महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-4, verse-15

धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च कृतवैरौ मया सह ।
तौ कथं मद्धिते यत्नं प्रकुर्यातां द्विजोत्तम ॥१५॥

15. dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca kṛtavairau mayā saha ,
tau kathaṁ maddhite yatnaṁ prakuryātāṁ dvijottama.

15. dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca kṛtavairau mayā saha
tau kathaṃ mat-hite yatnaṃ prakuryātāṃ dvijottama

15. dvijottama! dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ ca śikhaṇḍī mayā saha kṛtavairau (sthaḥ).
tau mat-hite yatnaṃ kathaṃ prakuryātāṃ?

15. Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin have incurred enmity with me. How, then, would those two make an effort for my welfare, O best among the twice-born (dvija)?

Words meanings summery:

• धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - name of Drupada's son, commander of the Pāṇḍava army (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - name of Drupada's child, later warrior for the Pāṇḍavas (Śikhaṇḍin)

• च (ca) - and

• कृतवैरौ (kṛtavairau) - having made enmity, having incurred hostility

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• तौ (tau) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin (those two)

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• मत्-हिते (mat-hite) - for my welfare, in my benefit

• यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort, exertion

• प्रकुर्यातां (prakuryātāṁ) - they would make/do

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among Brahmins or respected persons (O best of twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - name of Drupada's son, commander of the Pāṇḍava army (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna

dhṛṣṭadyumna - Dhṛṣṭadyumna

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - name of Drupada's child, later warrior for the Pāṇḍavas (Śikhaṇḍin)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृतवैरौ (kṛtavairau) - having made enmity, having incurred hostility

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtavaira

kṛtavaira - having made enmity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+vaira)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaira – enmity, hostility, hatred
  noun (neuter)

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case

तौ (tau) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

मत्-हिते (mat-hite) - for my welfare, in my benefit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mat-hita

mat-hita - my welfare, my benefit

Compound type : tatpurusha (mat+hita)

• mat – my, mine
  pronoun
  Genitive/possessive form of 'asmad' (I)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from dhā)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, attempt

प्रकुर्यातां (prakuryātāṁ) - they would make/do

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Optative mood, 3rd person dual, active voice, from root kṛ with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among Brahmins or respected persons (O best of twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, Kṣatriya, or Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dví (twice) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)