महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-84

यदि कैश्चिदहोरात्रैर्न द्रक्ष्यामि नलं नृपम् ।
आत्मानं श्रेयसा योक्ष्ये देहस्यास्य विमोचनात् ॥८४॥

84. yadi kaiścidahorātrairna drakṣyāmi nalaṁ nṛpam ,
ātmānaṁ śreyasā yokṣye dehasyāsya vimocanāt.

84. yadi kaiścit ahorātraiḥ na drakṣyāmi nalam nṛpam
ātmānam śreyasā yokṣye dehasya asya vimocanāt

84. If I do not see King Nala within some days and nights, I shall unite my self (ātman) with ultimate good (śreyas) through the release of this body.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• कैश्चित् (kaiścit) - by some, by a few

• अहोरात्रैः (ahorātraiḥ) - by days and nights, within days and nights

• न (na) - not, no

• द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see

• नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - my self, my soul, my life

• श्रेयसा (śreyasā) - with ultimate good, with supreme welfare, by liberation

• योक्ष्ये (yokṣye) - I shall unite, I shall join, I shall obtain

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• विमोचनात् (vimocanāt) - by the release, from the liberation, by giving up

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

कैश्चित् (kaiścit) - by some, by a few

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which (indefinite pronoun)

Instrumental plural of the indefinite pronoun 'ka' (from 'kim') with particle 'cit'.

Note: Refers to 'ahorātraiḥ'.

अहोरात्रैः (ahorātraiḥ) - by days and nights, within days and nights

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ahorātra

ahorātra - day and night

Compound type : Dvandva (ahan+rātra)

• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates a period of time.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'drakṣyāmi'.

द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √dṛś

Future Indicative

Root verb, class 1.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

Note: The speaker is Damayantī.

नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Object of 'drakṣyāmi'.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (derived from verb √pā, to protect) (masculine)
  Derived from root √pā (to protect).
  Root: √pā (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Nala.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - my self, my soul, my life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, spirit, mind, life

Note: Object of 'yokṣye'.

श्रेयसा (śreyasā) - with ultimate good, with supreme welfare, by liberation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, excellent, supreme good, welfare, liberation

Instrumental singular of the neuter noun śreyas. Originally a comparative adjective from śrī.

Note: Instrument by which the self is united.

योक्ष्ये (yokṣye) - I shall unite, I shall join, I shall obtain

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of √yuj

Future Indicative (Ātmanepada)

Root verb, class 7.

Root: √yuj (class 7)

Note: The speaker is Damayantī.

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

Note: Qualifies 'vimocanāt'.

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Genitive singular of 'idam' (masculine/neuter). Here, masculine, referring to 'deha'.

Note: Qualifies 'dehasya'.

विमोचनात् (vimocanāt) - by the release, from the liberation, by giving up

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vimocana

vimocana - release, liberation, abandoning, letting loose

Ablative singular of the neuter noun 'vimocana'. Derived from √muc (to release) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: √muc (class 6)

Note: Indicates the means or cause for the action.