महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-46, verse-8

धिग्राज्यमिदमस्माकं धिग्बलं धिक्पराक्रमम् ।
क्षत्रधर्मं च धिग्यस्मान्मृता जीवामहे वयम् ॥८॥

8. dhigrājyamidamasmākaṁ dhigbalaṁ dhikparākramam ,
kṣatradharmaṁ ca dhigyasmānmṛtā jīvāmahe vayam.

8. dhik rājyam idam asmākam dhik balam dhik parākramam
kṣatradharmam ca dhik yasmāt mṛtāḥ jīvāmahe vayam

8. Fie on this kingdom of ours! Fie on our strength! Fie on our valor! And fie on the natural law (dharma) of a warrior, because of which we live as if dead.

Words meanings summery:

• धिक् (dhik) - fie on, shame on, woe to

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

• इदम् (idam) - this, here

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, heroism

• क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya, warrior's constitution

• च (ca) - and

• धिक् (dhik) - fie on, shame on, woe to

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which, from which

• मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead, deceased

• जीवामहे (jīvāmahe) - we live, we exist

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

धिक् (dhik) - fie on, shame on, woe to

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses reproach or censure.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign, rule

Note: Object of 'dhik'.

इदम् (idam) - this, here

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to 'rājyam'.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Object of 'dhik'.

पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, heroism

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, heroism, might

From prefix parā and root kram (to step, stride).

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dhik'.

क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya, warrior's constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya, warrior's constitution, duty of a warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, power
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dhik'. `dharma` is a bracketed term in translation.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धिक् (dhik) - fie on, shame on, woe to

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses reproach or censure.

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, indicating reason.

मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

जीवामहे (jīvāmahe) - we live, we exist

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (lat) of jīv

present tense, middle voice, 1st person plural

Root jīv (1st class), Ātmanepada ending. Commonly Parasmaipada but Ātmanepada forms are found in epic Sanskrit.

Root: jīv (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I