महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-18, verse-58

विप्रयातांस्तु वो भिन्नान्पाण्डवाः कृतकिल्बिषान् ।
अनुसृत्य हनिष्यन्ति श्रेयो नः समरे स्थितम् ॥५८॥

58. viprayātāṁstu vo bhinnānpāṇḍavāḥ kṛtakilbiṣān ,
anusṛtya haniṣyanti śreyo naḥ samare sthitam.

58. viprayātān tu vaḥ bhinnān pāṇḍavāḥ kṛtakilbiṣān
| anusṛtya haniṣyanti śreyaḥ naḥ samare sthitam

58. pāṇḍavāḥ viprayātān bhinnān kṛtakilbiṣān vaḥ
anusṛtya haniṣyanti naḥ śreyaḥ samare sthitam

58. The Pāṇḍavas will pursue and kill you, who are scattered and have committed offenses. Our ultimate good (śreyaḥ) is to stand firm in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• विप्रयातान् (viprayātān) - those who have departed (from unity or the battlefield) (having departed, having gone away)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizes the preceding word (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• वः (vaḥ) - you (accusative plural, referring to the opponents) (you (plural), your)

• भिन्नान् (bhinnān) - those who are scattered or disunited (divided, scattered, broken)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍava brothers, specifically the five sons of Pāṇḍu (descendants of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas)

• कृतकिल्बिषान् (kṛtakilbiṣān) - those who have committed offenses (against the Pāṇḍavas) (having committed offenses, guilty)

• अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - by pursuing (having followed, having pursued)

• हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - the Pāṇḍavas will kill (they will kill, they will strike)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the supreme good, the better outcome (welfare, good fortune, excellence, better, best)

• नः (naḥ) - our (referring to the speaker and his allies) (us, our)

• समरे (samare) - in the upcoming battle (in battle, in war)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, present (as our fate) (standing, situated, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

विप्रयातान् (viprayātān) - those who have departed (from unity or the battlefield) (having departed, having gone away)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viprayāta

viprayāta - departed, gone away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yā' with upasargas 'vi' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizes the preceding word (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - you (accusative plural, referring to the opponents) (you (plural), your)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of yuṣmad.

भिन्नान् (bhinnān) - those who are scattered or disunited (divided, scattered, broken)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhinna

bhinna - broken, divided, separated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhid'.

Root: bhid (class 7)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍava brothers, specifically the five sons of Pāṇḍu (descendants of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Derived from Pāṇḍu + a (taddhita suffix).

Note: Refers to the five sons of Pāṇḍu.

कृतकिल्बिषान् (kṛtakilbiṣān) - those who have committed offenses (against the Pāṇḍavas) (having committed offenses, guilty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtakilbiṣa

kṛtakilbiṣa - having committed offenses, having sinned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kilbiṣa)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'kṛ' + ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kilbiṣa – sin, fault, offense
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vaḥ' (you).

अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - by pursuing (having followed, having pursued)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'sṛ' with upasarga 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - the Pāṇḍavas will kill (they will kill, they will strike)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

Future Tense

Root 'han', future affix 'sya', 3rd plural ending.

Root: han (class 2)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the supreme good, the better outcome (welfare, good fortune, excellence, better, best)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, excellence (comparative/superlative of praśasya - excellent)

नः (naḥ) - our (referring to the speaker and his allies) (us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.

समरे (samare) - in the upcoming battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, present (as our fate) (standing, situated, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.