महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-4, verse-18

हत्वा च समरे क्षुद्रान्पाञ्चालान्पाण्डुभिः सह ।
निवर्तिष्यामहे सर्वे हता वा स्वर्गगा वयम् ॥१८॥

18. hatvā ca samare kṣudrānpāñcālānpāṇḍubhiḥ saha ,
nivartiṣyāmahe sarve hatā vā svargagā vayam.

18. hatvā ca samare kṣudrān pāñcālān pāṇḍubhiḥ saha
nivartiṣyāmahe sarve hatāḥ vā svargagāḥ vayam

18. vayam ca sarve pāṇḍubhiḥ saha samare kṣudrān
pāñcālān hatvā nivartiṣyāmahe vā hatāḥ svargagāḥ

18. Having slain the insignificant Pāñcālas along with the Pāṇḍavas in battle, all of us shall return. Or, if we are killed, we shall attain heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• च (ca) - and, also

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• क्षुद्रान् (kṣudrān) - wretched, insignificant, lowly

• पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas

• पाण्डुभिः (pāṇḍubhiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• निवर्तिष्यामहे (nivartiṣyāmahe) - we shall return, we shall turn back

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of us

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

• वा (vā) - or

• स्वर्गगाः (svargagāḥ) - going to heaven, heaven-goers, inhabitants of heaven

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form derived from the root 'han' (class 2) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

क्षुद्रान् (kṣudrān) - wretched, insignificant, lowly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, minute, mean, insignificant, wretched, vile

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - Pāñcāla (name of an ancient Indian kingdom and its people)

पाण्डुभिः (pāṇḍubhiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (father of the Pāṇḍavas), pale, yellowish-white

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

निवर्तिष्यामहे (nivartiṣyāmahe) - we shall return, we shall turn back

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of ni-vṛt

Future Tense

From root 'vṛt' (class 1) with prefix 'ni-', 1st person plural middle voice future tense.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of us

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'han' (to kill) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: han (class 2)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गगाः (svargagāḥ) - going to heaven, heaven-goers, inhabitants of heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargaga

svargaga - going to heaven, reaching heaven, an inhabitant of heaven

A Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'heaven-going'. 'ga' is derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+ga)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix
  Derived from the root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-a' or '-ḍa' indicating agency.
  Root: gam (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)