महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-212, verse-31

अद्य निष्कौरवामेकः करिष्यामि वसुंधराम् ।
न हि मे मर्षणीयोऽयमर्जुनस्य व्यतिक्रमः ॥३१॥

31. adya niṣkauravāmekaḥ kariṣyāmi vasuṁdharām ,
na hi me marṣaṇīyo'yamarjunasya vyatikramaḥ.

31. adya niṣkauravām ekaḥ kariṣyāmi vasundharām na
hi me marṣaṇīyaḥ ayam arjunasya vyatikramaḥ

31. Today, I alone will make the earth free of Kauravas. Indeed, this offense by Arjuna cannot be tolerated by me.

31. היום אעשה לבדי את כדור הארץ נקי מבני קַאוּרַוַה. את העבירה הזאת של אַרְג׳וּנַה איני יכול לסבול.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• निष्कौरवाम् (niṣkauravām) - devoid of Kauravas, without Kauravas

• एकः (ekaḥ) - I alone, single-handedly (one, alone, single)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will make, I will do

• वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - by me (by me, for me, to me)

• मर्षणीयः (marṣaṇīyaḥ) - to be tolerated, tolerable

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• व्यतिक्रमः (vyatikramaḥ) - transgression, offense, violation

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

निष्कौरवाम् (niṣkauravām) - devoid of Kauravas, without Kauravas

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣkaurava

niṣkaurava - devoid of Kauravas, without Kauravas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+kaurava)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
  from Kuru + aṇ suffix (patronymic)

Note: Agrees with `vasundharām`.

एकः (ekaḥ) - I alone, single-handedly (one, alone, single)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Refers to the speaker (Balarāma).

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will make, I will do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (literally, 'bearer of wealth')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, riches, gem
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/derivative
  root dhṛ with suffix -a
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `kariṣyāmi`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - by me (by me, for me, to me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Functions as instrumental in passive constructions (by me).

मर्षणीयः (marṣaṇīyaḥ) - to be tolerated, tolerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marṣaṇīya

marṣaṇīya - to be tolerated, tolerable, forgivable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

root mṛṣ with suffix -anīya

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `vyatikramaḥ`.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `vyatikramaḥ`.

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)

Note: Possessive, specifying whose transgression.

व्यतिक्रमः (vyatikramaḥ) - transgression, offense, violation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyatikrama

vyatikrama - transgression, offense, violation, going beyond limits

root kram with prefixes vi and ati

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (with `marṣaṇīyaḥ`).

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