महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-8, verse-25

तस्यार्थे पृथिवीपालाः कुरुक्षेत्रे समागताः ।
अन्योन्यं घातयिष्यन्ति दृढैः शस्त्रैः प्रहारिणः ॥२५॥

25. tasyārthe pṛthivīpālāḥ kurukṣetre samāgatāḥ ,
anyonyaṁ ghātayiṣyanti dṛḍhaiḥ śastraiḥ prahāriṇaḥ.

25. tasya arthe pṛthivīpālāḥ kurukṣetre samāgatāḥ
anyonyam ghātayiṣyanti dṛḍhaiḥ śastraiḥ prahāriṇaḥ

25. tasya arthe kurukṣetre pṛthivīpālāḥ samāgatāḥ
dṛḍhaiḥ śastraiḥ prahāriṇaḥ anyonyam ghātayiṣyanti

25. For her sake, kings (protectors of the earth) will assemble on Kurukshetra. Striking with strong weapons, they will slay each other.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (implied 'her', referring to Earth's purpose mentioned earlier) (of him, of that)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the purpose (of that/her) (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the benefit of)

• पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - kings (of various realms) (kings, protectors of the earth)

• कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra (a plain sacred to the Kurus, a famous battlefield)

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, come together

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• घातयिष्यन्ति (ghātayiṣyanti) - they will slay (they will kill, they will cause to be killed)

• दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - with strong, firm, hard

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons, instruments

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - striking (them, the kings) (striking, attacking, inflicting blows)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (implied 'her', referring to Earth's purpose mentioned earlier) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

Note: Refers to the mission or purpose of the Earth goddess.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the purpose (of that/her) (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the benefit of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage, cause

Note: Used adverbially with genitive 'tasya' meaning 'for its sake'.

पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - kings (of various realms) (kings, protectors of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra (a plain sacred to the Kurus, a famous battlefield)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - Kurukshetra (name of a plain and a sacred district, site of the Mahabharata war)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, also his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, region, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled, come together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, met, come together

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefixes sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, one another

Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun
• anya – other, another
  pronoun

Note: Used adverbially here as object of 'ghātayiṣyanti'.

घातयिष्यन्ति (ghātayiṣyanti) - they will slay (they will kill, they will cause to be killed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of ghāt

Future Indicative (Causative)

3rd person plural, active voice. From causative of root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - with strong, firm, hard

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, hard, solid, resolute

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛṃh/dṛh (to make firm, strengthen)

Root: dṛṃh (class 1)

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons, instruments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, sword, knife, instrument

From root śas (to cut, to kill)

Root: śas (class 2)

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - striking (them, the kings) (striking, attacking, inflicting blows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striking, smiting, assailant, warrior

Agent noun derived from verb

From root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix pra, used in the sense of striking/attacking.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)