महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-103

तस्माद्वरमहं काङ्क्षे निधनं वापि कौशिक ।
गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा शक्र यथेष्टं बलसूदन ॥१०३॥

103. tasmādvaramahaṁ kāṅkṣe nidhanaṁ vāpi kauśika ,
gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā śakra yatheṣṭaṁ balasūdana.

103. tasmāt varam aham kāṅkṣe nidhanam vā api kauśika |
gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā śakra yathā-iṣṭam bala-sūdana

103. kauśika! tasmāt aham varam vā api nidhanam kāṅkṣe.
śakra bala-sūdana! yathā-iṣṭam gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā.

103. Therefore, O Kauśika (Indra), I desire a boon from Him, or even death (rather than worshipping anyone else). Go or stay, O Śakra (Indra), O Slayer of Bala, as you please.

Words meanings summery:

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

• वरम् (varam) - A boon. (boon, blessing, best thing)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Upamanyu). (I)

• काङ्क्षे (kāṅkṣe) - I desire. (I desire, I long for)

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - Death. (death, destruction, dissolution)

• वा (vā) - Or. (or, either)

• अपि (api) - Even. (also, even)

• कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kauśika (an epithet of Indra). (son of Kuśika, an epithet of Indra)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - Go. (go, proceed)

• वा (vā) - Or. (or, either)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stay. (stand, stay, remain)

• वा (vā) - Or. (or, either)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra). (Śakra (an epithet of Indra))

• यथा-इष्टम् (yathā-iṣṭam) - As you please. (as desired, according to wish)

• बल-सूदन (bala-sūdana) - O Slayer of Bala (an epithet of Indra). (slayer of Bala (an epithet of Indra))

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'therefore'.

वरम् (varam) - A boon. (boon, blessing, best thing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣe'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Upamanyu). (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'kāṅkṣe'.

काङ्क्षे (kāṅkṣe) - I desire. (I desire, I long for)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kāṅkṣ

Present Middle Indic

1st person singular, present middle voice.

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

निधनम् (nidhanam) - Death. (death, destruction, dissolution)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, end, loss

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣe'.

वा (vā) - Or. (or, either)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - Even. (also, even)

(indeclinable)

कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kauśika (an epithet of Indra). (son of Kuśika, an epithet of Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - descendant of Kuśika; epithet of Indra

गच्छ (gaccha) - Go. (go, proceed)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of gam

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative active.

Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - Or. (or, either)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stay. (stand, stay, remain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of sthā

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative active.

Root: sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - Or. (or, either)

(indeclinable)

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra). (Śakra (an epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - mighty, powerful; epithet of Indra

यथा-इष्टम् (yathā-iṣṭam) - As you please. (as desired, according to wish)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+iṣṭa)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, liked
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root iṣ.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

बल-सूदन (bala-sūdana) - O Slayer of Bala (an epithet of Indra). (slayer of Bala (an epithet of Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bala-sūdana

bala-sūdana - slayer of Bala; epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+sūdana)

• bala – strength, power; name of an asura
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'sūd'.
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Vocative case, referring to Indra.