महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-77

बाधेतामानुषः शत्रुर्यदा त्वां वीर कश्चन ।
तद्वधाय प्रयुञ्जीथास्तदास्त्रमिदमाहवे ॥७७॥

77. bādhetāmānuṣaḥ śatruryadā tvāṁ vīra kaścana ,
tadvadhāya prayuñjīthāstadāstramidamāhave.

77. bādheta amānuṣaḥ śatruḥ yadā tvām vīra kaścana
tat-vadhāya prayuñjīthāḥ tadā astram idam āhave

77. O hero, whenever any non-human enemy attacks you, you should then use this weapon in battle for its destruction.

77. הו גיבור, כשאויב כלשהו שאינו אנושי יציק לך, שגר נגדו את הנשק הזה בקרב כדי להרוג אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• बाधेत (bādheta) - may attack, may oppress, may trouble

• अमानुषः (amānuṣaḥ) - non-human, not a man, superhuman

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever, at which time

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave man

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, someone, any

• तत्-वधाय (tat-vadhāya) - for its destruction, for killing it

• प्रयुञ्जीथाः (prayuñjīthāḥ) - you should use, you should employ, you should direct

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat, in warfare

Words meanings and morphology

बाधेत (bādheta) - may attack, may oppress, may trouble

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)

अमानुषः (amānuṣaḥ) - non-human, not a man, superhuman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amānuṣa

amānuṣa - non-human, not a man, superhuman, divine

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mānuṣa' (human)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (mānuṣa)

• mānuṣa – human, pertaining to man
  adjective (masculine)

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe, rival

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever, at which time

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, someone, any

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, someone, any (indefinite pronoun/adjective)

Formed from 'kim' (what/who) + 'cana' (particle for indefiniteness)

तत्-वधाय (tat-vadhāya) - for its destruction, for killing it

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tat-vadha

tat-vadha - its destruction, its killing

Genitive Tatpuruṣa compound: 'tasya vadhaḥ' (his/its killing)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+vadha)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• vadha – killing, destruction, striking down
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

प्रयुञ्जीथाः (prayuñjīthāḥ) - you should use, you should employ, you should direct

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pra-yuj

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun referring to something nearby or just mentioned)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat, in warfare

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, conflict, challenge

Prefix: ā

Root: hū (class 1)

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