महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-154, verse-10

राम उवाच ।
शरीरमात्रमेवाद्य मयेदमवशेषितम् ।
अस्त्राणि वा शरीरं वा ब्रह्मन्नन्यतरं वृणु ॥१०॥

10. rāma uvāca ,
śarīramātramevādya mayedamavaśeṣitam ,
astrāṇi vā śarīraṁ vā brahmannanyataraṁ vṛṇu.

10. rāmaḥ uvāca śarīramātram eva adya mayā idam avaśeṣitam
astrāṇi vā śarīram vā brahman anyataram vṛṇu

10. Rama said, "Today, only this body remains with me. O brahmin, choose one of the two: my weapons or my body."

Words meanings summery:

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शरीरमात्रम् (śarīramātram) - only the body, merely the body

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• अवशेषितम् (avaśeṣitam) - left, remained, caused to remain

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

• वा (vā) - or

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• वा (vā) - or

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• अन्यतरम् (anyataram) - either of the two, one of two

• वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select

Words meanings and morphology

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect third person singular

Root vac, perfect tense, parasmaipada. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

शरीरमात्रम् (śarīramātram) - only the body, merely the body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīramātra

śarīramātra - only the body, merely the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+mātra)

• śarīra – body, form
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  indeclinable

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

अवशेषितम् (avaśeṣitam) - left, remained, caused to remain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaśeṣita

avaśeṣita - left, caused to remain, remainder

Past Passive Participle (Causative)

Derived from ava- + śiṣ (causative śeṣayati)

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Acting as the predicate.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of vṛṇu.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, form

Root: śṝ (class 9)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest; the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

अन्यतरम् (anyataram) - either of the two, one of two

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyatara

anyatara - either of the two, one of two

Note: Here used as an accusative neuter, referring to 'one thing (body or weapons)'.

वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select

(verb)

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

Imperative second person singular

Root vṛ, imperative mood, parasmaipada. Class 5 verb.

Root: vṛ (class 5)