the best of men, by foremost of men

Words meanings and morphology

आर्याम् (āryām) - noble, honorable, respectable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble, honorable, respectable; a noble woman

Note: Qualifies 'matim'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yudh' (to fight) + 'kta' (P.P.P. suffix).

Root: yudh (class 4)

मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, thought, resolve, intention

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - intellect, mind, thought, resolve, intention, opinion

From root 'man' (to think) + 'kti' (feminine suffix).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'ktvā' (absolutive suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms an absolute construction.

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of warriors, for Kshatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, a member of the kṣatriya (warrior) caste

Note: Possessive, 'of Kshatriyas' or 'for Kshatriyas' (implied purpose/suitability).

यशस्करीम् (yaśaskarīm) - fame-bestowing, glorious, honorable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśaskarī

yaśaskarī - bestowing fame, glorious, honorable

Feminine form of 'yaśaskara'. From 'yaśas' (fame) + 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yaśas+kara)

• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer; hand
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'a' (suffix).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

असेविताम् (asevitām) - not resorted to, not practiced, not served

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asevitā

asevitā - not resorted to, not frequented, not served

Past Passive Participle

Negation ('a') of 'sevitā'. From root 'sev' (to serve, frequent) + 'kta' (P.P.P. suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sevitā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• sevitā – resorted to, practiced, served, frequented
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sev' (to serve, frequent) + 'kta' (P.P.P. suffix).
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'matim'.

कापुरुषैः (kāpuruṣaiḥ) - by cowards, by ignoble men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - coward, vile man, ignoble person

From 'ku' (bad) + 'puruṣa' (man).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ku+puruṣa)

• ku – bad, evil, ignoble
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating badness.
• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'asevitām'.

सेविताम् (sevitām) - resorted to, practiced, served

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sevitā

sevitā - resorted to, practiced, served, frequented

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sev' (to serve, frequent) + 'kta' (P.P.P. suffix).

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'matim'.

पुरुषर्षभैः (puruṣarṣabhaiḥ) - by the best of men, by foremost of men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

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

Compound: 'puruṣa' (man) + 'ṛṣabha' (bull, excellent).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'sevitām'.