महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-5, verse-34

कथं च निहतः पापः पाञ्चालः पशुवन्मया ।
शस्त्राहवजितां लोकान्प्राप्नुयादिति मे मतिः ॥३४॥

34. kathaṁ ca nihataḥ pāpaḥ pāñcālaḥ paśuvanmayā ,
śastrāhavajitāṁ lokānprāpnuyāditi me matiḥ.

34. katham ca nihataḥ pāpaḥ Pāñcālaḥ paśuvat mayā
śastrāhavajitān lokān prāpnuyāt iti me matiḥ

34. ca katham mayā paśuvat nihataḥ pāpaḥ Pāñcālaḥ
śastrāhavajitān lokān prāpnuyāt? iti me matiḥ

34. And if that wicked Pañcāla is killed by me like an animal, how could he attain the worlds earned by those who die in battle (śastra-āhava)? This is my opinion.

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - Dhristadyumna (the wicked one, the sinner)

• पाञ्चालः (pāñcālaḥ) - Dhristadyumna (the Pañcāla (prince))

• पशुवत् (paśuvat) - like an animal, brutishly

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शस्त्राहवजितान् (śastrāhavajitān) - those won by weapon-battle, obtained by battle with weapons

• लोकान् (lokān) - heavenly realms attained by heroic warriors (worlds, realms)

• प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he might obtain

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intention

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, slain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: √han (class 2)

पापः (pāpaḥ) - Dhristadyumna (the wicked one, the sinner)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - wicked, sinful, evil; sin, evil deed

Note: Used here as a substantive (noun).

पाञ्चालः (pāñcālaḥ) - Dhristadyumna (the Pañcāla (prince))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Pāñcāla

Pāñcāla - a native of Pañcāla, related to Pañcāla (country/people)

Note: Refers to Dhristadyumna as 'the Pañcāla' by his association with the kingdom.

पशुवत् (paśuvat) - like an animal, brutishly

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'paśu' (animal, cattle) with the adverbial suffix '-vat'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

शस्त्राहवजितान् (śastrāhavajitān) - those won by weapon-battle, obtained by battle with weapons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śastrāhavajita

śastrāhavajita - won by a battle of weapons, achieved through armed combat

Compound adjective: 'śastra' (weapon) + 'āhava' (battle) + 'jita' (won)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+āhava+jita)

• śastra – weapon, arm, implement
  noun (neuter)
• āhava – battle, war, combat, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √hu (to offer) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √hu (class 3)
• jita – won, conquered, subdued
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: √ji (class 1)

लोकान् (lokān) - heavenly realms attained by heroic warriors (worlds, realms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he might obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of √āp

Prefix: pra

Root: √āp (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, intention

Root: √man (class 4)