महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-21

वीराङ्गरूपाः पुरुषा नागराजकरोपमाः ।
नेमे जातु न युध्येरन्निति मे धीयते मतिः ॥२१॥

21. vīrāṅgarūpāḥ puruṣā nāgarājakaropamāḥ ,
neme jātu na yudhyeranniti me dhīyate matiḥ.

21. vīrāṅgarūpāḥ puruṣāḥ nāgarājakaropamāḥ | na
ime jātu na yudhyeran iti me dhīyate matiḥ

21. These men possess heroic forms, resembling the mighty arms of a serpent king. My conviction is that such individuals would certainly never refuse to fight.

Words meanings summery:

• वीराङ्गरूपाः (vīrāṅgarūpāḥ) - having heroic bodies/forms

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

• नागराजकरोपमाः (nāgarājakaropamāḥ) - resembling the arms of a serpent-king

• न (na) - not, no

• इमे (ime) - these

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• युध्येरन् (yudhyeran) - they would fight, they should fight

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quoted speech or thought

• मे (me) - my, to me

• धीयते (dhīyate) - is held, is considered, is placed

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, mind, opinion, conviction

Words meanings and morphology

वीराङ्गरूपाः (vīrāṅgarūpāḥ) - having heroic bodies/forms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīrāṅgarūpa

vīrāṅgarūpa - having the form of a hero, having heroic limbs/body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīra+aṅga+rūpa)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāḥ'.

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

नागराजकरोपमाः (nāgarājakaropamāḥ) - resembling the arms of a serpent-king

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāgarājakaropama

nāgarājakaropama - similar to the arms of a nāgarāja (serpent-king)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāgarāja+kara+upama)

• nāgarāja – serpent-king, king of serpents
  noun (masculine)
• kara – hand, arm, ray, tribute
  noun (masculine)
• upama – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the 'puruṣāḥ'.

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'na' to mean 'never'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces the negation with 'jātu'.

युध्येरन् (yudhyeran) - they would fight, they should fight

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of yudh

Optative 3rd plural

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: The double negation 'na jātu na yudhyeran' means 'they would certainly never not fight' which implies 'they would certainly always fight'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quoted speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a thought or statement.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Alternate form for mama (genitive singular).

धीयते (dhīyate) - is held, is considered, is placed

(verb)

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

Passive present 3rd singular (from root dhā in passive)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: 'matiḥ' is the subject of this passive verb.

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, mind, opinion, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, conviction

Note: Subject of 'dhīyate'.