महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-166, verse-13

बलाबलममित्राणां श्रोतुमिच्छामि कौरव ।
प्रभातायां रजन्यां वै इदं युद्धं भविष्यति ॥१३॥

13. balābalamamitrāṇāṁ śrotumicchāmi kaurava ,
prabhātāyāṁ rajanyāṁ vai idaṁ yuddhaṁ bhaviṣyati.

13. balābalam amitrāṇām śrotum icchāmi kaurava
prabhātāyām rajanyām vai idam yuddham bhaviṣyati

13. kaurava amitrāṇām balābalam śrotum icchāmi vai
rajanyām prabhātāyām idam yuddham bhaviṣyati

13. O Kaurava, I wish to hear about the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies. This battle will certainly take place when morning breaks.

Words meanings summery:

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, comparative strength

• अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies, of the opponents

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire, I want

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru

• प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - When the night has dawned; at daybreak (at dawn, when it dawns, in the broken (morning))

• रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - In the context of 'when morning breaks', implying the end of night. (in the night)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• इदम् (idam) - refers to the upcoming battle (this)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen, will occur

Words meanings and morphology

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, comparative strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, comparative strength

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength
  noun (neuter)
  Negated form of bala
  Prefix: a

अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies, of the opponents

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mitra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from root śru-

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire, I want

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - When the night has dawned; at daybreak (at dawn, when it dawns, in the broken (morning))

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawned, broken (as in 'daybreak'), morning

Past Passive Participle

From pra-bhā- (to shine forth, to dawn)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - In the context of 'when morning breaks', implying the end of night. (in the night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with prabhātāyām

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - refers to the upcoming battle (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen, will occur

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

Root: bhū (class 1)