महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-3, verse-24

सोऽहमद्य यथाकामं क्षत्रधर्ममुपास्य तम् ।
गन्तास्मि पदवीं राज्ञः पितुश्चापि महाद्युतेः ॥२४॥

24. so'hamadya yathākāmaṁ kṣatradharmamupāsya tam ,
gantāsmi padavīṁ rājñaḥ pituścāpi mahādyuteḥ.

24. saḥ aham adya yathākāmam kṣatradharmam upāsya tam
gantā asmi padavīm rājñaḥ pituḥ ca api mahādyuteḥ

24. saḥ aham adya yathākāmam tam kṣatradharmam upāsya
rājñaḥ mahādyuteḥ pituḥ ca api padavīm gantā asmi

24. Today, having fulfilled that warrior's intrinsic nature (kṣatradharma) as I wished, I shall follow the path of my greatly resplendent father, the king.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - I (referring to myself as 'that person' who will act) (he, that, that one)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at this time)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as I wished (according to desire, as wished, willingly)

• क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a warrior (the duty (dharma) of a warrior, the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a warrior)

• उपास्य (upāsya) - having fulfilled (having observed, having attended to, having served, having worshipped)

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to kṣatradharma) (him, that (one))

• गन्ता (gantā) - will go (part of future verb form gantā asmi) (one who goes, a goer, will go)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (auxiliary for periphrastic future) (I am, I exist)

• पदवीम् (padavīm) - the path/status (path, way, road, rank, status, position)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of (my) father (of the father)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too, moreover)

• महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly resplendent one (of the greatly resplendent, of the very bright, of the glorious one)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - I (referring to myself as 'that person' who will act) (he, that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Often used with aham to emphasize 'I, the one'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as I wished (according to desire, as wished, willingly)

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, longing, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Adverbial compound.

क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a warrior (the duty (dharma) of a warrior, the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the duty/natural law (dharma) of the warrior class, valor, heroism

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, warrior class, nobility
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• dharma – law, duty, justice, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature (dharma), constitution, natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उपास्य (upāsya) - having fulfilled (having observed, having attended to, having served, having worshipped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from upa + root ās (to sit) + lyaP suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (referring to kṣatradharma) (him, that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

गन्ता (gantā) - will go (part of future verb form gantā asmi) (one who goes, a goer, will go)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - goer, one who goes, destined to go

Agent Noun (future active participle)

From root gam (to go) + tṛ suffix. Used as a future verb form with asmi.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with asmi to form the periphrastic future 'I will go'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (auxiliary for periphrastic future) (I am, I exist)

(verb)

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

Present tense, first person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

पदवीम् (padavīm) - the path/status (path, way, road, rank, status, position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, way, road, track, course, rank, status, position

From pada (foot, step, mark) + vī suffix.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root rāj (to shine/rule) + an suffix.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the father who was a king.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of (my) father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor

Root pā (to protect) + tṛ.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly resplendent one (of the greatly resplendent, of the very bright, of the glorious one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - greatly resplendent, very bright, glorious, illustrious

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, extensive, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – lustre, splendor, radiance, glory
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pituḥ and rājñaḥ.