महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-21

भृताश्च बहवो योधाः परीक्ष्यैव महारथाः ।
वेतनेन यथायोग्यं प्रियवादेन चापरे ॥२१॥

21. bhṛtāśca bahavo yodhāḥ parīkṣyaiva mahārathāḥ ,
vetanena yathāyogyaṁ priyavādena cāpare.

21. bhṛtāḥ ca bahavaḥ yodhāḥ parīkṣya eva mahārathāḥ
| vetanena yathāyogyam priyavādena ca apare

21. parīkṣya eva bahavaḥ mahārathāḥ yodhāḥ bhṛtāḥ
ca vetanena yathāyogyam ca apare priyavādena

21. Many great chariot-warriors were indeed hired after careful examination; some with appropriate wages, and others through kind words.

Words meanings summery:

• भृताः (bhṛtāḥ) - maintained, supported, hired, nourished

• च (ca) - and, also

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• परीक्ष्य (parīkṣya) - having examined, having tested

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors, warriors of great renown

• वेतनेन (vetanena) - by salary, by wages

• यथायोग्यम् (yathāyogyam) - suitably, appropriately, as is proper

• प्रियवादेन (priyavādena) - by kind words, by pleasing speech

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपरे (apare) - others, the other ones

Words meanings and morphology

भृताः (bhṛtāḥ) - maintained, supported, hired, nourished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛta

bhṛta - borne, supported, hired, maintained, nourished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhṛ (to bear, carry, support, hire)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

परीक्ष्य (parīkṣya) - having examined, having tested

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root √īkṣ (to see, observe) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors, warriors of great renown

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot-warrior, a warrior capable of fighting many thousands of others

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (on a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

वेतनेन (vetanena) - by salary, by wages

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vetana

vetana - wages, salary, pay

यथायोग्यम् (yathāyogyam) - suitably, appropriately, as is proper

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+yogya)

• yathā – as, in which way
  indeclinable
• yogya – suitable, proper, fit, worthy
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from √yuj (to join, apply) + -ya suffix
  Root: yuj (class 7)

प्रियवादेन (priyavādena) - by kind words, by pleasing speech

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of priyavāda

priyavāda - kind words, pleasing speech

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+vāda)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective
• vāda – speech, saying, discourse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others, the other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent