महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-9

नाहत्वा तं निवर्तिष्ये पुरीं द्वारवतीं प्रति ।
सशाल्वं सौभनगरं हत्वा द्रष्टास्मि वः पुनः ।
त्रिसामा हन्यतामेषा दुन्दुभिः शत्रुभीषणी ॥९॥

9. nāhatvā taṁ nivartiṣye purīṁ dvāravatīṁ prati ,
saśālvaṁ saubhanagaraṁ hatvā draṣṭāsmi vaḥ punaḥ ,
trisāmā hanyatāmeṣā dundubhiḥ śatrubhīṣaṇī.

9. na ahatvā tam nivartiṣye purīm
dvāravatīm prati saśālvam saubhānagaram
hatvā draṣṭā asmi vaḥ punaḥ trisāmā
hanyatām eṣā dundubhiḥ śatrubhīṣaṇī

9. I will not return to the city of Dvāravatī without killing him. Only after slaying the city of Saubha, along with Śālva, will I see you all again. Let this war-drum, Trisāmā, which terrifies enemies, be struck.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing, not having killed

• तम् (tam) - him

• निवर्तिष्ये (nivartiṣye) - I will return

• पुरीम् (purīm) - to the city

• द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - Dvāravatī (name of a city)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

• सशाल्वम् (saśālvam) - together with Śālva, accompanied by Śālva

• सौभानगरम् (saubhānagaram) - the flying city of Śālva (the city of Saubha)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after slaying

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - one who will see, I will see

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• वः (vaḥ) - you (plural)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• त्रिसामा (trisāmā) - Trisāmā (name of a drum)

• हन्यताम् (hanyatām) - let it be beaten/sounded (referring to the drum) (let it be killed / struck)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - war-drum, drum

• शत्रुभीषणी (śatrubhīṣaṇī) - terrifying to enemies, enemy-terrifying

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing, not having killed

(indeclinable)

negative absolutive/gerund

from a (negation) + hantvā (absolutive of han - to kill)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+hatvā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• hatvā – having killed
  indeclinable
  absolutive/gerund
  from root han (to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निवर्तिष्ये (nivartiṣye) - I will return

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of nivṛt

from ni + vṛt (to turn)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पुरीम् (purīm) - to the city

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, fortress

द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - Dvāravatī (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvāravatī

dvāravatī - name of Kṛṣṇa's city, Dvārakā

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs accusative.

सशाल्वम् (saśālvam) - together with Śālva, accompanied by Śālva

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saśālva

saśālva - with Śālva, including Śālva

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+śālva)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• śālva – name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'saubhānagaram'.

सौभानगरम् (saubhānagaram) - the flying city of Śālva (the city of Saubha)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saubhānagara

saubhānagara - the city of Saubha (the flying city of Śālva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saubha+nagara)

• saubha – name of a city (Śālva's flying city)
  proper noun (neuter)
• nagara – city
  noun (neuter)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after slaying

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root han (to kill)

Root: han (class 2)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - one who will see, I will see

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, one who sees

agent noun, equivalent to future tense verb

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively with 'asmi' to mean 'I shall see'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Can also be dative or genitive. Here accusative (I will see you).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

त्रिसामा (trisāmā) - Trisāmā (name of a drum)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trisāmā

trisāmā - name of a particular drum (lit. 'having three sāmans')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+sāman)

• tri – three
  numeral
• sāman – a Vedic hymn, chant
  noun (neuter)

हन्यताम् (hanyatām) - let it be beaten/sounded (referring to the drum) (let it be killed / struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Applied to 'dundubhi' (drum), implying 'let it be beaten/sounded'.

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, that

दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - war-drum, drum

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum

Note: Agrees in gender with 'eṣā' and 'śatrubhīṣaṇī', indicating feminine usage here.

शत्रुभीषणी (śatrubhīṣaṇī) - terrifying to enemies, enemy-terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śatrubhīṣaṇa

śatrubhīṣaṇa - terrifying enemies, enemy-terrifying

agent noun/adjective from causative

from śatru (enemy) + bhīṣaṇa (causing fear, terrifying, causative of bhī)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+bhīṣaṇa)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• bhīṣaṇa – terrifying, dreadful, causing fear
  adjective (feminine)
  causative participle/adjective
  from root bhī (to fear), causative
  Root: bhī (class 3)