महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-13

पुनरावर्तमानानां भग्नानां जीवितैषिणाम् ।
भेतव्यमरिशेषाणामेकायनगता हि ते ॥१३॥

13. punarāvartamānānāṁ bhagnānāṁ jīvitaiṣiṇām ,
bhetavyamariśeṣāṇāmekāyanagatā hi te.

13. punarāvārtamānānām bhagnānām jīvitaīṣiṇām
bhetavyam ariśeṣāṇām ekāyanagatā hi te

13. te hi punarāvārtamānānām bhagnānām
jīvitaīṣiṇām ariśeṣāṇām ekāyanagatā bhetavyam

13. Indeed, those who are returning, defeated, desirous of life, and who are the remaining enemies, should be feared, for they have now committed to a single, resolute path.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनरावार्तमानानाम् (punarāvārtamānānām) - of those repeatedly returning, of those coming back

• भग्नानाम् (bhagnānām) - of the broken, of the defeated

• जीवितईषिणाम् (jīvitaīṣiṇām) - of those desiring life, of those wishing to live

• भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - should be feared, is to be feared

• अरिशेषाणाम् (ariśeṣāṇām) - of the remaining enemies, of those enemies who are left

• एकायनगता (ekāyanagatā) - who have resorted to a single path, united in purpose, committed to one course of action

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

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

पुनरावार्तमानानाम् (punarāvārtamānānām) - of those repeatedly returning, of those coming back

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of punarāvārtamāna

punarāvārtamāna - repeatedly returning, coming back

Present Middle Active Participle

From the root 'vṛt' with prefixes 'punar-' and 'ā-', forming a present participle with 'śānac' suffix.

Prefixes: punar+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ariśeṣāṇām'

भग्नानाम् (bhagnānām) - of the broken, of the defeated

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, defeated, shattered

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'bhañj' (to break) with the 'kta' suffix.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'ariśeṣāṇām'

जीवितईषिणाम् (jīvitaīṣiṇām) - of those desiring life, of those wishing to live

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīvitaīṣin

jīvitaīṣin - desirous of life, wanting to live

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+eṣin)

• jīvita – life, livelihood, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jīv' (to live) with 'kta' suffix; here used as a noun.
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'iṣ' (to desire) with 'ṇin' suffix.
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'ariśeṣāṇām'

भेतव्यम् (bhetavyam) - should be feared, is to be feared

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhetavya

bhetavya - to be feared, fearful

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From the root 'bhī' (to fear) with the 'tavya' suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Used impersonally.

अरिशेषाणाम् (ariśeṣāṇām) - of the remaining enemies, of those enemies who are left

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ariśeṣa

ariśeṣa - remaining enemy, residual foe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+śeṣa)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, what is left
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śiṣ' (to leave, remain) with 'ghañ' suffix.
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

एकायनगता (ekāyanagatā) - who have resorted to a single path, united in purpose, committed to one course of action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekāyanagata

ekāyanagata - gone to one path, unified in purpose, single-minded

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+ayana+gata)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• ayana – path, course, way, journey
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'i' (to go) with 'lyuṭ' suffix, often with prefix 'ā'.
  Root: i (class 2)
• gata – gone, resorted to, reached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with 'kta' suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it