महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-83, verse-6

किमयं चार्यते वाजी स्त्रीमध्य इव भारत ।
हयमेनं हरिष्यामि प्रयतस्व विमोक्षणे ॥६॥

6. kimayaṁ cāryate vājī strīmadhya iva bhārata ,
hayamenaṁ hariṣyāmi prayatasva vimokṣaṇe.

6. kim ayam ca āryate vājī strīmadhye iva bhārata
hayam enam hariṣyāmi prayatasva vimokṣaṇe

6. bhārata kim ayam vājī strīmadhye iva ca āryate
enam hayam hariṣyāmi vimokṣaṇe prayatasva

6. O Bhārata, why is this horse being protected as if it were among women? I shall seize this horse, so strive to liberate it.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - why (why, what)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (horse) (this, he)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आर्यते (āryate) - is being protected or guarded (is protected, is respected, is served)

• वाजी (vājī) - the sacrificial horse (horse, swift one)

• स्त्रीमध्ये (strīmadhye) - like something kept safely among women (not for battle) (in the midst of women)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• भारत (bhārata) - O Arjuna (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• हयम् (hayam) - this horse (the sacrificial horse) (horse)

• एनम् (enam) - this (horse) (this, him)

• हरिष्यामि (hariṣyāmi) - I will seize (the horse) (I will take away, I will steal, I will seize)

• प्रयतत्स्व (prayatatsva) - strive, exert yourself, try

• विमोक्षणे (vimokṣaṇe) - in the act of freeing (the horse) (in freeing, in liberating)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - why (why, what)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

अयम् (ayam) - this (horse) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

Note: Refers to the sacrificial horse.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'why' with 'being protected'.

आर्यते (āryate) - is being protected or guarded (is protected, is respected, is served)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ā + ṛ

Present Passive

Root `ṛ` (to go, rise) with prefix `ā`, in passive form

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 1)

वाजी (vājī) - the sacrificial horse (horse, swift one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vājin

vājin - horse, steed, swift, strong

Root: vāj

Note: Refers to the horse of the aśvamedha (Vedic ritual).

स्त्रीमध्ये (strīmadhye) - like something kept safely among women (not for battle) (in the midst of women)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of strīmadhya

strīmadhya - in the midst of women, among women

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+madhya)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

Note: Suggests a place of safety and non-combat.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

भारत (bhārata) - O Arjuna (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Arjuna.

हयम् (hayam) - this horse (the sacrificial horse) (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haya

haya - horse

Root: hi (class 5)

एनम् (enam) - this (horse) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, him, it

Note: Refers to `hayam`.

हरिष्यामि (hariṣyāmi) - I will seize (the horse) (I will take away, I will steal, I will seize)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of hṛ

Future Active

Root `hṛ` (to take), future tense

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Expresses a strong declaration of intent.

प्रयतत्स्व (prayatatsva) - strive, exert yourself, try

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra + yat

Imperative Middle

Root `yat` (to strive) with prefix `pra`, middle voice, imperative mood

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Direct command to Arjuna.

विमोक्षणे (vimokṣaṇe) - in the act of freeing (the horse) (in freeing, in liberating)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vimokṣaṇa

vimokṣaṇa - liberation, freeing, release

Derived from root `muc` (to free) with prefix `vi`, nominalization suffix `aṇa`

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to the action of liberating the horse.