महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-23, verse-17

अनन्तकल्पा ध्वजिनी भूत्वा ह्येषां महात्मनाम् ।
क्षयमद्य गता युद्धे पश्य दैवं यथाविधम् ॥१७॥

17. anantakalpā dhvajinī bhūtvā hyeṣāṁ mahātmanām ,
kṣayamadya gatā yuddhe paśya daivaṁ yathāvidham.

17. anantakalpā dhvajinī bhūtvā hi eṣām mahātmanām
kṣayam adya gatā yuddhe paśya daivam yathāvidham

17. hi anantakalpā dhvajinī eṣām mahātmanām bhūtvā
adya yuddhe kṣayam gatā daivam yathāvidham paśya

17. Having been an immeasurable (anantakalpa) army for these great souls (mahātman), today it has met its destruction in battle. Behold fate (daiva) as it is!

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तकल्पा (anantakalpā) - immeasurable, vast as an eon

• ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army, host

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, end

• अद्य (adya) - today

• गता (gatā) - gone, reached, met

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

• दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny

• यथाविधम् (yathāvidham) - as it is, in accordance with the manner

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तकल्पा (anantakalpā) - immeasurable, vast as an eon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anantakalpa

anantakalpa - immeasurable, lasting an endless kalpa (eon), of endless duration

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananta+kalpa)

• ananta – endless, infinite
  adjective
  From 'anta' (end) with negative prefix 'an-'.
• kalpa – eon, age, duration
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'dhvajinī'.

ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhvajinī

dhvajinī - an army, host (literally, 'possessing a banner')

Derived from 'dhvaja' (banner).

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the great souls, 'mahātmanām'.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, end

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, end

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

गता (gatā) - gone, reached, met

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, come to

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhvajinī'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

Past Passive Participle used as noun

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice (from paśya stem)

From root dṛś, imperative mood, parasmaipada. Present stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, providence, divine will

Derived from 'deva' (god).

यथाविधम् (yathāvidham) - as it is, in accordance with the manner

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā (as, like) and vidha (kind, manner).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidha)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)