महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-144, verse-21

अर्जुनेन समं युद्धं मम यौधिष्ठिरे बले ।
अर्जुनं हि निहत्याजौ संप्राप्तं स्यात्फलं मया ।
यशसा चापि युज्येयं निहतः सव्यसाचिना ॥२१॥

21. arjunena samaṁ yuddhaṁ mama yaudhiṣṭhire bale ,
arjunaṁ hi nihatyājau saṁprāptaṁ syātphalaṁ mayā ,
yaśasā cāpi yujyeyaṁ nihataḥ savyasācinā.

21. arjunena samam yuddham mama yaudhiṣṭhire
bale arjunam hi nihatya ājau
samprāptam syāt phalam mayā yaśasā
ca api yujyeyam nihataḥ savyasācinā

21. mama yuddham arjunena samam yaudhiṣṭhire
bale (asti) hi ājau arjunam nihatya
mayā phalam samprāptam syāt ca api
savyasācinā nihataḥ (aham) yaśasā yujyeyam

21. My battle is with Arjuna in Yudhiṣṭhira's army. For, if Arjuna were killed in battle, the reward would certainly be attained by me. And even if I were killed by Savyasācin (Arjuna), I would certainly attain fame.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna, with Arjuna

• समम् (samam) - with, together, equal to, together with

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• यौधिष्ठिरे (yaudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira's, in the army of Yudhiṣṭhira

• बले (bale) - in the army, in the force

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, after killing

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict

• सम्प्राप्तम् (samprāptam) - attained, obtained, reached

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

• मया (mayā) - by me

• यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame, with fame

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• युज्येयम् (yujyeyam) - I would be endowed with, I would obtain

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain

• सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna, with Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava), white, clear

Note: Used with 'samam'.

समम् (samam) - with, together, equal to, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: It is an adverb meaning 'together with' and governs the instrumental case.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used as a noun.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

यौधिष्ठिरे (yaudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira's, in the army of Yudhiṣṭhira

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yaudhiṣṭhira

yaudhiṣṭhira - relating to Yudhiṣṭhira, belonging to Yudhiṣṭhira

Derived from Yudhiṣṭhira + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'bale'.

बले (bale) - in the army, in the force

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava), white, clear

Note: Object of 'nihatya'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Provides a reason.

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, after killing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix ni- with root han (to kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, contest, conflict

सम्प्राप्तम् (samprāptam) - attained, obtained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - attained, obtained, arrived, met with

Past Passive Participle

From sam-pra-āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'phalam'.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses potential or desirability.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Subject of 'syāt'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction (with 'samprāptam').

यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame, with fame

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, honor

Note: Refers to the fame Karṇa desires.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

युज्येयम् (yujyeyam) - I would be endowed with, I would obtain

(verb)

1st person , singular, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The instrumental 'yaśasā' acts as the object in the passive construction.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From ni-han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I' (Karṇa).

सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - Savyasācin (epithet of Arjuna, meaning 'ambidextrous' or 'able to shoot with both hands')

From savya (left) + sācin (drawing, shooter)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left, left hand
  noun (neuter)
• sācin – drawer, shooter
  noun (masculine)
  From root sac (to draw, follow)
  Root: sac (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction (with 'nihataḥ').