महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-17

अहं तु प्रहृते पूर्वं प्रहरिष्यामि तेऽनघ ।
इति मे वर्तते बुद्धिस्तद्भवान्कर्तुमर्हति ॥१७॥

17. ahaṁ tu prahṛte pūrvaṁ prahariṣyāmi te'nagha ,
iti me vartate buddhistadbhavānkartumarhati.

17. ahaṃ tu prahṛte pūrvaṃ prahariṣyāmi te anagha
iti me vartate buddhiḥ tat bhavān kartum arhati

17. O sinless one, if I am struck first, I will certainly retaliate against you. This is my firm resolve, and you should act upon it.

Words meanings summery:

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I, me

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

• प्रहृते (prahṛte) - when struck, having been struck

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - first (in time/order) (first, before)

• प्रहरिष्यामि (prahariṣyāmi) - I will strike back, I will retaliate (I will strike, I will attack)

• ते (te) - against you (to you, your, you)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (vocative address) (sinless, faultless)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing or concluding a statement) (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• वर्तते (vartate) - is (in my mind), exists (as my resolve) (exists, happens, turns, is found)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - firm resolve, intention (intellect, understanding, thought, resolve)

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that (referring to the previous statement) (that, therefore)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful address) (your honor, you)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (that thing previously stated) (to do, to make)

• अर्हति (arhati) - you (respectful) ought to, or are able to (he ought, he is able, he deserves)

Words meanings and morphology

अहं (ahaṁ) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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

(indeclinable)

प्रहृते (prahṛte) - when struck, having been struck

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prahṛta

prahṛta - struck, beaten, smitten

Past Passive Participle

formed from pra- + √hṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - first (in time/order) (first, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or indeclinable.

प्रहरिष्यामि (prahariṣyāmi) - I will strike back, I will retaliate (I will strike, I will attack)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - against you (to you, your, you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Dative meaning 'to you' or 'against you'.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (vocative address) (sinless, faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Negated compound: a + nagha

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nagha – sin, fault
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing or concluding a statement) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive here, 'my'.

वर्तते (vartate) - is (in my mind), exists (as my resolve) (exists, happens, turns, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - firm resolve, intention (intellect, understanding, thought, resolve)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, resolve

from √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore, that (referring to the previous statement) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here used adverbially, 'therefore' or as a demonstrative pronoun referring to the statement.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful address) (your honor, you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, becoming, present, your honor (respectful address for 'you')

Present Active Participle

from √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful pronoun for 'you', governing a 3rd person singular verb.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do (that thing previously stated) (to do, to make)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed with -tum suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Infinitive.

अर्हति (arhati) - you (respectful) ought to, or are able to (he ought, he is able, he deserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: The 3rd person singular verb agrees with 'bhavān'.