महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-4, verse-12

अभिमन्योर्विनाशेन न शर्म लभतेऽर्जुनः ।
स कथं मद्धिते यत्नं प्रकरिष्यति याचितः ॥१२॥

12. abhimanyorvināśena na śarma labhate'rjunaḥ ,
sa kathaṁ maddhite yatnaṁ prakariṣyati yācitaḥ.

12. abhimanyoḥ vināśena na śarma labhate arjunaḥ sa
katham mad-dhite yatnam prakariṣyati yācitaḥ

12. abhimanyoḥ vināśena arjunaḥ śarma na labhate
yācitaḥ sa mad-dhite katham yatnam prakariṣyati

12. Arjuna finds no happiness after Abhimanyu's destruction. How will he, when requested, make an effort (yatna) for my welfare?

Words meanings summery:

• अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu, from Abhimanyu

• विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by ruin, by demise

• न (na) - not, no

• शर्म (śarma) - happiness, joy, welfare, protection

• लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gets, he finds

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)

• स (sa) - Refers to Arjuna. (he, that)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• मद्-धिते (mad-dhite) - in my welfare, for my benefit

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• प्रकरिष्यति (prakariṣyati) - he will make, he will do, he will strive

• याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, begged, implored

Words meanings and morphology

अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu, from Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (name of Arjuna's son)

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Adjective to vināśena.

विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by ruin, by demise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

Derived from root naś (to perish) with prefix vi- and suffix -a.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शर्म (śarma) - happiness, joy, welfare, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarman

śarman - happiness, joy, welfare, refuge, protection

N-stem, neuter.

Note: Object of labhate.

लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gets, he finds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present 3rd singular

Root labh, class 1, Atmanepada, Lakāra laṭ (Present), 3rd person singular.

Root: labh (class 1)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava prince); white, silver

Note: Subject of labhate.

स (sa) - Refers to Arjuna. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of prakariṣyati.

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

मद्-धिते (mad-dhite) - in my welfare, for my benefit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mad-dhita

mad-dhita - my welfare/benefit

Compound formed from mat (stem of asmad, my) and hita (welfare). Internal sandhi t+h -> d-dh.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+hita)

• mat – my, of me
  pronoun
  Stem of asmad (I), genitive sense.
• hita – welfare, benefit, good, proper
  noun (neuter)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

From root yat (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Object of prakariṣyati.

प्रकरिष्यति (prakariṣyati) - he will make, he will do, he will strive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prakar

Future 3rd singular

From root kṛ (to do) with prefix pra-. Lakāra lṛṭ (Future), 3rd person singular, Parasamaipada.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, begged, implored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācita

yācita - requested, begged, asked, implored

Past Passive Participle

From root yāc (to ask, request).

Root: yāc (class 1)