महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-150, verse-17

ते तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय श्वोभूते चक्रिरे तथा ।
हृष्टरूपा महात्मानो विनाशाय महीक्षिताम् ॥१७॥

17. te tatheti pratijñāya śvobhūte cakrire tathā ,
hṛṣṭarūpā mahātmāno vināśāya mahīkṣitām.

17. te tathā iti pratijñāya śvobhūte cakrire tathā
hṛṣṭarūpāḥ mahātmānaḥ vināśāya mahīkṣitām

17. te tathā iti pratijñāya hṛṣṭarūpāḥ mahātmānaḥ
śvobhūte tathā cakrire mahīkṣitām vināśāya

17. Having thus agreed, those great-souled ones (mahātmānaḥ), appearing joyful, acted accordingly the next day for the destruction of the kings.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इति (iti) - refers to the preceding proclamation/command (thus, so)

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having agreed, having undertaken

• श्वोभूते (śvobhūte) - on the morrow, on the next day

• चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they did, they made, they performed

• तथा (tathā) - so, accordingly, in that manner

• हृष्टरूपाः (hṛṣṭarūpāḥ) - joyful in appearance, having joyful forms, radiant

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (great-souled ones, noble-minded ones)

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin, for annihilation

• महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the kings, of the earth-rulers

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the agents who took action.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - refers to the preceding proclamation/command (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having agreed, having undertaken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from prati-√jñā

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates an action completed before the main verb.

श्वोभूते (śvobhūte) - on the morrow, on the next day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śvobhūta

śvobhūta - tomorrow, the next day

Compound of śvas (tomorrow) and bhūta (become)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvas+bhūta)

• śvas – tomorrow
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, happened, being, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Locative of time.

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they did, they made, they performed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense form

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - so, accordingly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हृष्टरूपाः (hṛṣṭarūpāḥ) - joyful in appearance, having joyful forms, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭarūpa

hṛṣṭarūpa - having a joyful appearance, radiant, delighted-looking

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛṣṭa+rūpa)

• hṛṣṭa – joyful, delighted, excited, thrilled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited, glad)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mahātmānaḥ'.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (great-souled ones, noble-minded ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (supreme spirit, the great self (ātman))

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, excellent
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'cakrire'.

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction, for ruin, for annihilation

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance, annihilation

Derived from vi-√naś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Expresses purpose.

महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the kings, of the earth-rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - king, ruler of the earth

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – dwelling, inhabitant; ruler (from √kṣi)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to dwell, to rule)
  Root: kṣi (class 2)