महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-69, verse-23

युधिष्ठिरश्च मे ग्राह्यो मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ।
एवं मया प्रतिज्ञातं क्षत्रमध्ये महाभुज ॥२३॥

23. yudhiṣṭhiraśca me grāhyo miṣatāṁ sarvadhanvinām ,
evaṁ mayā pratijñātaṁ kṣatramadhye mahābhuja.

23. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ca me grāhyaḥ miṣatām sarvadhanvinām
evam mayā pratijñātam kṣatramadhye mahābhuja

23. ca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ miṣatām sarvadhanvinām me grāhyaḥ.
mahābhuja,
mayā evam kṣatramadhye pratijñātam.

23. And Yudhiṣṭhira is to be captured by me, while all archers look on. Thus have I vowed, O mighty-armed one, in the midst of the warriors (kṣatriya).

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pandava)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मे (me) - by me (agent for 'grāhyaḥ') (by me, for me, to me, my)

• ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be seized, to be captured, to be taken

• मिषताम् (miṣatām) - of those looking on, while they look on, of the observers

• सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all bowmen, of all archers

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - vowed, promised, declared

• क्षत्रमध्ये (kṣatramadhye) - in the midst of warriors, in the center of the kṣatriya class

• महाभुज (mahābhuja) - An address to a great warrior (likely Duryodhana) (O mighty-armed one)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pandava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (steadfast in battle)

from yudhi (loc. of yudh 'battle') + sthira 'firm'

Compound type : aluk-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, war
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (agent for 'grāhyaḥ') (by me, for me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative/genitive case, used here with gerundive 'grāhya' to indicate agent.

ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be seized, to be captured, to be taken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhya

grāhya - to be seized, to be captured, to be taken

Gerundive

from root grah 'to seize'

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'.

मिषताम् (miṣatām) - of those looking on, while they look on, of the observers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of miṣat

miṣat - looking, seeing, winking

Present Active Participle

from root miṣ 'to wink, to look'

Root: miṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvadhanvinām'.

सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all bowmen, of all archers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadhanvin

sarvadhanvin - all bowmen, all archers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+dhanvin)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• dhanvin – bowman, archer
  noun (masculine)
  from dhanus 'bow'

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - vowed, promised, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratijñāta

pratijñāta - vowed, promised, declared

Past Passive Participle

from prati-jñā 'to promise, to vow'

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'it' or 'this'.

क्षत्रमध्ये (kṣatramadhye) - in the midst of warriors, in the center of the kṣatriya class

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣatramadhya

kṣatramadhya - midst of warriors, center of the kṣatriya class

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+madhya)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, power
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

Note: 'क्षत्र' (kṣatra) is included in the translation in brackets.

महाभुज (mahābhuja) - An address to a great warrior (likely Duryodhana) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja

mahābhuja - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)