महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-36

हुत्वा शरीरं संग्रामे कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।
विजित्य वा परानाजौ यशः प्राप्स्यामि केवलम् ॥३६॥

36. hutvā śarīraṁ saṁgrāme kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ,
vijitya vā parānājau yaśaḥ prāpsyāmi kevalam.

36. hutvā śarīram saṅgrāme kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
vijitya vā parān ājau yaśaḥ prāpsyāmi kevalam

36. ...by sacrificing my body in battle; by performing an exceedingly difficult deed (karma); or by conquering my enemies in combat, I shall attain pure glory.

Words meanings summery:

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered, having sacrificed

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• कर्म (karma) - deed, action (karma)

• सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult, extremely hard to do

• विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered

• वा (vā) - or

• परान् (parān) - enemies, others

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

• प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I shall attain

• केवलम् (kevalam) - pure, mere, absolute

Words meanings and morphology

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered, having sacrificed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √hu (to offer, sacrifice) with suffix -ktvā

Root: hu (class 3)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical form

Note: Object of 'hutvā'.

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ktvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - deed, action (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work (karma), ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult, extremely hard to do

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sudukara

sudukara - very difficult to do, extremely hard

Compound: su- (very, well) + duṣkara (difficult to do). Root √kṛ (to do) with prefix duṣ- (difficult) and su- (intensive)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+duṣkara)

• su – well, good, very
  indeclinable
• duṣkara – difficult to do
  adjective (neuter)
  Kṛt suffix -kara (doer/making)
  Derived from √kṛ (to do) with prefix duṣ- (bad, difficult)
  Prefix: duṣ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √ji (to conquer) with prefix vi- and suffix -ya (after upasarga)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the preceding and succeeding absolutive clauses as alternatives.

परान् (parān) - enemies, others

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, enemy, supreme

Note: Object of 'vijitya'.

आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, combat, contest

Derived from √aj 'to drive, lead'

Root: aj (class 1)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Object of 'prāpsyāmi'.

प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I shall attain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

Future Tense, 1st Person Singular

Derived from √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb for the sentence spanning verses 56126-56128.

केवलम् (kevalam) - pure, mere, absolute

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - sole, exclusive, pure, absolute, mere

Note: Qualifies 'yaśaḥ'.