महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-63, verse-25

यदिष्टं क्षत्रबन्धूनां स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठताम् ।
निधनं तन्मया प्राप्तं को नु स्वन्ततरो मया ॥२५॥

25. yadiṣṭaṁ kṣatrabandhūnāṁ svadharmamanutiṣṭhatām ,
nidhanaṁ tanmayā prāptaṁ ko nu svantataro mayā.

25. yat iṣṭam kṣatrabandhūnām svadharmam anutiṣṭhatām
nidhanam tat mayā prāptam kaḥ nu svantataraḥ mayā

25. kṣatrabandhūnām svadharmam anutiṣṭhatām yat iṣṭam nidhanam,
tat mayā prāptam.
kaḥ nu mayā svantataraḥ?

25. That death which is desired by kṣatriya kinsmen upholding their own constitution (dharma)—that death has been attained by me. Who, indeed, is more fortunate than I?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished, sought, worshipped

• क्षत्रबन्धूनाम् (kṣatrabandhūnām) - of kṣatriya kinsmen (of kṣatriya kinsmen, of pseudo-kṣatriyas)

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own constitution (dharma) (one's own natural law (dharma), one's own duty, one's own constitution)

• अनुतिष्ठताम् (anutiṣṭhatām) - of those upholding, of those practicing, of those performing

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction, dissolution

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached, attained

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• स्वन्ततरः (svantataraḥ) - happier, more fortunate, more contented

• मया (mayā) - than me (by me, than me)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished, sought, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

क्षत्रबन्धूनाम् (kṣatrabandhūnām) - of kṣatriya kinsmen (of kṣatriya kinsmen, of pseudo-kṣatriyas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - kinsman of a kṣatriya, a kṣatriya in name only

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, kṣatriya caste
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own constitution (dharma) (one's own natural law (dharma), one's own duty, one's own constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own natural law (dharma), personal duty, proper conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)

अनुतिष्ठताम् (anutiṣṭhatām) - of those upholding, of those practicing, of those performing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anutiṣṭhat

anutiṣṭhat - upholding, practicing, performing, standing by

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatrabandhūnām'.

निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction, dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, end, dissolution

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

स्वन्ततरः (svantataraḥ) - happier, more fortunate, more contented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svantatara

svantatara - happier, more contented

Comparative form of 'svanta' (happy, contented), using the suffix '-tara'.

मया (mayā) - than me (by me, than me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we