महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-5, verse-17

यं पुरस्कृत्य सहिता युधि जेष्याम पाण्डवान् ।
गुरुपुत्रोऽद्य सर्वेषामस्माकं परमा गतिः ।
भवांस्तस्मान्नियोगात्ते कोऽस्तु सेनापतिर्मम ॥१७॥

17. yaṁ puraskṛtya sahitā yudhi jeṣyāma pāṇḍavān ,
guruputro'dya sarveṣāmasmākaṁ paramā gatiḥ ,
bhavāṁstasmānniyogātte ko'stu senāpatirmama.

17. yam puraskṛtya sahitāḥ yudhi jeṣyāma
pāṇḍavān guru-putraḥ adya sarveṣām
asmākam paramā gatiḥ bhavān tasmāt
niyogāt te kaḥ astu senā-patiḥ mama

17. yam puraskṛtya sahitāḥ yudhi pāṇḍavān jeṣyāma? adya guru-putraḥ bhavān sarveṣām asmākam paramā gatiḥ.
tasmāt te niyogāt mama kaḥ senā-patiḥ astu?

17. (Duryodhana said:) "Having placed whom at our forefront, we, united, shall conquer the Pāṇḍavas in battle? Now, you, the son of our guru (Aśvatthāman), are the supreme refuge (gati) for all of us. Therefore, by your appointment, who should be my commander-in-chief?"

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - referring to a potential commander-in-chief (whom, which)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having made (someone) our chief (having placed in front, having made chief, having honored)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - we, united (with our allies) (united, accompanied, together)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• जेष्याम (jeṣyāma) - we shall conquer, we shall win

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

• गुरु-पुत्रः (guru-putraḥ) - Ashvatthama, son of Drona (son of the teacher/guru)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - for all of us (Kauravas) (of all, for all)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - supreme refuge/support (refuge, recourse, path, destiny, movement)

• भवान् (bhavān) - referring to Ashvatthama (you (respectful), venerable one)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by your (Ashvatthama's) appointment (by appointment, by command, from command)

• ते (te) - your (Ashvatthama's) (your, to you, for you)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अस्तु (astu) - who should be (let it be, may it be)

• सेना-पतिः (senā-patiḥ) - commander-in-chief (commander of the army, general)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - referring to a potential commander-in-chief (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having made (someone) our chief (having placed in front, having made chief, having honored)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefix 'puras'

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - we, united (with our allies) (united, accompanied, together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, associated, united, together

Past Passive Participle

from 'saha' (with) + 'ita' (gone), root 'i' with 'sa' prefix

Prefix: sa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'we' (asmākam)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

जेष्याम (jeṣyāma) - we shall conquer, we shall win

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

गुरु-पुत्रः (guru-putraḥ) - Ashvatthama, son of Drona (son of the teacher/guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru-putra

guru-putra - son of the teacher, preceptor's son

compound of 'guru' and 'putra'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (guru+putra)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, respected person (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - for all of us (Kauravas) (of all, for all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

superlative form

गतिः (gatiḥ) - supreme refuge/support (refuge, recourse, path, destiny, movement)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, refuge, state, destination (gati)

derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - referring to Ashvatthama (you (respectful), venerable one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), venerable one, existing, being

Present Active Participle

derived from root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as 2nd person respectful pronoun.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore'

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by your (Ashvatthama's) appointment (by appointment, by command, from command)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - appointment, command, duty, injunction

derived from root 'yuj' (to join) with 'ni' prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

ते (te) - your (Ashvatthama's) (your, to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अस्तु (astu) - who should be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सेना-पतिः (senā-patiḥ) - commander-in-chief (commander of the army, general)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senā-pati

senā-pati - commander of an army, general

compound of 'senā' and 'pati'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host, weapon
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we