महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-20, verse-2

तथा तु मे कथयसे यथा युद्धं तु वर्तते ।
न सन्ति सूत कौरव्या इति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः ॥२॥

2. tathā tu me kathayase yathā yuddhaṁ tu vartate ,
na santi sūta kauravyā iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ.

2. tathā tu me kathayase yathā yuddham tu vartate
na santi sūta kauravyāḥ iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ

2. sūta me tathā tu kathayase yathā yuddham tu
vartate iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ kauravyāḥ na santi

2. You narrate to me how the battle is indeed progressing. My firm conviction is that the Kauravas no longer exist, O charioteer.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• मे (me) - to me, my

• कथयसे (kathayase) - you narrate, you tell

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• वर्तते (vartate) - it proceeds, it exists, it goes on

• न (na) - not, no

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• सूत (sūta) - O charioteer, O bard

• कौरव्याः (kauravyāḥ) - Kauravas, descendants of Kuru

• इति (iti) - indicating direct thought or statement (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, settled, final, decisive

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, opinion, conviction

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

कथयसे (kathayase) - you narrate, you tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kath

Present Middle Indicative

root kath (10th class, parasmaipada and atmanepada forms possible), present tense, 2nd person singular, middle voice

Root: kath (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

(noun)

neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - it proceeds, it exists, it goes on

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Present Middle Indicative

root vṛt (1st class, atmanepada), present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active Indicative

root as (2nd class, parasmaipada), present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

सूत (sūta) - O charioteer, O bard

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, one of mixed caste

कौरव्याः (kauravyāḥ) - Kauravas, descendants of Kuru

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

derived from Kuru (वंश-प्रत्यय)

इति (iti) - indicating direct thought or statement (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, settled, final, decisive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - firm, settled, final, decisive, inherent

Note: feminine form of naiṣṭhika, agreeing with matiḥ

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, opinion, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, conviction, intelligence

Root: man (class 4)