महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-36

एकलव्यस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा वचो द्रोणस्य दारुणम् ।
प्रतिज्ञामात्मनो रक्षन्सत्ये च निरतः सदा ॥३६॥

36. ekalavyastu tacchrutvā vaco droṇasya dāruṇam ,
pratijñāmātmano rakṣansatye ca nirataḥ sadā.

36. ekalavyaḥ tu tat śrutvā vacaḥ droṇasya dāruṇam
pratijñām ātmanaḥ rakṣan satye ca nirataḥ sadā

36. But Ekalavya, having heard that cruel speech of Drona, protecting his own vow and always devoted to truth...

Words meanings summery:

• एकलव्यः (ekalavyaḥ) - Ekalavya

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - cruel, harsh, terrible

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise, vow, agreement

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own, of the self

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - Ekalavya protecting his own vow (protecting, guarding)

• सत्ये (satye) - in truth, truthfully

• च (ca) - and

• निरतः (nirataḥ) - Ekalavya was devoted to truth (devoted to, intent on, engaged in)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

एकलव्यः (ekalavyaḥ) - Ekalavya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekalavya

ekalavya - Ekalavya (proper name)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper name)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - cruel, harsh, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - cruel, harsh, dreadful, terrible

Root: dṛ

Note: Adjective for 'vacaḥ'

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise, vow, agreement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, agreement, declaration

From root jñā (to know) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own, of the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, spirit

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - Ekalavya protecting his own vow (protecting, guarding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣant

rakṣant - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

From root rakṣ (to protect), suffix -at

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Ekalavya

सत्ये (satye) - in truth, truthfully

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

From sat (being, existence)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to devotion 'in truth'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निरतः (nirataḥ) - Ekalavya was devoted to truth (devoted to, intent on, engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirata

nirata - devoted to, engaged in, intent on

Past Passive Participle

From root ram (to rejoice) with prefix nis (often modified to nir)

Prefix: nis

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to Ekalavya

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)