महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-33

तं गह्वरे प्रकाशे वा पोथयिष्यामि कीचकम् ।
अथ चेदवभोत्स्यन्ति हंस्ये मत्स्यानपि ध्रुवम् ॥३३॥

33. taṁ gahvare prakāśe vā pothayiṣyāmi kīcakam ,
atha cedavabhotsyanti haṁsye matsyānapi dhruvam.

33. taṃ gahvare prakāśe vā pothayiṣyāmi kīcakam atha
cet avabhotsyanti haṃsye matsyān api dhruvam

33. I will crush Kīcaka, whether in a secret place or in the open. Furthermore, if they (the Matsyas) discover (my action), I will certainly kill even the Matsyas.

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - him (Kīcaka) (him, that)

• गह्वरे (gahvare) - in a secret place (in a cave, in a secret place, in a thicket)

• प्रकाशे (prakāśe) - in the open (in the light, in the open, publicly)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• पोथयिष्यामि (pothayiṣyāmi) - I will crush (I will crush, I will pulverize, I will beat)

• कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kīcaka

• अथ (atha) - furthermore (then, moreover, now)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अवभोत्स्यन्ति (avabhotsyanti) - they will discover (they will know, they will perceive, they will find out)

• हंस्ये (haṁsye) - I will kill

• मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas (the Matsyas (people of the Matsya kingdom))

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - him (Kīcaka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गह्वरे (gahvare) - in a secret place (in a cave, in a secret place, in a thicket)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahvara

gahvara - cave, cavern, abyss, thicket, secret place, deep

प्रकाशे (prakāśe) - in the open (in the light, in the open, publicly)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, publicity, manifestation, open, clear

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

पोथयिष्यामि (pothayiṣyāmi) - I will crush (I will crush, I will pulverize, I will beat)

(verb)

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

causative of pūth (to strike)

Root: pūth (class 10)

कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kīcaka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kīcaka

kīcaka - Kīcaka (a character in the Mahabharata)

अथ (atha) - furthermore (then, moreover, now)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

अवभोत्स्यन्ति (avabhotsyanti) - they will discover (they will know, they will perceive, they will find out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of ava-budh

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

हंस्ये (haṁsye) - I will kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Often found in Mahabharata.

मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas (the Matsyas (people of the Matsya kingdom))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish, the Matsya people/kingdom

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.