महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-273, verse-30

न चैषा देहभेदेन हता स्यादिति मे मतिः ।
जहि भर्तारमेवास्या हते तस्मिन्हता भवेत् ॥३०॥

30. na caiṣā dehabhedena hatā syāditi me matiḥ ,
jahi bhartāramevāsyā hate tasminhatā bhavet.

30. na ca eṣā dehabhedena hatā syāt iti me matiḥ
jahi bhartāram eva asyāḥ hate tasmin hatā bhavet

30. And it is not my opinion that she should be killed by bodily harm. Instead, kill her husband; when he is killed, she will be as good as killed.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषा (eṣā) - She (referring to Sītā) (this (feminine))

• देहभेदेन (dehabhedena) - by causing physical harm (by separation of the body, by bodily harm, by mutilation)

• हता (hatā) - killed, slain, destroyed

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, to me, for me)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intention, understanding

• जहि (jahi) - kill, slay

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband (Rāma) (husband, maintainer, lord)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (Sītā) (her, of her (genitive))

• हते (hate) - upon his being killed (killed, slain (locative singular))

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him (Rāma) (in him, on that (locative singular))

• हता (hatā) - killed, slain, destroyed

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - She (referring to Sītā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to Sītā.

देहभेदेन (dehabhedena) - by causing physical harm (by separation of the body, by bodily harm, by mutilation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dehabheda

dehabheda - separation of the body, bodily injury, mutilation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+bheda)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• bheda – splitting, breaking, division, difference
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhid.
  Root: bhid (class 7)

हता (hatā) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han + kta suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative active

Third person singular optative form.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Potential mood.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form for genitive singular.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intention, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, opinion, counsel

Derived from root man.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

जहि (jahi) - kill, slay

(verb)

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

imperative active

Second person singular imperative form.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Command directed at Rāvaṇa.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband (Rāma) (husband, maintainer, lord)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, supporter

Agent noun from root bhṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of "jahi".

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (Sītā) (her, of her (genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, he, it

Note: Possessive, referring to Sītā.

हते (hate) - upon his being killed (killed, slain (locative singular))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han + kta suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him (Rāma) (in him, on that (locative singular))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute phrase, referring to Sītā's husband (Rāma).

हता (hatā) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han + kta suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

optative active

Third person singular optative form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Potential mood.