महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-31

इन्द्र उवाच ।
पश्चाद्धर्मं चरिष्यामि पावनार्थं सुदुश्चरम् ।
शत्रुरेष महावीर्यो वज्रेण निहतो मया ॥३१॥

31. indra uvāca ,
paścāddharmaṁ cariṣyāmi pāvanārthaṁ suduścaram ,
śatrureṣa mahāvīryo vajreṇa nihato mayā.

31. indraḥ uvāca paścāt dharmam cariṣyāmi pāvanārtham
suduścaram śatruḥ eṣaḥ mahāvīryaḥ vajreṇa nihataḥ mayā

31. Indra said: "Afterward, I will undertake a very difficult act for purification, a righteous conduct (dharma). This mighty enemy was struck down by me with my thunderbolt."

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - after, afterwards, later

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteous conduct, duty, natural law (dharma)

• चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I will practice, I will perform, I will observe

• पावनार्थम् (pāvanārtham) - for the purpose of purification, for purification

• सुदुश्चरम् (suduścaram) - very difficult to perform/practice

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - very mighty, of great prowess

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the king of gods)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - after, afterwards, later

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteous conduct, duty, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, moral law, natural law, intrinsic nature, religion, constitution

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of cariṣyāmi.

चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I will practice, I will perform, I will observe

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

Future Tense

1st person singular future active of root car.

Root: car (class 1)

पावनार्थम् (pāvanārtham) - for the purpose of purification, for purification

(indeclinable)

tatpuruṣa compound of pāvana (purification) and artha (purpose, meaning). Used as an adverb.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāvana+artha)

• pāvana – purifying, cleaning, sacred, purification
  adjective (neuter)
  nomen actionis
  From root pū (to purify) + suffix -ana.
  Root: pū (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use of the accusative for purpose.

सुदुश्चरम् (suduścaram) - very difficult to perform/practice

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suduścara

suduścara - very difficult to practice, very hard to accomplish

Compound of su (very) + duścara (difficult to practice).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+dus+cara)

• su – good, well, easily, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix, intensifier.
• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• cara – moving, practicing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root car + suffix -a.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied object of cariṣyāmi, perhaps dharma itself or an 'act'.

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, rival, foe

Note: Subject.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the slain sage's son.

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - very mighty, of great prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great strength, very heroic, mighty

bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) and vīrya (strength, prowess).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem for mahat (great).
• vīrya – strength, valor, prowess, energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr (class 6)

वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, Indra's weapon

Note: Instrument of action.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ni-hata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent in the passive construction (nihataḥ).