महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-14, verse-8

तत्रैव वध्यः सोऽस्माकं दुराचारोऽम्ब ते सुतः ।
धर्मराजाज्ञया चैव स्थिताः स्म समये तदा ॥८॥

8. tatraiva vadhyaḥ so'smākaṁ durācāro'mba te sutaḥ ,
dharmarājājñayā caiva sthitāḥ sma samaye tadā.

8. tatra eva vadhyaḥ saḥ asmākam durācāraḥ amba te
sutaḥ dharmarājājñayā ca eva sthitāḥ sma samaye tadā

8. amba te durācāraḥ sutaḥ saḥ asmākam tatra eva vadhyaḥ
tadā ca eva dharmarājājñayā samaye sthitāḥ sma

8. O mother, your ill-behaved son was indeed deserving of death by us right then and there. We then remained committed to the command of the king of righteousness (dharma) at that appointed time.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - deserving to be killed, killable, to be slain

• सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to Duryodhana) (he, that)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us, by us

• दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - ill-behaved one (referring to Duryodhana) (ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct)

• अम्ब (amba) - O mother

• ते (te) - your, of you

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• धर्मराजाज्ञया (dharmarājājñayā) - by the command of King Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma) (by the command of the king of righteousness)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remained committed, stood firm (stood, remained, situated, established)

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense for a present tense verb)

• समये (samaye) - at the agreed-upon time (referring to the terms of the war) (in time, at the appointed time, on the occasion)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative case formation from 'tad' (that), used adverbially.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - deserving to be killed, killable, to be slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhya

vadhya - deserving to be killed, killable, to be slain

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Kṛtya)

Derived from the root √vadh (to strike, kill) with the suffix -ya (kṛtya pratyaya), indicating 'fit to be' or 'deserving of'.

Root: √vadh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to Duryodhana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us, by us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - ill-behaved one (referring to Duryodhana) (ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durācāra

durācāra - bad conduct, ill-behavior; ill-behaved, wicked

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ācāra)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √car (class 1)

अम्ब (amba) - O mother

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of ambā

ambā - mother

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Alternatively dative singular, but genitive is more fitting for possession here.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle (when used as 'born')

Derived from the root √sū (to give birth, produce) with the suffix -ta.

Root: √sū (class 2)

धर्मराजाज्ञया (dharmarājājñayā) - by the command of King Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma) (by the command of the king of righteousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dharmarājājñā

dharmarājājñā - command of the king of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja+ājñā)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √rāj (class 1)
• ājñā – command, order, authority
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remained committed, stood firm (stood, remained, situated, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand, remain) with the suffix -ta.

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a verb 'we stood/remained' when used with 'sma'.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense for a present tense verb)

(indeclinable)

समये (samaye) - at the agreed-upon time (referring to the terms of the war) (in time, at the appointed time, on the occasion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, appointed time, occasion, agreement, convention, rule

From sam-i 'to come together'

Prefix: sam

Root: √i (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun 'tad' (that) with the suffix -dā indicating time.