महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-34

किमर्थं भगवन्घोरा महोत्पाताः समुत्थिताः ।
न च शत्रुं प्रपश्यामि युधि यो नः प्रधर्षयेत् ॥३४॥

34. kimarthaṁ bhagavanghorā mahotpātāḥ samutthitāḥ ,
na ca śatruṁ prapaśyāmi yudhi yo naḥ pradharṣayet.

34. kimartham bhagavan ghorāḥ mahotpātāḥ samutthitāḥ
na ca śatrum prapaśyāmi yudhi yaḥ naḥ pradharṣayet

34. O venerable one, why have these dreadful great omens arisen? And I do not perceive any enemy in battle who could overpower us.

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative address to Bṛhaspati (O venerable one, O divine one)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

• महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great omens, major portents

• समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

• प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see clearly, I perceive

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• यः (yaḥ) - relative pronoun referring to 'enemy' (who, which)

• नः (naḥ) - us

• प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - would overpower, might assail, would defeat

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

kim (what) + artha (purpose). For what purpose.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative address to Bṛhaspati (O venerable one, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, blessed

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful, formidable

Note: Agrees with mahotpātāḥ

महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great omens, major portents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahotpāta

mahotpāta - great omen, major portent, terrible calamity

mahā (great) + utpāta (omen). A great omen.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utpāta)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat
• utpāta – omen, portent, calamity, sudden event
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pat (class 1)

समुत्थिताः (samutthitāḥ) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samutthita

samutthita - arisen, stood up, produced, manifested

past participle

from root sthā

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahotpātāḥ

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy, adversary

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, adversary, foe, rival

प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see clearly, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight, combat

यः (yaḥ) - relative pronoun referring to 'enemy' (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative or genitive

प्रधर्षयेत् (pradharṣayet) - would overpower, might assail, would defeat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of dhṛṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)