महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-68, verse-23

यथा कंसश्च केशी च धर्मेण निहतौ मया ।
तेन सत्येन बालोऽयं पुनरुज्जीवतामिह ॥२३॥

23. yathā kaṁsaśca keśī ca dharmeṇa nihatau mayā ,
tena satyena bālo'yaṁ punarujjīvatāmiha.

23. yathā kaṃsaḥ ca keśī ca dharmeṇa nihatāu mayā
tena satyena bālaḥ ayam punaḥ ujjīvatām iha

23. yathā mayā dharmeṇa kaṃsaḥ ca keśī ca nihatāu,
tena satyena ayam bālaḥ iha punaḥ ujjīvatām

23. Just as Kamsa and Keśī were killed by me in accordance with natural law (dharma), by the power of that truth, may this child revive here again.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• कंसः (kaṁsaḥ) - Kamsa (name of a demon king)

• च (ca) - and

• केशी (keśī) - The demon Keśī, killed by Krishna. (Keśī (name of a demon))

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - In accordance with the divine constitution or moral order. (by natural law, by righteousness, by justice)

• निहताउ (nihatāu) - Kamsa and Keśī were struck down/killed. (were killed, struck down)

• मया (mayā) - By Krishna (the speaker). (by me)

• तेन (tena) - By that truth. (by that)

• सत्येन (satyena) - By the power of truth. (by the truth, by veracity)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - The child Parikṣit, who was struck by the brahmāstra. (child, infant)

• अयम् (ayam) - This particular child. (this (masculine))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• उज्जीवताम् (ujjīvatām) - An imperative command/blessing for the child to regain life. (may he revive, let him live again)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

कंसः (kaṁsaḥ) - Kamsa (name of a demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṃsa

kaṁsa - Kamsa, maternal uncle of Krishna, killed by Krishna

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

केशी (keśī) - The demon Keśī, killed by Krishna. (Keśī (name of a demon))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśin

keśin - Keśī (a demon in the form of a horse, killed by Krishna), hairy, having a mane

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - In accordance with the divine constitution or moral order. (by natural law, by righteousness, by justice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty, justice, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

निहताउ (nihatāu) - Kamsa and Keśī were struck down/killed. (were killed, struck down)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed, wounded

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'ni' (upasarga) + root 'han' (to strike, kill) + past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मया (mayā) - By Krishna (the speaker). (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

तेन (tena) - By that truth. (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Instrumental singular of 'tad', agreeing with 'satyena'.

सत्येन (satyena) - By the power of truth. (by the truth, by veracity)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, veracity, true, real

Root: as (class 2)

बालः (bālaḥ) - The child Parikṣit, who was struck by the brahmāstra. (child, infant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, infant, boy, young, innocent

अयम् (ayam) - This particular child. (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

उज्जीवताम् (ujjīvatām) - An imperative command/blessing for the child to regain life. (may he revive, let him live again)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of ujjīv

Imperative, 3rd person singular

From 'ud' (upasarga) + root 'jīv' (to live). This form 'ujjīvatām' is sometimes seen as a 3rd person singular imperative (Ātmanepada-like ending for a predominantly Parasmaipada root), signifying a wish or command.

Prefix: ud

Root: jīv (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)