महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-10

आत्तायुधं मामिह रौहिणेय पश्यन्तु भौमा युधि जातहर्षाः ।
निघ्नन्तमेकं कुरुयोधमुख्यान्काले महाकक्षमिवान्तकाग्निः ॥१०॥

10. āttāyudhaṁ māmiha rauhiṇeya; paśyantu bhaumā yudhi jātaharṣāḥ ,
nighnantamekaṁ kuruyodhamukhyā;nkāle mahākakṣamivāntakāgniḥ.

10. āttāyudham mām iha rauhiṇeya
paśyantu bhaumā yudhi jātaharṣāḥ
nighnantam ekam kuruyodhamukhyān
kāle mahākakṣam iva antakāgniḥ

10. O son of Rohiṇī (Rauhiṇeya), let the kings of the earth see me here in battle, having taken up my weapons and filled with joy, as I alone slay the chief Kuru warriors, just as the fire of destruction (antakāgniḥ) consumes a vast forest (mahākakṣam) in its time.

10. הו בן רוֹהִינִי (רָאמַה), שיראו אותי בני האדמה בקרב כשנשק בידי והם שמחים, כשאני מכה לבדי את ראשי לוחמי הקוּרוּ, כאש הכיליון השורפת בשעתה סבך עצום.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्तायुधम् (āttāyudham) - having taken up my weapons (having taken up weapons, armed)

• माम् (mām) - me (the speaker) (me)

• इह (iha) - here (in this battle) (here, in this world)

• रौहिणेय (rauhiṇeya) - O son of Rohiṇī (Balarāma)

• पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see (let them see, may they see)

• भौमा (bhaumā) - the kings of the earth (earthly, kings of the earth)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

• जातहर्षाः (jātaharṣāḥ) - filled with joy (born of joy, exhilarated, filled with joy)

• निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - slaying (striking, killing (masculine accusative singular))

• एकम् (ekam) - alone (one, alone, single)

• कुरुयोधमुख्यान् (kuruyodhamukhyān) - the chief Kuru warriors (chief Kuru warriors)

• काले (kāle) - in its time, in due course (in time, at the proper time)

• महाकक्षम् (mahākakṣam) - a vast forest (a great forest, a vast thicket)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अन्तकाग्निः (antakāgniḥ) - the fire of destruction (of Antaka/Yama) (the fire of destruction, fire of Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्तायुधम् (āttāyudham) - having taken up my weapons (having taken up weapons, armed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āttāyudha

āttāyudha - one who has taken up arms, armed

Bahuvrihi compound: ātta (taken up) + āyudha (weapon)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātta+āyudha)

• ātta – taken, seized, received
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dā with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: modifies mām

माम् (mām) - me (the speaker) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I

इह (iha) - here (in this battle) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

रौहिणेय (rauhiṇeya) - O son of Rohiṇī (Balarāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rauhiṇeya

rauhiṇeya - son of Rohiṇī (epithet of Balarāma)

A patronymic derived from Rohiṇī

पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see (let them see, may they see)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भौमा (bhaumā) - the kings of the earth (earthly, kings of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhauma

bhauma - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth; inhabitants of the earth, kings

derived from bhūmi (earth)

Note: Subject of paśyantu

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

Root: yudh (class 4)

जातहर्षाः (jātaharṣāḥ) - filled with joy (born of joy, exhilarated, filled with joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jātaharṣa

jātaharṣa - having joy arisen, joyful, exhilarated

Bahuvrihi compound: jāta (arisen) + harṣa (joy)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+harṣa)

• jāta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)
• harṣa – joy, delight, exhilaration
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: modifies bhaumāḥ

निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - slaying (striking, killing (masculine accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing, slaying

Present Active Participle

derived from root han with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: modifies mām

एकम् (ekam) - alone (one, alone, single)

(numeral)

Note: modifies mām

कुरुयोधमुख्यान् (kuruyodhamukhyān) - the chief Kuru warriors (chief Kuru warriors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuruyodhamukhya

kuruyodhamukhya - chief of Kuru warriors

Tatpurusha compound: Kuru + yodha (warrior) + mukhya (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+yodha+mukhya)

• kuru – Kuru (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: mukh (class 1)

Note: Direct object of nighnantam

काले (kāle) - in its time, in due course (in time, at the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Root: kāl (class 10)

महाकक्षम् (mahākakṣam) - a vast forest (a great forest, a vast thicket)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahākakṣa

mahākakṣa - great thicket or forest, large wilderness

Karmadharaya compound: mahā (great) + kakṣa (thicket/forest)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+kakṣa)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• kakṣa – thicket, brushwood, forest, wilderness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of implied verb of burning/consuming by fire

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अन्तकाग्निः (antakāgniḥ) - the fire of destruction (of Antaka/Yama) (the fire of destruction, fire of Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antakāgni

antakāgni - fire of Antaka (Death/Yama), fire of destruction

Tatpurusha compound: Antaka (Yama, god of death) + Agni (fire)

Compound type : tatpurusha (antaka+agni)

• antaka – ender, destroyer, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag

Note: Subject of the comparison

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