महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-126, verse-20

किं क्षेपैर्दुर्बलाश्वासैः शरैः कथय भारत ।
गुरोः समक्षं यावत्ते हराम्यद्य शिरः शरैः ॥२०॥

20. kiṁ kṣepairdurbalāśvāsaiḥ śaraiḥ kathaya bhārata ,
guroḥ samakṣaṁ yāvatte harāmyadya śiraḥ śaraiḥ.

20. kim kṣepaiḥ durbalāśvāsaiḥ śaraiḥ kathaya bhārata
guroḥ samakṣam yāvat te harāmi adya śiraḥ śaraiḥ

20. What is the point of these weak taunts and arrows, O Arjuna (Bhārata)? Tell me, for today, right before your guru's eyes, I will sever your head with my arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - What is the use of? (what, why, what is the use of)

• क्षेपैः (kṣepaiḥ) - by taunts (by taunts, by abuses, by throws)

• दुर्बलाश्वासैः (durbalāśvāsaiḥ) - by weak taunts (by weak consolations/assurances/taunts)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, relate, speak

• भारत (bhārata) - O Arjuna (O descendant of Bharata, O Arjuna)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru (Droṇa) (of the guru, from the guru)

• समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in the presence of, before the eyes of

• यावत् (yāvat) - before (temporal conjunction) (as long as, until, before)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• हरामि (harāmi) - I will sever/take away (I take away, I seize, I steal)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - What is the use of? (what, why, what is the use of)

(indeclinable)

क्षेपैः (kṣepaiḥ) - by taunts (by taunts, by abuses, by throws)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣepa

kṣepa - a throw, casting, abuse, taunt, delay

from √kṣip 'to throw'

Root: kṣip (class 6)

दुर्बलाश्वासैः (durbalāśvāsaiḥ) - by weak taunts (by weak consolations/assurances/taunts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of durbalāśvāsa

durbalāśvāsa - weak consolation, faint encouragement, weak taunt

Compound type : karmadhāraya (durbala+āśvāsa)

• durbala – weak, feeble, powerless
  adjective (masculine)
  from dus- ('bad, difficult') + bala ('strength')
• āśvāsa – breathing, sigh, consolation, assurance, encouragement
  noun (masculine)
  from √śvas ('to breathe') with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Modifies `kṣepaiḥ` and `śaraiḥ`.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water

कथय (kathaya) - tell, relate, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active of √kath (10th class)

Root: kath (class 10)

भारत (bhārata) - O Arjuna (O descendant of Bharata, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian; a name of Arjuna

derived from bharata

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru (Droṇa) (of the guru, from the guru)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, venerable person, heavy, important

समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in the presence of, before the eyes of

(indeclinable)

from saha ('with') + akṣa ('eye')

Note: Functions adverbially with a genitive.

यावत् (yāvat) - before (temporal conjunction) (as long as, until, before)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of `yuṣmad`.

हरामि (harāmi) - I will sever/take away (I take away, I seize, I steal)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

present active

1st person singular present active of √hṛ (1st class)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here with future sense due to context and 'adya'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit, chief

Note: Object of `harāmi`.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water

Note: Means by which the head is severed.