महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-27

इन्द्र उवाच ।
एकं हनिष्यसि रिपुं गर्जन्तं बलिनं रणे ।
त्वं तु यं प्रार्थयस्येकं रक्ष्यते स महात्मना ॥२७॥

27. indra uvāca ,
ekaṁ haniṣyasi ripuṁ garjantaṁ balinaṁ raṇe ,
tvaṁ tu yaṁ prārthayasyekaṁ rakṣyate sa mahātmanā.

27. indra uvāca ekaṃ haniṣyasi ripum garjantaṃ balinaṃ raṇe
tvaṃ tu yam prārthayasi ekaṃ rakṣyate sa mahātmanā

27. Indra said: "You will kill one mighty, roaring enemy in battle. However, the one whom you specifically pray for will be protected by the great soul (mahātman)."

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्र (indra) - Indra (name of the king of gods)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकम् (ekam) - one (enemy) (one, a single)

• हनिष्यसि (haniṣyasi) - you will kill, you will strike

• रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy, foe

• गर्जन्तम् (garjantam) - roaring (describing the enemy) (roaring, thundering)

• बलिनम् (balinam) - mighty (describing the enemy) (strong, powerful, mighty)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

• यम् (yam) - whom (referring to the enemy) (whom, which)

• प्रार्थयसि (prārthayasi) - you pray for, you ask for, you desire

• एकम् (ekam) - one (specifically, whom you pray for) (one, a single)

• रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is guarded

• स (sa) - he (referring to the protected enemy) (he, that)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (mahātman) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्र (indra) - Indra (name of the king of gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, king of the gods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac (often uses brū as replacement for some forms)

Root: vac (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one (enemy) (one, a single)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, first

Note: Agrees with 'ripum'.

हनिष्यसि (haniṣyasi) - you will kill, you will strike

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

Future Active

2nd person singular future active of root han

Root: han (class 2)

रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

गर्जन्तम् (garjantam) - roaring (describing the enemy) (roaring, thundering)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garjat

garjat - roaring, thundering

Present Active Participle

From root garj (to roar), class 1, present active participle suffix śatṛ.

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ripum'.

बलिनम् (balinam) - mighty (describing the enemy) (strong, powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

Derived from bala (strength) with suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with 'ripum'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, nominative singular

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

यम् (yam) - whom (referring to the enemy) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Relative pronoun

प्रार्थयसि (prārthayasi) - you pray for, you ask for, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prārth

Present Active

2nd person singular present active of root arth (to ask) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

एकम् (ekam) - one (specifically, whom you pray for) (one, a single)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, first

Note: Emphasizes 'a single one' or 'that very one' you pray for.

रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is guarded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive of root rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

स (sa) - he (referring to the protected enemy) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

3rd person pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (mahātman) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)