महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-3, verse-26

तेषां निशि प्रसुप्तानां स्वस्थानां शिबिरे स्वके ।
अवस्कन्दं करिष्यामि शिबिरस्याद्य दुष्करम् ॥२६॥

26. teṣāṁ niśi prasuptānāṁ svasthānāṁ śibire svake ,
avaskandaṁ kariṣyāmi śibirasyādya duṣkaram.

26. teṣām niśi prasuptānām svasthānām śibire svake
avaskandam kariṣyāmi śibirasya adya duṣkaram

26. adya niśi teṣām prasuptānām svasthānām svake
śibire duṣkaram avaskandam śibirasya kariṣyāmi

26. Tonight, I will launch a formidable assault on their own camp, against them who are fast asleep and at ease in their own quarters.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the Pāñcālas) (of them, to them, among them)

• निशि (niśi) - in the night, tonight (in the night, at night)

• प्रसुप्तानाम् (prasuptānām) - of those who are fast asleep (of those who are fast asleep, of those who are deeply sleeping)

• स्वस्थानाम् (svasthānām) - of those who are at ease/comfortable (of those who are at ease, comfortable, well, in their own place)

• शिबिरे (śibire) - in the camp (in the camp, in the encampment, in the tent)

• स्वके (svake) - in their own (camp) (in one's own, in their own)

• अवस्कन्दम् (avaskandam) - a formidable assault (an attack, assault, surprise attack)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will launch/make (I will do, I will make, I will perform)

• शिबिरस्य (śibirasya) - on the camp (genitive used with verb of attacking) (of the camp)

• अद्य (adya) - today (referring to tonight, given niśi) (today, now, at this time)

• दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - formidable (difficult, hard to do, formidable, impossible)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the Pāñcālas) (of them, to them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

निशि (niśi) - in the night, tonight (in the night, at night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

Feminine noun ending in ś.

प्रसुप्तानाम् (prasuptānām) - of those who are fast asleep (of those who are fast asleep, of those who are deeply sleeping)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prasupta

prasupta - fast asleep, deeply sleeping, completely asleep

Past Passive Participle

From pra + root svap (to sleep) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used here in an active sense (those who are sleeping).

स्वस्थानाम् (svasthānām) - of those who are at ease/comfortable (of those who are at ease, comfortable, well, in their own place)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svastha

svastha - standing in one's own self, independent, at ease, comfortable, healthy, confident

Compound: sva (own) + stha (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• stha – standing, staying, situated, being
  adjective
  Agent Noun suffix
  From root sthā (to stand) + a suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

शिबिरे (śibire) - in the camp (in the camp, in the encampment, in the tent)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śibira

śibira - camp, encampment, tent, temporary dwelling

स्वके (svake) - in their own (camp) (in one's own, in their own)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - own, one's own

From sva (own) + ka suffix.

Note: Emphasizes 'their own' camp.

अवस्कन्दम् (avaskandam) - a formidable assault (an attack, assault, surprise attack)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avaskanda

avaskanda - attack, assault, surprise attack, invasion, raid

From ava + root skand (to leap) + a suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Object of kariṣyāmi.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will launch/make (I will do, I will make, I will perform)

(verb)

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

Future tense, first person singular, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शिबिरस्य (śibirasya) - on the camp (genitive used with verb of attacking) (of the camp)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śibira

śibira - camp, encampment, tent, temporary dwelling

Note: The genitive śibirasya often expresses the object of an action, especially with verbs related to attacking or seizing.

अद्य (adya) - today (referring to tonight, given niśi) (today, now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

Note: While adya means "today", in conjunction with niśi (in the night), it implies "tonight".

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - formidable (difficult, hard to do, formidable, impossible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, hard to accomplish, formidable, impracticable

Compound: dus (difficult) + kara (making).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
• kara – making, doing, causing
  adjective
  Agent Noun suffix
  From root kṛ (to do) + a suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes avaskandam.