महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-262, verse-9

मारीचश्चिन्तयामास विशिष्टान्मरणं वरम् ।
अवश्यं मरणे प्राप्ते करिष्याम्यस्य यन्मतम् ॥९॥

9. mārīcaścintayāmāsa viśiṣṭānmaraṇaṁ varam ,
avaśyaṁ maraṇe prāpte kariṣyāmyasya yanmatam.

9. mārīcaḥ cintayāmāsa viśiṣṭāt maraṇam varam
avaśyam maraṇe prāpte kariṣyāmi asya yat matam

9. Mārīca reflected: 'Death from the distinguished one (Rāma) is preferable. Since death is certainly imminent, I will carry out what he (Rāvaṇa) wishes.'

Words meanings summery:

• मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Mārīca (subject) (Mārīca (proper name))

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - Mārīca thought (he thought, he considered)

• विशिष्टात् (viśiṣṭāt) - from the distinguished one (Rāma) (from the distinguished, from the special, from the superior)

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (death, dying)

• वरम् (varam) - preferable, better (better, preferable, excellent, boon)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, inevitably (adverbial) (certainly, inevitably, necessarily)

• मरणे (maraṇe) - when death is (imminent) (in death, at death, during death)

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when (death) has arrived / is imminent (obtained, reached, arrived, imminent)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will carry out (I will do, I will make, I will perform)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (Rāvaṇa) (of this, of him)

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

• मतम् (matam) - his intention/desire (opinion, intention, desire, thought, approved)

Words meanings and morphology

मारीचः (mārīcaḥ) - Mārīca (subject) (Mārīca (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārīca

mārīca - Mārīca (name of a Rakshasa)

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - Mārīca thought (he thought, he considered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of cint

Denominative verb from cintā (thought), followed by periphrastic perfect formation.

Root: cit (class 10)

विशिष्टात् (viśiṣṭāt) - from the distinguished one (Rāma) (from the distinguished, from the special, from the superior)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, superior, special

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śiṣ (to distinguish, to be distinguished) with prefix vi, forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (death, dying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

verbal noun

Derived from the root √mṛ (to die) with suffix -ana.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

वरम् (varam) - preferable, better (better, preferable, excellent, boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, preferable; a boon, a choice

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, inevitably (adverbial) (certainly, inevitably, necessarily)

(indeclinable)

gerundive/potential participle (sometimes used adverbially)

From the root √vaś (to wish, control) with negative prefix 'a' and suffix -ya, meaning 'not to be controlled, inevitable'.

Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of adjective).

मरणे (maraṇe) - when death is (imminent) (in death, at death, during death)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

verbal noun

Derived from the root √mṛ (to die) with suffix -ana.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when (death) has arrived / is imminent (obtained, reached, arrived, imminent)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will carry out (I will do, I will make, I will perform)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - of him (Rāvaṇa) (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

यत् (yat) - what (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

मतम् (matam) - his intention/desire (opinion, intention, desire, thought, approved)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, thought, intention, belief; thought, approved, respected

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Derived from the root √man (to think, believe) with suffix -ta.

Root: man (class 4)