महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-4

तस्माद्विनिश्चयमिमं शृणुध्वं मे दिवौकसः ।
विष्णोः क्षयमुपागम्य समेत्य च महात्मना ।
तेन संमन्त्र्य वेत्स्यामो वधोपायं दुरात्मनः ॥४॥

4. tasmādviniścayamimaṁ śṛṇudhvaṁ me divaukasaḥ ,
viṣṇoḥ kṣayamupāgamya sametya ca mahātmanā ,
tena saṁmantrya vetsyāmo vadhopāyaṁ durātmanaḥ.

4. tasmāt viniścayam imam śṛṇudhvam me
divaukasaḥ viṣṇoḥ kṣayam upāgamya
sametya ca mahātmanā tena saṃmantrya
vetsyāmaḥ vadhopāyam durātmanaḥ

4. Therefore, O celestial beings, hear this firm resolution from me: we shall go to the abode of Viṣṇu, and having met that great soul (mahātman), we shall consult with him to ascertain the means for killing the wicked one.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - a firm decision, resolution, ascertainment

• इमम् (imam) - this

• शृणुध्वम् (śṛṇudhvam) - hear ye, listen

• मे (me) - by me, from me, my

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - O celestial beings, O dwellers of heaven

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - abode of Viṣṇu (abode, dwelling, destruction, end)

• उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having gone to

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having come together

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - with the great soul

• तेन (tena) - with Viṣṇu (with him, by him)

• संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - having consulted, having deliberated

• वेत्स्यामः (vetsyāmaḥ) - we shall know, we shall ascertain

• वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - the means of killing, method of slaying

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one, of the evil-minded one

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad (that) used adverbially

विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - a firm decision, resolution, ascertainment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viniścaya

viniścaya - firm decision, resolution, ascertainment

derived from ni-ści (to ascertain) with prefix vi

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ści

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with viniścayam

शृणुध्वम् (śṛṇudhvam) - hear ye, listen

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - by me, from me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Here used as 'from me' or 'my' (genitive)

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - O celestial beings, O dwellers of heaven

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller of heaven, deity

Compound: div (heaven) + okas (dwelling)

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - abode of Viṣṇu (abode, dwelling, destruction, end)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - abode, dwelling, destruction, end, loss

From root kṣi (to dwell, to destroy)

Root: kṣi

Note: Object of upāgamya

उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached, having gone to

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive of gam with upasargas upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having come together

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive of i with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - with the great soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

तेन (tena) - with Viṣṇu (with him, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to mahātman (Viṣṇu)

संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - having consulted, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive of mantr with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Absolutive (gerund)

वेत्स्यामः (vetsyāmaḥ) - we shall know, we shall ascertain

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - the means of killing, method of slaying

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadhopāya

vadhopāya - means of killing, method of slaying

Compound: vadha (killing) + upāya (means)

Note: Object of vetsyāmaḥ

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked one, of the evil-minded one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - wicked person, evil-minded

Compound: dur (bad) + ātman (self/soul)

Note: Refers to a specific evil being (likely Vṛtra, from context)