महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-18

क्षत्रियः शस्त्रमरणो यदा भवति सत्कृतः ।
ननु स्म मागधं सर्वे प्रतिबाधेम यद्वयम् ॥१८॥

18. kṣatriyaḥ śastramaraṇo yadā bhavati satkṛtaḥ ,
nanu sma māgadhaṁ sarve pratibādhema yadvayam.

18. kṣatriyaḥ śastramaraṇaḥ yadā bhavati satkṛtaḥ
nanu sma māgadham sarve pratibādhema yat vayam

18. When a kṣatriya becomes honored by dying with a weapon, then surely all of us should resist the king of Magadha, since we are united.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya class

• शस्त्रमरणः (śastramaraṇaḥ) - honored by dying with a weapon (as a hero's death) (dying by a weapon, whose death is by a weapon)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored (by achieving a heroic death) (honored, respected, treated with respect)

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, certainly

• स्म (sma) - an emphatic particle, converts present tense to past

• मागधम् (māgadham) - the king of Magadha (Jarasandha) (of Magadha, belonging to Magadha)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, whole, every)

• प्रतिबाधेम (pratibādhema) - we should resist, we should oppose

• यत् (yat) - that, because, since

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a kṣatriya

शस्त्रमरणः (śastramaraṇaḥ) - honored by dying with a weapon (as a hero's death) (dying by a weapon, whose death is by a weapon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śastramaraṇa

śastramaraṇa - death by weapon, one whose death is by a weapon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śastra+maraṇa)

• śastra – weapon, arm, knife
  noun (neuter)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root mṛ 'to die'
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies kṣatriyaḥ

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present Active

3rd person singular present active of the root bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored (by achieving a heroic death) (honored, respected, treated with respect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, worshipped, glorified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ with prefix sat and the past passive participle suffix -ta

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies kṣatriyaḥ

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - an emphatic particle, converts present tense to past

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used for emphasis or possibly to indicate past potential, or a general statement.

मागधम् (māgadham) - the king of Magadha (Jarasandha) (of Magadha, belonging to Magadha)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māgadha

māgadha - pertaining to Magadha, a native of Magadha, a king of Magadha

सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies vayam

प्रतिबाधेम (pratibādhema) - we should resist, we should oppose

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of pratibādh

Optative Active

1st person plural optative active of the root bādh with the prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bādh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that, because, since

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used as a conjunction 'since' or 'that'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of mad

mad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)