महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-31, verse-11

एकैकेन तु मां यूयं योधयध्वं युधिष्ठिर ।
न ह्येको बहुभिर्वीरैर्न्याय्यं योधयितुं युधि ॥११॥

11. ekaikena tu māṁ yūyaṁ yodhayadhvaṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
na hyeko bahubhirvīrairnyāyyaṁ yodhayituṁ yudhi.

11. ekāikena tu mām yūyam yodhayadhvam yudhiṣṭhira na
hi ekaḥ bahubhiḥ vīraiḥ nyāyyam yodhayitum yudhi

11. yudhiṣṭhira yūyam mām ekāikena tu yodhayadhvam hi
bahubhiḥ vīraiḥ yudhi ekaḥ yodhayitum na nyāyyam

11. However, Yudhishthira, you all should fight me one by one. Indeed, it is not proper for a single warrior to be fought by many heroes in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• एकाइकेन (ekāikena) - one by one, individually, by each single one

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, then)

• माम् (mām) - me (the speaker, Bhishma) (me, to me)

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural, referring to Yudhishthira and his allies) (you all)

• योधयध्वम् (yodhayadhvam) - you (plural) should fight (you all should fight, cause to fight)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava brother (O Yudhishthira)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because, for)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (single warrior) (one, single, alone)

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (heroes/warriors) (by many, with many)

• वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes (by heroes, by warriors)

• न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper (in terms of warfare ethics) (proper, just, fair, righteous)

• योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight (one warrior) (to fight, to cause to fight)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in war)

Words meanings and morphology

एकाइकेन (ekāikena) - one by one, individually, by each single one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekāika

ekāika - one by one, each single one

From eka + eka, indicating distribution.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+eka)

• eka – one, single, alone
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Implies fighting in succession, not simultaneously.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (the speaker, Bhishma) (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural, referring to Yudhishthira and his allies) (you all)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

योधयध्वम् (yodhayadhvam) - you (plural) should fight (you all should fight, cause to fight)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh

Causative Middle Imperative

Root yudh (class 4) + -aya (causative stem) + dhvam (2nd person plural middle imperative ending).

Root: yudh (class 4)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava brother (O Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steadfast in battle (proper name for the eldest Pandava brother)

From yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, steadfast
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (single warrior) (one, single, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Refers to the speaker implicitly.

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (heroes/warriors) (by many, with many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

Note: Modifies 'vīraiḥ'.

वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes (by heroes, by warriors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

Note: Agent of the action of fighting (implied with 'yodhayitum').

न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper (in terms of warfare ethics) (proper, just, fair, righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - proper, just, righteous, according to rule or justice

Derived from nyāya (justice, rule, logic).

Note: Qualifies the infinitive 'yodhayitum'.

योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight (one warrior) (to fight, to cause to fight)

(verb (infinitive))

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Specifies the location or circumstance.

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