महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-62, verse-19

यदि न त्वं भवेन्नाथः फल्गुनस्य महारणे ।
कथं शक्यो रणे जेतुं भवेदेष बलार्णवः ॥१९॥

19. yadi na tvaṁ bhavennāthaḥ phalgunasya mahāraṇe ,
kathaṁ śakyo raṇe jetuṁ bhavedeṣa balārṇavaḥ.

19. yadi na tvam bhavet nāthaḥ phālgunasya mahāraṇe
katham śakyaḥ raṇe jetum bhavet eṣaḥ balārṇavaḥ

19. yadi tvam phālgunasya mahāraṇe nāthaḥ na bhavet,
katham eṣaḥ balārṇavaḥ raṇe jetum śakyaḥ bhavet?

19. If you were not the protector of Arjuna (phālguna) in this great war, how could this ocean of strength (balārṇava) possibly be conquered in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, were

• नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord, protector, master

• फाल्गुनस्य (phālgunasya) - of Arjuna (son of Phalgunī)

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle, in the great war

• कथम् (katham) - how? by what means?

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, conquerable, able to be done

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, were

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

• बलार्णवः (balārṇavaḥ) - ocean of strength, mighty army

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, were

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Forms part of a conditional sentence.

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord, protector, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, protector, refuge

Root: nāth (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to tvam.

फाल्गुनस्य (phālgunasya) - of Arjuna (son of Phalgunī)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of phālguna

phālguna - Arjuna (son of Phalgunī)

Derived from Phalgunī

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle, in the great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• raṇa – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
  From root raṇ (to sound, shout, rejoice, attack)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? by what means?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, conquerable, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with eṣaḥ balārṇavaḥ.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war

From root raṇ (to sound, shout, rejoice, attack)

Root: raṇ (class 1)

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to win

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used with śakyaḥ (able to be conquered).

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, were

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Forms part of a conditional sentence.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the opponent, likely the Kaurava army/Duryodhana.

बलार्णवः (balārṇavaḥ) - ocean of strength, mighty army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balārṇava

balārṇava - ocean of strength, mighty army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+arṇava)

• bala – strength, power, army
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)