महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-17

अहं हि द्वारकायाश्च पितुश्च कुरुनन्दन ।
तेषु रक्षां समाधाय प्रयातः सौभपातने ॥१७॥

17. ahaṁ hi dvārakāyāśca pituśca kurunandana ,
teṣu rakṣāṁ samādhāya prayātaḥ saubhapātane.

17. aham hi dvārakāyāḥ ca pituḥ ca kurunandana
teṣu rakṣām samādhāya prayātaḥ saubhapātane

17. O descendant of Kuru, I had indeed departed for the destruction of Saubha, having ensured the protection of Dvaraka and my father.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• द्वारकायाः (dvārakāyāḥ) - of Dvaraka

• च (ca) - and, also

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of father

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Arjuna (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense

• समाधाय (samādhāya) - having ensured (protection) (having placed, having established, having fixed)

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - I departed (departed, gone forth)

• सौभपातने (saubhapātane) - for the destruction of Saubha

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

द्वारकायाः (dvārakāyāḥ) - of Dvaraka

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dvārakā

dvārakā - Dvaraka (name of a city)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Arjuna (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dvaraka and father (implied protection for both place and person).

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, defense, guard

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

समाधाय (samādhāya) - having ensured (protection) (having placed, having established, having fixed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from verb root dhā (to place, hold) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - I departed (departed, gone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root yā (to go) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'asmi' (I am/was), forming a past tense action.

सौभपातने (saubhapātane) - for the destruction of Saubha

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saubhapātana

saubhapātana - destruction of Saubha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saubha+pātana)

• saubha – Saubha (name of an aerial city/airship belonging to Salva)
  proper noun (neuter)
• pātana – causing to fall, striking down, destroying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from verb root pat (to fall) in causative form (pātayati)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or destination.