महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-164, verse-25

इन्द्र उवाच ।
क्रूरं कर्मास्त्रवित्तात करिष्यसि परंतप ।
यदर्थमस्त्राणीप्सुस्त्वं तं कामं पाण्डवाप्नुहि ॥२५॥

25. indra uvāca ,
krūraṁ karmāstravittāta kariṣyasi paraṁtapa ,
yadarthamastrāṇīpsustvaṁ taṁ kāmaṁ pāṇḍavāpnuhi.

25. indraḥ uvāca krūram karma astravit tāta kariṣyasi paraṃtapa
yat artham astrāṇi īpsuḥ tvam tam kāmam pāṇḍava āpnuhi

25. Indra said, "O knower of weapons, O tormentor of foes, dear one, you will perform a cruel action (karma). O Pāṇḍava, attain that very desire for which you are eager to acquire these weapons."

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra, the king of gods

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual

• अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - knower of weapons, expert in weapons

• तात (tāta) - dear one (used affectionately by Indra to Arjuna) (father, dear one, son)

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will perform

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies

• यत् (yat) - which, that which, for which

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

• ईप्सुः (īpsuḥ) - desiring, wishing, eager to obtain

• त्वम् (tvam) - Arjuna (speaker) (you)

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, love

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu)

• आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain, attain, reach

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra, the king of gods

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, the chief of the gods, a god of rain and thunder

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, harsh

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

derived from root kṛ with suffix -man

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - knower of weapons, expert in weapons

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of astravid

astravid - knower of weapons, expert in weapons

compound of astra (weapon) and vid (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+vid)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Vocative form of 'astravid'.

तात (tāta) - dear one (used affectionately by Indra to Arjuna) (father, dear one, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son, respected person

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do, you will perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

future active

root kṛ, future 2nd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, subduer of enemies, one who causes heat to enemies

compound of para (enemy) and tapa (one who heats/torments)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – enemy, other, supreme
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – one who heats, torments, performs austerities (tapas)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root tap
  Root: tap (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which, for which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, because, since

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'for which reason'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

Note: Often used with 'yat' to form 'yadartham' (for which purpose).

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

ईप्सुः (īpsuḥ) - desiring, wishing, eager to obtain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsu

īpsu - desiring, wishing, eager to obtain, intent on getting

desiderative participle

desiderative of root āp (to obtain), with suffix -u

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - Arjuna (speaker) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'kāmam'.

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, love

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

derived from Pāṇḍu

आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain, attain, reach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āp

imperative active

root āp, imperative 2nd person singular

Root: āp (class 5)