महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-13

मम पापस्वभावेन भ्राता येन निपातितः ।
शिशुपालो महीपालस्तं वधिष्ये महीतले ॥१३॥

13. mama pāpasvabhāvena bhrātā yena nipātitaḥ ,
śiśupālo mahīpālastaṁ vadhiṣye mahītale.

13. mama pāpasvabhāvena bhrātā yena nipātitaḥ
śiśupālaḥ mahīpālaḥ tam vadhiṣye mahītale

13. My brother, King Śiśupāla, was killed by that one whose nature is sinful. Therefore, I will kill him on this earth.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• पापस्वभावेन (pāpasvabhāvena) - by Kṛṣṇa, who is perceived as having a sinful nature (by one of sinful nature, by one whose character is evil)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• येन (yena) - by Kṛṣṇa (by whom, by which)

• निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - struck down, killed, felled

• शिशुपालः (śiśupālaḥ) - Śiśupāla (name of a king)

• महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

• तम् (tam) - Kṛṣṇa (him, that (one))

• वधिष्ये (vadhiṣye) - I shall kill, I will slay

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mama

mama - my, of me

Pronominal genitive singular form of 'asmad' (I).

पापस्वभावेन (pāpasvabhāvena) - by Kṛṣṇa, who is perceived as having a sinful nature (by one of sinful nature, by one whose character is evil)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpasvabhāva

pāpasvabhāva - of sinful nature, having an evil character

Compound of 'pāpa' (sin, evil) and 'svabhāva' (own nature).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+svabhāva)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• svabhāva – own nature, inherent disposition, essential property
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sva' (own) + root 'bhū' (to be) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa.

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Subject of 'nipātitaḥ'.

येन (yena) - by Kṛṣṇa (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Instrumental singular masculine of 'yad'.

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa.

निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - struck down, killed, felled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, killed, felled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'ni' + root 'pat' (to fall) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhrātā'.

शिशुपालः (śiśupālaḥ) - Śiśupāla (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśupāla

śiśupāla - Śiśupāla (a king, Kṛṣṇa's cousin, slain by Kṛṣṇa)

Note: Appositive to 'bhrātā'.

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'pāl' (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Appositive to 'śiśupālaḥ'.

तम् (tam) - Kṛṣṇa (him, that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Accusative singular masculine of 'tad'.

Note: Object of 'vadhiṣye'. Refers to the one of 'pāpasvabhāvena'.

वधिष्ये (vadhiṣye) - I shall kill, I will slay

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of vadh

Future

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root 'vadh' (often derived from 'han').

Root: vadh (class 1)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'tala' (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)