महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-184, verse-5

यदि शक्यो मया जेतुं जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान् ।
दैवतानि प्रसन्नानि दर्शयन्तु निशां मम ॥५॥

5. yadi śakyo mayā jetuṁ jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān ,
daivatāni prasannāni darśayantu niśāṁ mama.

5. yadi śakyaḥ mayā jetum jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān
devatāni prasannāni darśayantu niśām mama

5. yadi mayā pratāpavān jāmadagnyaḥ jetum śakyaḥ [asti],
[tadā] prasannāni devatāni mama niśām darśayantu

5. If the glorious son of Jamadagni (Parashurama) can be conquered by me, then may the propitious deities show me the night (as a sign).

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, conquerable, able to be done

• मया (mayā) - by me

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to overcome

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Parashurama, son of Jamadagni (son of Jamadagni)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious, powerful

• देवतानि (devatāni) - the deities, divine beings

• प्रसन्नानि (prasannāni) - pleased, propitious, gracious

• दर्शयन्तु (darśayantu) - may they show

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• मम (mama) - my, to me

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, conquerable, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, conquerable, able to be done

Gerundive

Derived from root śak (to be able) with suffix -ya (kṛtya pratyaya)

Root: śak (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to overcome

(verb)

infinitive of ji

infinitive

infinitive form of the verb

Root: ji (class 1)

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Parashurama, son of Jamadagni (son of Jamadagni)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - descendant of Jamadagni, son of Jamadagni

Derived from 'Jamadagni' with '-ya' suffix indicating 'descendant of'

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, glorious, powerful, majestic

Derived from 'pratāpa' (power) with possessive suffix '-vat'

देवतानि (devatāni) - the deities, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of devata

devata - divinity, godhead, deity

प्रसन्नानि (prasannāni) - pleased, propitious, gracious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, clear, propitious, gracious, serene

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-sad (to be clear, pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

दर्शयन्तु (darśayantu) - may they show

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

causative, imperative

Causative stem darśaya-, 3rd person plural imperative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative