महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-60, verse-58

उपाया विहिता ह्येते मया तस्मान्नराधिपाः ।
अन्यथा पाण्डवेयानां नाभविष्यज्जयः क्वचित् ॥५८॥

58. upāyā vihitā hyete mayā tasmānnarādhipāḥ ,
anyathā pāṇḍaveyānāṁ nābhaviṣyajjayaḥ kvacit.

58. upāyāḥ vihitāḥ hi ete mayā tasmāt narādhipāḥ
anyathā pāṇḍaveyānām na abhaviṣyat jayaḥ kvacit

58. narādhipāḥ hi ete upāyāḥ mayā vihitāḥ tasmāt
anyathā pāṇḍaveyānām jayaḥ kvacit na abhaviṣyat

58. Indeed, these strategies were devised by me, O kings. Otherwise, the Pāṇḍavas would never have achieved victory anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• उपायाः (upāyāḥ) - means, expedients, strategies, measures

• विहिताः (vihitāḥ) - devised, arranged, performed, placed

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

• एते (ete) - these

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - O kings, O rulers of men

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another manner

• पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas, of the sons of Pāṇḍu

• न (na) - not, no

• अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been, would happen, would become

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, at some time, in some place

Words meanings and morphology

उपायाः (upāyāḥ) - means, expedients, strategies, measures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, expedient, method, strategy, resource

Derived from root `i` (to go) with prefix `upa`.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

विहिताः (vihitāḥ) - devised, arranged, performed, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihita

vihita - arranged, placed, performed, appointed, devised

Past Passive Participle

From root `dhā` (to place, put) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying `upāyāḥ`.

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

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of demonstrative pronoun `tad` used as an adverb.

नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - O kings, O rulers of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men, lord of men

Compound: `nara` (man) + `adhipa` (ruler).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pā` (to protect) with prefix `adhi`.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 1)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another manner

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `anya` (other).

पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas, of the sons of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

Patronymic derivation from `Pāṇḍu`.

Note: Refers to the five sons of Pāṇḍu.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been, would happen, would become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, conditional past (lṛṅ) of bhū

Aorist, conditional mood

Third person singular Aorist with augment `a-` and `sya` suffix indicating conditional sense ("would have been").

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a hypothetical past consequence.

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root `ji` (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of `abhaviṣyat`.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, at some time, in some place

(indeclinable)

Indefinite pronominal adverb. `kva` (where?) + `cit`.