महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-160, verse-10

यद्वोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमदीनसत्त्वो मध्ये कुरूणां हर्षयन्सत्यसंधः ।
अहं हन्ता पाण्डवानामनीकं शाल्वेयकांश्चेति ममैष भारः ॥१०॥

10. yadvo'bravīdvākyamadīnasattvo; madhye kurūṇāṁ harṣayansatyasaṁdhaḥ ,
ahaṁ hantā pāṇḍavānāmanīkaṁ; śālveyakāṁśceti mamaiṣa bhāraḥ.

10. yat vaḥ abravīt vākyam adīnasattvaḥ
madhye kurūṇām harṣayan satyasaṃdhaḥ
aham hantā pāṇḍavānām anīkam
śālveyakān ca iti mama eṣaḥ bhāraḥ

10. adīnasattvaḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ harṣayan kurūṇām
madhye vaḥ yat vākyam abravīt (tat
śṛṇu) 'aham pāṇḍavānām anīkam śālveyakān
ca hantā (asmi); eṣaḥ mama bhāraḥ' iti

10. What that resolute and truth-bound one said to you, while delighting the Kurus in their midst: 'I shall be the killer of the Pandavas' army and also of the Salveyakas; this indeed is my task (bhāra).'

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what (referring to the statement) (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural, dative) (to you, for you, your (plural))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the statement or pledge made (word, statement, speech)

• अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - (refers to Droṇa) whose spirit is undaunted (one whose spirit is not dejected, resolute-minded, un-meek in spirit)

• मध्ये (madhye) - among (in the midst, in the middle of)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru warriors/family (of the Kurus)

• हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening, causing joy, making happy

• सत्यसंधः (satyasaṁdhaḥ) - true to his word, whose pledge is true, faithful to truth

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हन्ता (hantā) - slayer, killer, one who will slay

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, array

• शाल्वेयकान् (śālveyakān) - the warriors from the Salva kingdom (the Salveyakas (people of Salva))

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking the end of a quotation

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• भारः (bhāraḥ) - (my) responsibility, duty (burden, load, task, responsibility)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what (referring to the statement) (which, what, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, because, since

Note: Refers to the 'vākyam'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural, dative) (to you, for you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Shortened form of the 2nd person plural pronoun

Note: Dative case here, "to you (all)".

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense

3rd person singular imperfect active of the root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the statement or pledge made (word, statement, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, saying, statement, sentence

From root vac (to speak), with suffix -ya

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - (refers to Droṇa) whose spirit is undaunted (one whose spirit is not dejected, resolute-minded, un-meek in spirit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adīnasattva

adīnasattva - having an undaunted spirit, resolute, not dejected in courage

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of dīnasattva, which means 'dejected in spirit'

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+dīna+sattva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dīna – depressed, dejected, miserable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dī' (to fade, decay)
  Root: dī (class 4)
• sattva – being, spirit, essence, courage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the speaker (Droṇa).

मध्ये (madhye) - among (in the midst, in the middle of)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, midst, center

Note: Used as a preposition governing the genitive 'kurūṇām'.

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru warriors/family (of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - name of an ancient king, his descendants, a tribe or dynasty

Note: Governed by 'madhye'.

हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening, causing joy, making happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣ

hṛṣ - to be joyful, rejoice (causative: to gladden)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle, masculine singular nominative, from the causative of root hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the subject (implied Droṇa).

सत्यसंधः (satyasaṁdhaḥ) - true to his word, whose pledge is true, faithful to truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasaṃdha

satyasaṁdha - true to one's promise, firm in truth, whose pledge is true

Bahuvrihi compound of satya (truth) and saṃdha (agreement, pledge)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃdha)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – pledge, agreement, alliance
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place) with upasarga sam (together), and suffix -a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the speaker (Droṇa).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular pronoun

Note: Subject of 'hantā'.

हन्ता (hantā) - slayer, killer, one who will slay

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - slayer, killer, destroyer

Agent noun (future sense)

From root han (to strike, slay) with suffix -tṛ. Often functions as a periphrastic future verb when followed by an accusative object

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, one of the Pandava brothers

Patronymic from Pandu

Note: Possessive, "of the Pandavas'". Object of 'hantā' (as slayer of).

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, array

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, array, host, face, front

Note: Object of 'hantā'.

शाल्वेयकान् (śālveyakān) - the warriors from the Salva kingdom (the Salveyakas (people of Salva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śālveyaka

śālveyaka - a descendant of Śālva, a member of the Śālva tribe

From Śālva with the suffix -eyaka, denoting descent or belonging

Note: Also an object of 'hantā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking the end of a quotation

(indeclinable)

Note: It indicates the preceding words are a quotation or statement.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular genitive form of asmad

Note: Qualifies 'bhāraḥ'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative

भारः (bhāraḥ) - (my) responsibility, duty (burden, load, task, responsibility)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, charge, responsibility

From root bhṛ (to bear, carry)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)