योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-34

सदाचारवतामर्थे खड्गधारां सहन्ति ये ।
ते शूरा इति कथ्यन्ते शेषा डिम्भाहवाहताः ॥ ३४ ॥

sadācāravatāmarthe khaḍgadhārāṃ sahanti ye ,
te śūrā iti kathyante śeṣā ḍimbhāhavāhatāḥ 34

34. sādācāravatām arthe khaḍgadhārām sahanti ye
te śūrāḥ iti kathyante śeṣāḥ dimbhāhavāhatāḥ

34. ye sādācāravatām arthe khaḍgadhārām sahanti,
te śūrāḥ iti kathyante; śeṣāḥ dimbhāhavāhatāḥ (eva santi)

34. Those who endure the sword's edge for the sake of the virtuous are called true warriors. The rest are merely children struck down in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• सादाचारवताम् (sādācāravatām) - of those possessing good conduct, of the virtuous

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• खड्गधाराम् (khaḍgadhārām) - the sword's edge, the blade of a sword

• सहन्ति (sahanti) - they endure, they bear

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• ते (te) - they, those

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - warriors, heroes

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• कथ्यन्ते (kathyante) - they are called, they are said

• शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the rest, the remaining ones

• दिम्भाहवाहताः (dimbhāhavāhatāḥ) - children struck in battle, fools struck in battle

Words meanings and morphology

सादाचारवताम् (sādācāravatām) - of those possessing good conduct, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sādācāravat

sādācāravat - possessing good conduct, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+ācāravat)

• sat – good, true, virtuous
  adjective
  Root: as (class 2)
• ācāravat – possessing conduct, having customs/virtues
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from ācāra (conduct) with the matup suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'arthe' (for the sake of virtuous ones).

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, sake, meaning, wealth

Note: Used idiomatically with the genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

खड्गधाराम् (khaḍgadhārām) - the sword's edge, the blade of a sword

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of khaḍgadhārā

khaḍgadhārā - sword's edge, blade

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaḍga+dhārā)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, stream, current
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of the verb 'sahanti'.

सहन्ति (sahanti) - they endure, they bear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sah

3rd person plural present active of the root sah.

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'ye'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of the relative clause.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun, subject of the main clause.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - warriors, heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - warrior, hero, brave

Note: Predicate nominative to 'kathyante'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the attributed quality 'śūrāḥ'.

कथ्यन्ते (kathyante) - they are called, they are said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kath

3rd person plural present passive of the root kath (often considered 10th class or denominative).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: The subject is 'te'.

शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the rest, the remaining ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, surplus

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'santi' (are).

दिम्भाहवाहताः (dimbhāhavāhatāḥ) - children struck in battle, fools struck in battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dimbhāhavāhata

dimbhāhavāhata - struck down in a child's battle, childlike in battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dimbha+āhava+āhata)

• dimbha – child, fool, ignorant person
  noun (masculine)
• āhava – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, wounded, smitten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root han (to strike) with the prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'śeṣāḥ'.