महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-41, verse-31

पशुवद्घातनं वा मे दहनं वा कटाग्निना ।
क्रियतां मूर्ध्नि वो न्यस्तं मयेदं सकलं पदम् ॥३१॥

31. paśuvadghātanaṁ vā me dahanaṁ vā kaṭāgninā ,
kriyatāṁ mūrdhni vo nyastaṁ mayedaṁ sakalaṁ padam.

31. paśuvat ghātanam vā me dahanam vā kaṭāgninā kriyatām
mūrdhni vaḥ nyastam mayā idam sakalam padam

31. Whether I am killed like an animal or burned with a fire of dry grass, let it be done. I have placed this entire responsibility on your heads.

Words meanings summery:

• पशुवत् (paśuvat) - like an animal, as an animal

• घातनम् (ghātanam) - killing, slaughter

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• दहनम् (dahanam) - burning, cremation

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• कटाग्निना (kaṭāgninā) - by a fire of dry grass/chaff, by straw fire

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, at the top

• वः (vaḥ) - your, to you, for you (plural)

• न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, entrusted, deposited

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (thing)

• सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, whole, complete

• पदम् (padam) - this entire responsibility / pledge (word, foot, step, place, statement, position, responsibility, pledge)

Words meanings and morphology

पशुवत् (paśuvat) - like an animal, as an animal

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat (similarity)

घातनम् (ghātanam) - killing, slaughter

(noun)

neuter, singular of ghātana

ghātana - killing, slaughter, destruction

derived from verbal root

noun from causative of han (to strike/kill) + lyuṭ (ana)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kriyatām'.

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

enclitic form of asmad

Note: Dative of interest, indicating 'for me' or 'to me'.

दहनम् (dahanam) - burning, cremation

(noun)

neuter, singular of dahana

dahana - burning, consuming by fire

derived from verbal root

noun from dah (to burn) + lyuṭ (ana)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kriyatām'.

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

कटाग्निना (kaṭāgninā) - by a fire of dry grass/chaff, by straw fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kaṭāgni

kaṭāgni - fire of straw/chaff/dry grass

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṭa+agni)

• kaṭa – straw, dry grass, chaff, mat
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head, at the top

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

Note: Implies 'on your responsibility' or 'at your command'.

वः (vaḥ) - your, to you, for you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

enclitic form of yuṣmad

Note: Indicates possession ('your heads') or dative of interest.

न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, entrusted, deposited

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, laid down, entrusted, deposited

Past Passive Participle

prefix ni + root as (to throw/place) + suffix kta (ta)

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in the passive construction with 'nyastam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this (thing)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implied passive construction.

सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - entire, whole, complete, all

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - this entire responsibility / pledge (word, foot, step, place, statement, position, responsibility, pledge)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, word, place, position, statement, pledge, responsibility

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The object being placed or the subject of 'is placed'.