महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-2, verse-21

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एकाह्ना निर्दहेयं वै शत्रूनित्यर्जुनोऽब्रवीत् ।
न च तत्कृतवानेष शूरमानी ततोऽपतत् ॥२१॥

21. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
ekāhnā nirdaheyaṁ vai śatrūnityarjuno'bravīt ,
na ca tatkṛtavāneṣa śūramānī tato'patat.

21. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | ekāhnā nirdaheyam vai śatrūn iti
arjunaḥ abravīt | na ca tat kṛtavān eṣa śūramānī tataḥ apatat

21. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca.
arjunaḥ abravīt iti: "vai ekāhnā śatrūn nirdaheyam.
" ca eṣa śūramānī tat na kṛtavān,
tataḥ apatat.

21. Yudhishthira said, "Arjuna indeed declared, 'I would incinerate all enemies in a single day.' But this proud one, considering himself a hero, did not accomplish that, and therefore he fell."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pāṇḍava brother (Yudhishthira (proper noun); steady in battle)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day, by one day

• निर्दहेयम् (nirdaheyam) - I would burn completely, I should incinerate

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava warrior (Arjuna (proper noun); white, bright)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that (deed/promise) (that, that one)

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did (that) (having done, he did)

• एष (eṣa) - this one (Arjuna) (this, this one)

• शूरमानी (śūramānī) - this one, proud of being a hero (Arjuna) (considering himself a hero, proud of being a hero)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• अपतत् (apatat) - he fell

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pāṇḍava brother (Yudhishthira (proper noun); steady in battle)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of one of the Pāṇḍava brothers); steady in battle

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day, by one day

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ekāhan

ekāhan - one day, a single day

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ahan)

• eka – one, single, sole
  adjective
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

निर्दहेयम् (nirdaheyam) - I would burn completely, I should incinerate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirdah

Prefix: nis

Root: dah (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava warrior (Arjuna (proper noun); white, bright)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of one of the Pāṇḍava brothers); white, bright, silver-colored

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (deed/promise) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did (that) (having done, he did)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavant

kṛtavant - having done, having performed, accomplished

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root kṛ (to do) with the ktavat affix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एष (eṣa) - this one (Arjuna) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (referring to something near or just mentioned)

शूरमानी (śūramānī) - this one, proud of being a hero (Arjuna) (considering himself a hero, proud of being a hero)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūramānin

śūramānin - one who considers himself a hero, proud of being a hero

Compound type : upapada (śūra+mānin)

• śūra – hero, warrior; brave, valiant
  noun (masculine)
• mānin – thinking, supposing, considering oneself (as); proud of
  adjective
  Agent Noun (suffix -in)
  Derived from the root man (to think) with the suffix -in.
  Root: man (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

अपतत् (apatat) - he fell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)