महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-16, verse-23

तस्मादद्यैव गन्तव्यं युद्धस्य भरतर्षभ ।
एतज्जित्वा महाराज कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि ॥२३॥

23. tasmādadyaiva gantavyaṁ yuddhasya bharatarṣabha ,
etajjitvā mahārāja kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi.

23. tasmāt adya eva gantavyam yuddhasya bharatarṣabha
etat jitvā mahārāja kṛtakṛtyaḥ bhaviṣyasi

23. tasmāt,
bharatarṣabha,
adya eva yuddhasya gantavyam.
mahārāja,
etat jitvā (tvam) kṛtakṛtyaḥ bhaviṣyasi.

23. Therefore, O best among the Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), you must undertake this struggle (yuddha) right now. Having conquered this, O great king (mahārāja), you will become one who has fulfilled his purpose (kṛtakṛtya).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• अद्य (adya) - right now (today, now, at present)

• एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'adya') (only, just, indeed, very)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must be undertaken (referring to the battle) (to be gone, one must go, one must proceed)

• युद्धस्य (yuddhasya) - to this struggle (genitive of purpose/object) (of the battle, for the battle)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (bharatarṣabha) (O bull among Bharatas, O best of Bharatas)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the struggle) (this, this one)

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered (having conquered, having won)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (mahārāja) (O great king)

• कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has fulfilled his purpose (kṛtakṛtya) (one who has done what was to be done, one whose purpose is accomplished)

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become (you will be, you will become)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Used as an adverbial meaning 'therefore'.

अद्य (adya) - right now (today, now, at present)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'adya') (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must be undertaken (referring to the battle) (to be gone, one must go, one must proceed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, that which is to be reached

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-tavya'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally, 'it must be gone to' or 'one must go'.

युद्धस्य (yuddhasya) - to this struggle (genitive of purpose/object) (of the battle, for the battle)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Genitive often functions as objective genitive with verbal derivatives.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (bharatarṣabha) (O bull among Bharatas, O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas (a king in the lunar dynasty), best of Bharatas

Compound of 'bharata' and 'ṛṣabha'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata (an ancient king), an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the struggle) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'yuddham' mentioned earlier.

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered (having conquered, having won)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'ji' (to conquer) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Conveys a completed action followed by another.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (mahārāja) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'rāja' (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has fulfilled his purpose (kṛtakṛtya) (one who has done what was to be done, one whose purpose is accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - one who has accomplished his object, one whose duty is done

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'kṛta' (done) and 'kṛtya' (duty/purpose).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛtya – duty, action, purpose, that which is to be done
  noun
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'tvam' (you).

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become (you will be, you will become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future active indicative, 2nd person singular

Root 'bhū' (to be), Parasmaipada, 1st class.

Root: bhū (class 1)