महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-30, verse-26

न हि शूराः पलायन्ते शत्रून्दृष्ट्वा कथंचन ।
ब्रूहि वा त्वं यया धृत्या शूर त्यजसि संगरम् ॥२६॥

26. na hi śūrāḥ palāyante śatrūndṛṣṭvā kathaṁcana ,
brūhi vā tvaṁ yayā dhṛtyā śūra tyajasi saṁgaram.

26. na hi śūrāḥ palāyante śatrūn dṛṣṭvā kathaṃcana
brūhi vā tvam yayā dhṛtyā śūra tyajasi saṃgaram

26. hi śūrāḥ śatrūn dṛṣṭvā कथंचन na palāyante.
vā tvam brūhi,
śūra,
yayā dhṛtyā saṃgaram tyajasi.

26. Indeed, true heroes never flee upon seeing their enemies. So, tell me, O 'brave one' (śūra), by what sort of resolve (dhṛti) do you abandon this battle?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• पलायन्ते (palāyante) - they flee, they run away

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies, adversaries

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

• वा (vā) - or, either, and

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यया (yayā) - by which, with which

• धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - by resolve, by firmness, by fortitude

• शूर (śūra) - O 'hero' (used sarcastically) (O hero, O brave one)

• त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon, you give up, you forsake

• संगरम् (saṁgaram) - battle, conflict, war

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave person, valiant

पलायन्ते (palāyante) - they flee, they run away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of palāy

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'parā-'

Prefix: parā

Root: i (class 2)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies, adversaries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, adversary

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Gerund

Absolutive participle from the root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either, and

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you (singular)

2nd person pronoun, nominative singular

यया (yayā) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, instrumental singular feminine

धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - by resolve, by firmness, by fortitude

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - resolve, firmness, fortitude, constancy

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शूर (śūra) - O 'hero' (used sarcastically) (O hero, O brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave person, valiant

त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon, you give up, you forsake

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

संगरम् (saṁgaram) - battle, conflict, war

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃgara

saṁgara - battle, conflict, war

Prefix: sam

Root: gṛ (class 6)