महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-101, verse-38

ते वयं स्वर्गमिच्छन्तः संग्रामे त्यक्तजीविताः ।
जयन्तो वध्यमाना वा प्राप्तुमर्हाम सद्गतिम् ॥३८॥

38. te vayaṁ svargamicchantaḥ saṁgrāme tyaktajīvitāḥ ,
jayanto vadhyamānā vā prāptumarhāma sadgatim.

38. te vayam svargam icchantaḥ saṃgrāme tyaktajīvitāḥ
| jayantaḥ vadhyamānāḥ vā prāptum arhāma sadgatim

38. svargam icchantaḥ saṃgrāme tyaktajīvitāḥ te vayam
jayantaḥ vā vadhyamānāḥ sadgatim prāptum arhāma

38. We, wishing for heaven and having given up our lives in battle, whether conquering or being slain, deserve to attain a good destiny.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - we (referring to 'we, the warriors') (they, those, we (as 'those ones'))

• वयम् (vayam) - we (we (1st person plural))

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise, celestial world)

• इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - wishing for (wishing, desiring, wanting)

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war, in conflict)

• त्यक्तजीविताः (tyaktajīvitāḥ) - having given up our lives (those who have given up their lives)

• जयन्तः (jayantaḥ) - conquering (referring to us) (conquering, victorious)

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain (referring to us) (being slain, being killed)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to attain (to attain, to obtain, to reach)

• अर्हाम (arhāma) - we deserve (we deserve, we are worthy)

• सद्गतिम् (sadgatim) - good destiny (good destination, good state, salvation, final liberation)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - we (referring to 'we, the warriors') (they, those, we (as 'those ones'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative plural of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad' (masculine)

वयम् (vayam) - we (we (1st person plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Nominative plural of the first person pronoun 'asmad'

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, paradise, celestial world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode, region of light

Root: sṛj

इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - wishing for (wishing, desiring, wanting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring

present active participle

Present active participle of '√iṣ' (to wish, desire), class 4

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: The form 'icchantaḥ' is nominative plural, agreeing with 'vayam'.

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict, struggle

Prefix: sam

Root: grabh

त्यक्तजीविताः (tyaktajīvitāḥ) - having given up our lives (those who have given up their lives)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tyaktajīvita

tyaktajīvita - one who has abandoned life, having given up life

A Bahuvrīhi compound, describing those who have life (jīvita) abandoned (tyakta)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+jīvita)

• tyakta – abandoned, given up, forsaken
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of '√tyaj' (to abandon, forsake)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• jīvita – life, living, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Noun derived from '√jīv' (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Compound functions as an adjective modifying 'vayam'.

जयन्तः (jayantaḥ) - conquering (referring to us) (conquering, victorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jayat

jayat - conquering, victorious, winning

present active participle

Present active participle of '√ji' (to conquer), class 1

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: The form 'jayantaḥ' is nominative plural, agreeing with 'vayam'.

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain (referring to us) (being slain, being killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed, about to be killed

present passive participle

Present passive participle of '√vadh' (to strike, kill), derived from 'han' through 'vadha' stem

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The form 'vadhyamānāḥ' is nominative plural, agreeing with 'vayam'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to attain (to attain, to obtain, to reach)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of 'pra-√āp' (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अर्हाम (arhāma) - we deserve (we deserve, we are worthy)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present tense 1st plural

Present active 1st person plural of '√arh' (to deserve, be worthy), class 1

Root: arh (class 1)

सद्गतिम् (sadgatim) - good destiny (good destination, good state, salvation, final liberation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sadgati

sadgati - good destination, auspicious course, salvation, liberation

Compound formed from 'sat' (good, true) and 'gati' (path, destination)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+gati)

• sat – good, true, existent, real
  adjective
  present participle of '√as'
  Present participle of '√as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• gati – going, movement, path, course, destination, state
  noun (feminine)
  From '√gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)