महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-12

ते पुनः संन्यवर्तन्त कृत्वा संशप्तकान्मिथः ।
परां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा पुत्रस्य तव शासनात् ॥१२॥

12. te punaḥ saṁnyavartanta kṛtvā saṁśaptakānmithaḥ ,
parāṁ yuddhe matiṁ kṛtvā putrasya tava śāsanāt.

12. te punaḥ saṃnyavartanta kṛtvā saṃśaptakān mithaḥ
parām yuddhe matim kṛtvā putrasya tava śāsanāt

12. tava putrasya śāsanāt te punaḥ mithaḥ saṃśaptakān
kṛtvā yuddhe parām matim kṛtvā saṃnyavartanta

12. They turned back once more, having mutually sworn an oath and formed a resolute intention (mati) for battle, all at the command of your son.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Refers to the warriors mentioned previously. (they)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• संन्यवर्तन्त (saṁnyavartanta) - they turned back, they returned

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• संशप्तकान् (saṁśaptakān) - A specific group of warriors bound by an oath to fight to the death. (those who have sworn an oath together, the oath-bound warriors)

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, together, among themselves

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent, firm, ultimate

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• मतिम् (matim) - intention, resolution, mind, thought

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - Refers to Duryodhana, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (of the son)

• तव (tava) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (your, of you)

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - from the command, by the order

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Refers to the warriors mentioned previously. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

संन्यवर्तन्त (saṁnyavartanta) - they turned back, they returned

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of saṃnivṛt

Imperfect Active

root 'vṛt' (1st conj., ātmanepada) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ni'; imperfect tense, 3rd person plural middle voice

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Forms from 'sam' + 'ni' + 'vṛt'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'kṛ' (8th conj.), suffix '-tvā'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

संशप्तकान् (saṁśaptakān) - A specific group of warriors bound by an oath to fight to the death. (those who have sworn an oath together, the oath-bound warriors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃśaptaka

saṁśaptaka - one who has sworn an oath (especially to fight to the death), oath-bound, sworn together

From 'sam' + 'śap' (to swear) + '-ta' (PPP) + '-ka' (suffix for agent)

Prefix: sam

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun, referring to the warriors who took the vow.

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, together, among themselves

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'kṛtvā saṃśaptakān'.

पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent, firm, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, firm

Note: Agrees with 'matim'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

From root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

मतिम् (matim) - intention, resolution, mind, thought

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, intention, resolution

From root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'kṛ' (8th conj.), suffix '-tvā'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - Refers to Duryodhana, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (of the son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Modifies 'śāsanāt'.

तव (tava) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - from the command, by the order

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, instruction, rule

From root 'śās' (to command, rule)

Root: śās (class 2)