महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-22, verse-21

निहत्य पृथिवीपालान्राज्यं प्राप्तमिदं मया ।
तव प्रज्ञामुपश्रुत्य वासुदेवान्नरर्षभात् ॥२१॥

21. nihatya pṛthivīpālānrājyaṁ prāptamidaṁ mayā ,
tava prajñāmupaśrutya vāsudevānnararṣabhāt.

21. nihatya pṛthivīpālān rājyam prāptam idam mayā
tava prajñām upaśrutya vāsudevāt nararṣabhāt

21. mayā pṛthivīpālān nihatya,
tava prajñām vāsudevāt nararṣabhāt (ca) upaśrutya,
idam rājyam prāptam.

21. This kingdom was obtained by me after killing the rulers of the earth, having listened to your wisdom and that of Vasudeva, the greatest of men.

Words meanings summery:

• निहत्य (nihatya) - after killing (having killed, having struck down, having destroyed)

• पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - the rulers of the earth (protectors of the earth, kings)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, rule)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - has been obtained (obtained, gained, reached)

• इदम् (idam) - this (kingdom) (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Yudhishthira) (by me)

• तव (tava) - your (mother's) (your)

• प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom (wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel)

• उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having listened to (having heard, having listened to)

• वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vasudeva (Krishna)

• नरर्षभात् (nararṣabhāt) - from the greatest of men (from the bull among men, from the best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

निहत्य (nihatya) - after killing (having killed, having struck down, having destroyed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'han' (to strike, to kill) with upasarga 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - the rulers of the earth (protectors of the earth, kings)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl (class 1)

Note: Object of `nihatya`.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, rule)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

Note: Subject of the passive verb `prāptam`.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - has been obtained (obtained, gained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain, to reach) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'is' or 'has been'.

इदम् (idam) - this (kingdom) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to `rājyam`.

मया (mayā) - by me (Yudhishthira) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - we

Note: Agent of the passive `prāptam`.

तव (tava) - your (mother's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to Kunti.

प्रज्ञाम् (prajñām) - wisdom (wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel

From root 'jñā' (to know) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of `upaśrutya`.

उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having listened to (having heard, having listened to)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'śru' (to hear) with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 5)

वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

Patronymic from Vasudeva.

Note: Source of wisdom.

नरर्षभात् (nararṣabhāt) - from the greatest of men (from the bull among men, from the best of men)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Vasudeva, agreeing with `vāsudevāt`.