महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-30, verse-23

अन्यान्बाणान्समीक्षस्व यैस्त्वं मां सूदयिष्यसि ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा स विचिन्त्याथ ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२३॥

23. anyānbāṇānsamīkṣasva yaistvaṁ māṁ sūdayiṣyasi ,
tacchrutvā sa vicintyātha tato vacanamabravīt.

23. anyān bāṇān samīkṣasva yaiḥ tvam mām sūdayiṣyasi
tat śrutvā sa vicintya atha tataḥ vacanam abravīt

23. 'Consider other arrows with which you will destroy me.' Having heard that, he (Alarka) reflected, and then spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यान् (anyān) - Other types of arrows, not the ones he's currently using. (other, different)

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - Arrows that Alarka might use. (arrows)

• समीक्षस्व (samīkṣasva) - Alarka is being told to consider or find other arrows. (consider, look at, examine, perceive)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - Refers to the 'other arrows' (anyān bāṇān) as the means. (by which, with which)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Alarka. (you)

• माम् (mām) - The Eye referring to itself. (me)

• सूदयिष्यसि (sūdayiṣyasi) - You (Alarka) will destroy me (the Eye). (you will destroy, kill, strike)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the words spoken by the Eye. (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Alarka having heard the Eye's words. (having heard)

• स (sa) - Alarka. (he)

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - Alarka having reflected on the Eye's words. (having reflected, having pondered)

• अथ (atha) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, now, moreover)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, thereupon, from that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - The reply given by Alarka. (word, speech, utterance)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Alarka spoke. (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यान् (anyān) - Other types of arrows, not the ones he's currently using. (other, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with bāṇān.

बाणान् (bāṇān) - Arrows that Alarka might use. (arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Object of samīkṣasva.

समीक्षस्व (samīkṣasva) - Alarka is being told to consider or find other arrows. (consider, look at, examine, perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of samīkṣ

Imperative middle

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

यैः (yaiḥ) - Refers to the 'other arrows' (anyān bāṇān) as the means. (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

त्वम् (tvam) - Alarka. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of sūdayiṣyasi.

माम् (mām) - The Eye referring to itself. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Object of sūdayiṣyasi.

सूदयिष्यसि (sūdayiṣyasi) - You (Alarka) will destroy me (the Eye). (you will destroy, kill, strike)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sūd

Future active

From root sūd (to destroy) with future suffix -sya-

Root: sūd (class 10)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the words spoken by the Eye. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Alarka having heard the Eye's words. (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

स (sa) - Alarka. (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of abravīt.

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - Alarka having reflected on the Eye's words. (having reflected, having pondered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root cint (to think) with prefix vi-, suffix -ya.

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Used with a prefix.

अथ (atha) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

From tad with -tas suffix.

वचनम् (vacanam) - The reply given by Alarka. (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Alarka spoke. (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Imperfect active

From root vac (to speak) with augment 'a-'.

Root: vac (class 2)