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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-45

कर्तव्यं चेत्प्रियं मह्यं वध्यः स पुरुषाधमः ।
सैन्धवापसदः पापो दुर्मतिः कुलपांसनः ॥४५॥
45. kartavyaṁ cetpriyaṁ mahyaṁ vadhyaḥ sa puruṣādhamaḥ ,
saindhavāpasadaḥ pāpo durmatiḥ kulapāṁsanaḥ.
45. kartavyam cet priyam mahyam vadhyaḥ saḥ puruṣādhamaḥ
saindhavāpasadaḥ pāpaḥ durmatiḥ kulapāṃsanaḥ
45. If you wish to do something dear for my sake, then that lowest of men must be killed – that vile Sindhu, who is sinful, evil-minded, and a disgracer of his family.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - Refers to an action, specifically killing Jayadratha. (to be done, ought to be done, duty)
  • चेत् (cet) - if, in case
  • प्रियम् (priyam) - Something dear (that Draupadi wishes for) (dear, beloved, agreeable)
  • मह्यम् (mahyam) - For Draupadi. (to me, for me)
  • वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (to be killed, punishable by death)
  • सः (saḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (he, that)
  • पुरुषाधमः (puruṣādhamaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (lowest of men, vile man)
  • सैन्धवापसदः (saindhavāpasadaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha, king of Sindhu. (vilest of the Sindhus, outcast of Sindhu)
  • पापः (pāpaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (sinful, wicked, evil)
  • दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (evil-minded, wicked-minded)
  • कुलपांसनः (kulapāṁsanaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (disgracer of the family, family-destroyer)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - Refers to an action, specifically killing Jayadratha. (to be done, ought to be done, duty)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty
Gerundive
Formed from root kṛ (to do) + tavya (gerundive suffix)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
चेत् (cet) - if, in case
(indeclinable)
प्रियम् (priyam) - Something dear (that Draupadi wishes for) (dear, beloved, agreeable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of priya
priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
मह्यम् (mahyam) - For Draupadi. (to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of aham
aham - I
वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (to be killed, punishable by death)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhya
vadhya - to be killed, fit to be killed, deserving death
Gerundive
Formed from root vadh (to kill) or han (to strike, kill) with a derivational suffix -ya.
Root: vadh (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पुरुषाधमः (puruṣādhamaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (lowest of men, vile man)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣādhama
puruṣādhama - lowest of men, vilest person
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+adhama)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • adhama – lowest, mean, vilest
    adjective
सैन्धवापसदः (saindhavāpasadaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha, king of Sindhu. (vilest of the Sindhus, outcast of Sindhu)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saindhavāpasada
saindhavāpasada - outcast among the Sindhus, vile Sindhu
Compound type : tatpurusha (saindhava+apasada)
  • saindhava – a native of Sindhu, king of Sindhu
    proper noun (masculine)
  • apasada – outcast, vilest, low person
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: apa
    Root: sad
पापः (pāpaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (sinful, wicked, evil)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, sinful
दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (evil-minded, wicked-minded)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati
durmati - evil-minded, ill-disposed, wicked thought
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mati)
  • dur – bad, difficult, evil
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • mati – mind, thought, intelligence
    noun (feminine)
कुलपांसनः (kulapāṁsanaḥ) - Refers to Jayadratha. (disgracer of the family, family-destroyer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kulapāṃsana
kulapāṁsana - disgracer of the family, one who soils his family
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+pāṃsana)
  • kula – family, lineage, race
    noun (neuter)
  • pāṃsana – soiling, disgracing, defiling
    adjective
    Root: pāṃs