महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-29, verse-25

तेऽपि सर्वे महेष्वासा अयुद्धार्थिनि कौरवे ।
निर्बन्धं परमं चक्रुस्तदा वै युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः ॥२५॥

25. te'pi sarve maheṣvāsā ayuddhārthini kaurave ,
nirbandhaṁ paramaṁ cakrustadā vai yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.

25. te api sarve maheṣvāsāḥ ayuddhārthini kaurave
nirbandham paramam cakruḥ tadā vai yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

25. tadā vai ayuddhārthini kaurave te api sarve
maheṣvāsāḥ yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ paramam nirbandham cakruḥ

25. Although the Kuru prince (Duryodhana) was unwilling to fight, all those great archers, who were themselves eager for battle, then indeed exerted extreme pressure on him.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

• अयुद्धार्थिनि (ayuddhārthini) - Refers to Duryodhana, who was hiding and not wanting to fight. (unwilling to fight, desiring no battle)

• कौरवे (kaurave) - Refers to Duryodhana. (on the Kuru (prince), in the Kuru)

• निर्बन्धम् (nirbandham) - pressure, insistence, coercion

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, extreme

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they exerted

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring battle, eager for war

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the other warriors present with Duryodhana.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'maheṣvāsāḥ'.

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – a bow, throwing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'as' (to throw).
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to the warriors allied with Duryodhana.

अयुद्धार्थिनि (ayuddhārthini) - Refers to Duryodhana, who was hiding and not wanting to fight. (unwilling to fight, desiring no battle)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ayuddhārthin

ayuddhārthin - desiring no battle, unwilling to fight

From 'a' (not) + 'yuddha' (battle) + 'arthin' (desiring).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yuddha+arthin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'yudh' (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, supplicant
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth) + 'in' suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'kaurave'.

कौरवे (kaurave) - Refers to Duryodhana. (on the Kuru (prince), in the Kuru)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus

Derived from Kuru (name of an ancient king and dynasty) + aṇ (patronymic suffix).

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

निर्बन्धम् (nirbandham) - pressure, insistence, coercion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirbandha

nirbandha - insistence, compulsion, restraint, persistent effort

From 'nir' (out, away) + 'bandha' (binding).

Prefix: nir

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, extreme

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, extreme

Note: Agrees with 'nirbandham'.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they exerted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Perfect tense form.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring battle, eager for war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhakāṅkṣin

yuddhakāṅkṣin - desiring battle, eager for war

From 'yuddha' (battle) + 'kāṅkṣin' (desiring).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kāṅkṣin)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'yudh' (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire, wish).
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'maheṣvāsāḥ'.